Patradol “Dodo” Kitcharoen Storyboard Artist Los Angeles, California | [email protected] | +1-714-398-4382 | www.patradodo.com ​ ​ ​ EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts, John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts Los Angeles, CA ​ University of Southern California, GPA 3.9 2016-2019 Honors: ​ • Fox Fellowship Endowment Fund 2018-2019: one of two top cinematic art proposals selected out of over 200 submissions ​ • Prof. Jack Epps, Jr Celebration of Comedy Award 2017-2018: 1st prize winner of USC's comedy film festival ​ • First Frame Student Film Festival 2017-2018: selected to screen animated shorts to Directors Guild of America and 20th Century ​ Fox • Student Assistant with Assistantship Stipend 2017-2019: granted to selected teaching assistant based on academic performance ​ Bachelor of Arts, Entertainment Media Animation Production Program Bangkok, Thailand ​ Mahidol University International College, GPA 3.5 2011-2014 ​ Honors: ​ • Thailand Animator Festival 2013-2014: consecutive winner of Thailand's biggest animation festival with over 300 annual ​ submissions • Bangkok Art & Culture Center's Short Film and Video Festival 2014: won 1st place for best animated short ​ • Mahidol University Media Program Popular Vote 2014: Best 2D Animation & Thesis Film Popular Vote ​ • Graduated First Class with Honor PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The Monk Studio Bangkok, Thailand ​ Storyboard Artist 2014-2016 Thailand's top animation studio with works in DreamWorks' "Kung Fu Panda: the Paws of Destiny", Paramount's "Rango" and more • Created concept sketches, beat boards and storyboards for Unilever's animated TV series, “Max Adventure,” aired in 33 countries • Pitched storyboards for Thai animation movie "Khun Thong Dang: the Inspirations" with nationwide release in 2015 • Finalized storyboards to create animatics for Unilever's animated advertisements in Asia, Australia and Europe • Developed studio’s original character from ideation to launch and commercialized on KakaoTalk messaging app Storyboard Intern Fall 2013 ​ • Provided 2D animation assistance for the studio’s multi-award-winning animated short film “Nine” • Designed concept art for studio’s plush toy project • Worked on storyboards and character designs for studio’s internal projects AWARDS From 2019 USC graduation thesis, "Go! Go!" animated short (on-going) • Los Angeles Film Awards 2019: best music and dance film and honorable mention student film ​ • Top Shorts Film Festival July 2019: honorable mention student film ​ • Festigious International Film Festival July 2019: best music video ​ • New York Film Awards July 2019: best student film and best music video ​ • Thailand Animator Festival 2019: winner and best visual ​ • Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards 2019: semi-finalist ​ • Fine Cut 2019: semi-finalist ​ ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE SIGGRAPH 2019 (Los Angeles, CA): Volunteer - provided exhibit information to attendees at the VR theater and art gallery ​ ​ ​ ​ Getty Unshuttered Live 2019 (Los Angeles, CA): Animator - designed, animated and sequenced the event’s live projection show ​ ​ ​ ​ SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 (Tokyo, Japan): Volunteer - coordinated Q&A panel for speakers from top animation studios in Asia and USA ​ ​ ​ ​ OTHERS Technical Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Toonboom Storyboard Pro, TV Paint Animation ​ Language: English (Fluent), Thai (Native) ​ Interests: musical instruments (bass and guitar), Thai cooking, badminton, basketball, swimming, board games ​ .