45 Eastern Ave
Pasadena CA 91107	805-405-9174
william.renn@gmail.com	

Will Renn
Illustration/Animation/Design                                                      		

Profile
I am an artist with over 10 years experience as a character designer, background artist, 2D animator, scenic painter, prop maker, and set builder on various projects such as short films, animated web series, and television commercials. I also have done work as an illustrator for books, games, advertisements and branding. When not doing artistic projects I also work as a longshoreman in the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach, where I have been a casual member since 2007
Skills
Creative Abilities:
- 2D Animation, Character Design, Prop Design, Background Design, Effects Animation, Concept Art, Editing, Compositing, Set Construction, Graphic Design

Digital:
- Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator

Traditional:
- Figure drawing, Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Oil Painting, Water Color, Sculpting

Additional Skills:
- 1st Degree Black Belt in Shotokan Karate, Snowboarding, Surfing, Driving trucks

Education
Academy of Art University	San Francisco, CA
- BFA 2009 Major in Animation, Focus in Storyboarding/Visual Development

Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara, CA
- Major in Fine Arts

Experience
Crypt TV				August 2018 - December 2018
- Creating content for web series such as Meat Up and Glamdora. Character design, background design and animation.

Discovery Digital Networks LLC		September 2015 - October 2016
- Animation for short segments such as the Explain the Plot series featured on the SourceFedNerd channel.

Machinima				May 2012 - October 2013
- Created Animation, Character Design, Background and Layout for many shows such as What the Flula and Inside Gaming.

360 Propworks Inc.			2010 - 2012
- Scenic Painting, Set Dressing, Prop Making and Set Construction for several projects such as a short film, TV commercials and constructing a laser tag arena in Huntington Beach.