DANIEL DAVIS
www.Danielkdavis.tumblr.com   danield_dd@aol.com   Cell: 972-465-0430  Los Angeles, Ca

EDUCATION

University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Digital Arts, May 2016

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, May 2012

Art Center College of Design, Saturday High Character Design Program, Summer 2008

SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Adobe Bridge, Toon Boom, Microsoft PowerPoint

International Exposure: 19 Countries

Australia • Costa Rica • Egypt • England • France • Greece • Holland • Italy • Japan • Mexico • New Zeeland • Nicaragua • Peru • South Africa • Turkey • Thailand • Trinidad

Bolivia 2010: Zoo Keepers Expedition acquired freshwater fish and animals from the Amazon Basin for the Bolivian National Zoo

Ghana 2014: Community Outreach project: a team of college students taught creative arts to first-graders at a preparatory school and painted educational material on the school’s courtyard walls.

WORK EXPERIENCE 

 Sabeel Media; Detroit, Michigan    |   June 2015 - July 2015   |   Character Designer and Storyboard Artist

●      Developed professional experience creating storyboards, character designs, and prop designs for a 2D trailer animated in Adobe After Effects.

DreamWorks Animation SKG; Glendale, California   |   September 2014 – December 2014   |   Artistic Development and Research Intern

●      Developed skills in communication design while creating posters for classes and seminars for DreamWorks employees. Also archived class attendance in company database.

●      Obtained valuable experience editing in After Effects and Premiere while creating demo reels for feature film animators and pulling reference clips from films for animators and layout artists.

●      Gained experience hanging a gallery while working with original artwork of DreamWorks employees.

The Amazing Grace Preparatory School; Ghana    |   June 2014 – August 2014   |   Creative Arts Teacher

●      Exercised leadership and communication skills teaching a class of forty kids how to draw animals and imaginary creatures by combining simple geometric shapes; leading a painting project to enhance the students’ English spelling and counting skills.

●      Learned how to emphasize the strengths of individuals while working with a team of eight student volunteers to paint an alphabet and numbers wall that included corresponding pictures.

 Between the Folds, USC Senior Thesis Film; Los Angeles, CA    |    May 2014   |   Character Animator

●      Learned how to efficiently meet the desires of the filmmaker while managing a large workload and the approaching deadlines.

 Rollman Entertainment; Burbank, CA    |   August 2013 – December 2013   |   Production Intern - Supervisor Cory Gustke

●      Supported the NFL Rush Zone production by reviewing storyboards for dialogue errors, reviewing animatics to determine where live action shots needed to be inserted by the NFL; scanning and archiving character designs; scanning full episode storyboards for commissioned animation company to meet the shipping deadlines.

 Quest; USC Senior Thesis Film; Los Angeles, CA   |   April 2013   |   Inbetween Animator

●      Drew in-betweens in a traditionally animated film; developed the ability to mimic the style of the artist.

ART EXHIBITS

Norwood Flynn Art Gallery; Senior Art Show                                                       June 2012 - July 2012

Dallas Museum of Art; Art and Letters Live Texas Bound Series                                            May 2011

INTERESTS

Character Design, 2-D Animation, Visual Development, Illustration, Concept Art, Reptiles and Fish.