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Michael Gilbert

Michael Gilbert

Layout Artist / Musician

Arts / Entertainment / Publishing

Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District

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About Michael Gilbert:

Seasoned Broadcast animation artist with 18 years experience.Highlights include Ren & Stimpy, Rick & Morty, Carol & The End of the World, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and My Little Pony.

 

Experience

Layout Artist / Awesome, Inc.

Feb 2023 - Oct 2023

PROJECT - Ren and Stimpy (Paramount+)

LAYOUT
• creation of layered, workable layouts 
• weekly meetings to review progress, revising  occasional layouts
• ensuring all layouts have proper Field guides  and board panels
• including layout items for animation (doors/  windows/ etc.) by providing all needed  object(s)
• Double checking updates in the animatic

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• Rendering out layout files and enhancing      jokes and gags missed in the layout file
• attending bi-weekly progress/ discuss    progress / revision call-outs 
• formatting final pieces

ETC TASKS
• custom text fonts 
•  gross-out color cards / gross outs

Tools:
Adobe Photoshop CC

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Designer / DoubleJump Games

Dec 2022 - Feb 2023

PROJECT - Ssundee 

YouTube video cover designer for the popular YouTube channel "SSundee",  utilizing popular IP material 'Rainbow Friends', 'Poppy Playtime', 'Five Nights at Freddies', 'Alphabet Lore', and more.

• follow a Trello board of ideas selected to  render out
• designing up to 5 YouTube video covers
• test each image with an audience to  measure its effectiveness 
• daily discussions with the project  coordinator over WhatsApp
• tally up workload and document in an  invoice for approval


Tools:
Adobe Photoshop CC, Trello

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Layout artist / Global Mechanic

May 2022 - Oct 2022

PROJECT - Jam Van (Youtube Originals)

• Creation of production layouts using sourced images and provided photography
• providing rough, clean and finished layouts for the purpose of animation.

Tools:
Adobe Photoshop CC

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Layout supervisor / Global Mechanic

Sep 2021 - May 2022

PROJECT - Birdgirl (Adult Swim)

•  Creation of conceptual layouts / keys
• Overseeing layout  / redline revisions
• providing rough, clean and finished layouts  for the purpose of animation.

Tools:
Adobe Photoshop CC

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Layout artist / Bardel Entertainment 

May 2021 - Sep 2021

PROJECT - Carol & the End of the World  (Netflix)

• Working with layouts and preparing files for Harmony import.
• Assistance with Character building in Harmony

Tools: Adobe Photoshop CC

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Layout artist / Bardel Entertainment 

Aug 2020 - May 2021

PROJECT - Rick & Morty (Adult Swim)

• Taking client / internal layouts and consolidating it to the necessary format for Harmony import.
• Revising / designing elements to be used for animation.
• Occasional Character / Prop design
• Importing flattened layouts into Harmony

Tools:
Adobe Photoshop CC
Adobe Bridge CC
Toon Boom Harmony

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Education

Diploma - 2D Classical Animation (Vancouver Film School)
Diploma - 3D Fundamentals: Maya (Vancouver Film School)

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