Paolo Russo

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Story-driven Animator and Storyboard Artist focused on character
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development and high-quality animation. Versed in a wide range of
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animation styles, techniques and software.

Work history Skills

Calling The Shots - 2D Animator Assistant  TVPaint

Bristol  Hand drawing Animation
03/2021 - 03/2021  Photoshop
Animation and clean up for Inez Skilling's short film "Why Does the  Premiere Pro
Butcher Close so Early?"  After Effect
 Paint-on-glass Animation
 Maintaining the visual style, character proportions and technique that
the film required
 Animating from character design reference board and animatic.
Education
"The Tale of Skywater Farm" by Javier Gonzalez - Storyboard Artist and
09/2020
Character Design
UWE (University of West of England)
Bristol
Bristol
02/2021 - 02/2021
Master of Arts: Contemporary Film
In charge of translating ideas into a detailed Storyboard for the pilot
Culture
episode of "The Tale of Skywater Farm".
Part-time MA focusing on Film Criticism,
"Le Rondini" by Fabrizio Cardosa - 2D Animator/Director Issues in Contemporary Cinema, Festival
Bristol programming and curation, Film
12/2020 - 02/2021 Distribution.
Music Video single-handedly made by me.  Graduate with a Distinction
 Delivered an exceptional level of service to Italian composer Fabrizio 07/2017
Cardosa for a contemporary piece composed during the first lockdown UWE (University of West of England)
in Italy. Bristol
 Created a world from scratch, including design, background and story. Bachelor of Arts: Animation
 Worked on a tight schedule in order to deliver a 5 minutes animation.  Graduate with First Degree with
 Hand-drawn animation on TVpaint, and watercolour backgrounds. Honours
"One Moment Longer" - Animation Assistant 01/2013
Bristol Oxford Brookes University
11/2020 - 12/2020 Oxford
TVPaint animation for a 3-minute short film "One Moment Longer" Foundation Degree in Arts: Art and
directed by Efa Blosse-Mason. Design
 Fully animated, cleaned up and coloured half of the film.
 Always delivered the shots on time with extremely positive feedback.
 Maintained a consistent style throughout the short.

Winding Snake Productions - Freelance 2D Animator

Filmography
Newport  Blues Whale and the Funky Trunk (2016)
07/2020 - 12/2020  The Pangolin and The Hedgehog (2017)
2D Freelance Animator for multiple commissions for Winding Snake  Empty Sea (2018)
Productions. Work includes two TVpaint and After Effect animations for  Le Rondini (2021)
Newport Rock Collection.
 Created characters and scenarios inspired by recorded interviews.
 Provided first-rate hand-drawn animation on TVpaint software. Certifications
 Rigged photoshop characters using After Effect (DUIK).
 Adobe After Effect Intensive Course at
Unanico Group - Animate CC Animator Sun & Moon Studios
London  Animation Film Critic for GOCritic! at
05/2019 - 07/2019 the World Festival of Animated Film
2D animator on Lyric Video for the remastered version of Freddie ANIMAFEST ZAGREB (Articles
Mercury's ‘Love Kills' commissioned by Queen. published on Cineuropa)
 Worked on abstract patterns using Adobe Animate CC for a 4minutes
animation.
Volunteering
Unanico Group - Storyboard Artist
London  Encounters Short Film Festival 2018:
07/2017 - 12/2017 Bristol
One of the Lead Storyboard Artists for Netflix children's show Buddi,  Cinema Rediscovered 2019: Bristol
including the Annie Awards nominated episode "Snow".
 Storyboarded 15 episodes (runtime between 5 and 10 minutes per
Languages
episode).
 Drew Storyboard working from scripts and rough thumbnails. Italian: Native language
 Polished and cleaned-up storyboards from other colleagues. English: C2

"Empy Sea" by William Newsome - 2D Animator

Master or proficient
Bristol
07/2017 - 12/2017 French: B2
A music video for kora musician William Newsome.
Upper intermediate
 Covered all roles from storyboarding to animation.  
 Translated lyrics into visuals, while maintaining a high standard of
quality in the animation.
Accomplishments
 Hand-drawn and designed complex animation on Tvpaint.
   Winner of the Elspeth Kydd Memorial
Prize for Film Studies
 Fantoche International 2018: Official
Selection
 Fest Anca 2018: Official Selection
 Festival Internacional Del Cine de
Quito 2017 : Official Selection

Additional information

 Film curator at Bristol based Film

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