LUISA CRUZ
Email: [email protected] | Phone: (+57) 3138447030 
Artist with 7 years of experience in animation, 2 in visual development, and 5 in storyboarding, contributing with my experience to documentaries, animated series, and feature films. I have a BFA in Fine Arts and an MA in Animation specialising in visual storytelling and concept art. I am proficient in Adobe Suite and animation software. Will bring knowledge, teamwork, and creative vision, combining technical skills with a passion for art and storytelling.
SKILLS
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Storyboarding, pitching, illustration, character development, and story development. 

Proficient in: Storyboard Pro, Adobe Suit (Photoshop, Premier Pro, After Effects), TV Paint, Wacom Cintiq, Clip Studio Paint, and Blender for Camera controls & lensing and 3D navigation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Storyboard Artist 
ZincoTools, Colombia  | 
  • Storyboarded from script to animatic for episodes of the 3D animated series and music videos for “Polly Pocket Adventure Studios” in  Season 2 (9 Episodes and 2 Music videos ) and Season 3  (9 episodes)
  • Proposed and implemented script enhancements like combining scenes, trims, and making small additions of dialogue.
  • ​Contributed with visual gags and reworked story structure to fit assets and locked sets.
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​Storyboard Artist 
Relish Studios, Canada | October 2024 - January 2025

 Lead Storyboard Artist 
Marañacos Studio, Colombia  | August 2024 - October 2024
  • Storyboarded from script to animatic for 3 episodes of the series Corazon Animal.
  • Proposed and implemented script enhancements like combining scenes, trims, and making small additions of dialogue.
  • ​Contributed with visual gags and designed supporting characters in line with the style of the shows.
  • Timed the storyboard to animatic 

 Storyboard Artist 
Relish Studios, Canada/Mamoncillo Studios, Colombia  | August 2022 - April 2024
  • Storyboarded from script to animatic for episodes of the 3D animated series and music videos for “Polly Pocket Adventure Studios” in  Season 2 (9 Episodes and 2 Music videos ) and Season 3  (9 episodes)
  • Proposed and implemented script enhancements like combining scenes, trims, and making small additions of dialogue.
  • ​Contributed with visual gags and reworked story structure to fit assets and locked sets.

Storyboard Artist
Gasolina Studios, Mexico | July 2022
Developed storyboards and animatic for a music video for “Little Angel” 

Storyboard Artist
Bombillo Amarillo, Colombia | June 2021 - June 2022
  • Storyboarded from script to final animatic on the shows “El Team”- 2 Episodes, “Mi Mundo Interior” - 4 Episodes, “Matchbox Adventures World Tour”- 6 Episodes and “Flashlight” - 4 Episodes, and in the Barbie music video “Back 2 School”
  • Contributed with visual gags and designed supporting characters in line with the style of the shows.
  • Develop storyboards and animatic for various 2D and 3D pipelines 
  • Assisted in Layout and Revised sequences on “Catalina La Catrina Special”,  “Tiempos” short film, and another unannounced short film.

Storyboard Artist and Visual Development Artist
1881 Animation., Colombia |January 2020 - March 2022
  • Storyboarded and timed animatics on AOK animated music videos, “The Donut King” documentary, and two unannounced series and documentaries.
  • Realized color design for music videos and web series.
  • Assisted in layout, character design, and background painting for animated projects for unannounced series.
  • storyboarded commercials from thumbnails to animatic for various directors.

Visual Development Artist
Len S.A.S., Colombia | July 2019 - December 2019
  • Designed characters, set, and props for the animated feature film “Len y el canto de las ballenas” following the script.
  • Developed backgrounds and color designs for different sequences.

2d animator
Cinespina, Colombia | October 2018 - November 2018
  • 2d traditional character animation for the short film “ El Libertario”

Storyboard Assistant
Wildseed Studios, United Kingdom | November 2017 - January 2018
  • Revised and cleaned up of storyboard of the animated series “Chris P. Duck” for Frederator 
  • Added visual gags and contributed to storyboard sequences.
  • Collaborated with the editor to develop the final animatic.

Director and storyboard artist
BBC Children in Need, United Kingdom | October 2017
  • Directed the live brief for an animation short “Puzzle Pieces”  for the BBC Children in Need website.
  • Conceptualized and storyboarded the story.
  • Created the 2d effect animation and backgrounds.
  • Created and maintained the pipeline for the animation team

Story Artist, Character Designer, Animator
Light Trail Short Film, United Kingdom | January 2017 - January  2018
  • Developed storyboards, and participated in story rooms to build up the character arc and story moments,  fleshing out the character acting and visual gags by working closely with the director
  • Created the color script and developed the main character design and poster for the film
  • ​Realized the 2D character animation for some sequences.

Director and Animator
BBC Radio 4 Listening Project, United Kingdom | February - June 2017
  • I developed from start to finish the story idea, character design, animation, and edition of the short animated short “My Flaky Friend”  for the BBC Listening Project website.

Director and Visual Designer
Royal Academy of Music, United Kingdom | November 2016 - June 2017
  • Created the concept and storyboard for the collaborative experimental site-specific animated film screened in the Shoreditch Town Hall in June 2017 with the music of composer Rockey Sun Keting

Storyboard Assistant
3DA2 Animation Studios SA, Colombia | May 2015 - June 2015
  • Clean up for the storyboard of the animated documentary series “Sabogal”

Animator and Character Designer
Brasilia no tiene mar short film, Colombia | October 2014 - June 2015
  • Collaborated with a filmmaking student producing her graduate short experimental animation graduate film “Brasilia no tiene mar”.
  • Did the character design and the 2d character animation scenes for the film.
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Freelance work | Various
- Storyboarded commercials from thumbnails to animatic for various directors on Mompozt studios
- Storyboard Assistant on  Zinco Tools Series.
EDUCATION
  • University of West of England: Bristol - MA Animation 2016 - 2018
  • ​Universidad Nacional de Colombia -  BFA Fine Arts 2010 - 2015
  • Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano - Diploma in Illustration for Children’s Books, August - November 2014

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
  • Scholarship - Loan Program, COLFUTURO, 2016
  • ACE Master in Art Scholarship, University of the West of England Bristol, 2016-2017
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  • Toon Boom Ambassador, Toon Boom Animation, 2020 and 2022
  • Animation Category Winner, Portfolio Domestika: Talento Joven Colombia 2020
GROUP EXHIBITIONS 
  • “ MA Animation Showcase ” -Bower Ashton Studios, Bristol, UK, February 2018
  • “The Art of Chaos”  -The Ditch - Shoreditch Town Hall, London, UK, June  2017
  • “PUNTO GIF: Salon Gif Animado IMAGENPALBRA7 ”- Exposición VII Salón Imagenpalabra, UJTL. Bogotá,  September 2016  
  • “Animacion IN-formal” - Escuela de Artes Plásticas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota , May 2017 
  • “XXXII Trabajos de Grado 2015-I” - Escuela de Artes Plásticas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota,  Agosto 2015
  • “Salon Cano 2014: Muros en tiempos Multiples” -  Claustro San Agustin, Bogota, Colombia, Septiembre - Octubre 2014