Freelance Concept Artist
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Past
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- Matte Painter at Stardust
- Storyboard Artist at Oil Productions Ltd
- Illustrator at Professor Brainstorm, LLC
- Freelance Concept Artist at Intertainment Games
- Instructor at Vision 21 Art & Design
- Reporter at ACM SIGGRAPH
- Designer at Klasky Csupo
- Freelance Concept Artist at Exopolis
- Production Design Intern at Shadow Machine Films
- Freelance Concept Artist / Animator at Green Dot Films / Three Legged Legs
- Storyboard Artist at Kandoo Films
- Freelance Concept Artist at Spin Master Ltd.
- Storyboard Intern at NGTV
- Education
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- Otis College of Art and Design
- La Salle High School
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Joe Kennedy’s Summary
My goal is to be a productive member of a design team focused on telling great stories.
Joe Kennedy’s Specialties:
I know and use the software Photoshop, Painter, Sketchbook Pro, SketchUp, Flash, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro.
Joe Kennedy’s Experience
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Matte Painter
Stardust
(Privately Held; Animation industry)
November 2009 — December 2009 (2 months)
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Storyboard Artist
Oil Productions Ltd
(Design industry)
October 2009 — October 2009 (1 month)
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Illustrator
Professor Brainstorm, LLC
(Entertainment industry)
November 2008 — October 2009 (1 year )
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Freelance Concept Artist
Intertainment Games
(Computer Hardware industry)
August 2008 — January 2009 (6 months)
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Instructor
Vision 21 Art & Design
(Fine Art industry)
October 2008 — December 2008 (3 months)
I taught Life Drawing, Product Design, and Digital Media classes.
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Reporter
ACM SIGGRAPH
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
July 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 2 months)
I covered the 2006, 2007, and 2008 ACM SIGGRAPH Conference interviewing industry professionals for the ACM SIGGRAPH website.
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Designer
Klasky Csupo
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)
March 2008 — July 2008 (5 months)
Designed characters, props, and environments
Storyboard cleanup
Storyboard coordination -
Freelance Concept Artist
Exopolis
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
February 2008 — February 2008 (1 month)
Designed characters and facial animation.
To see the final:
http://www.responsibilityproject.com/films/lighthouse/ -
Production Design Intern
Shadow Machine Films
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
January 2008 — February 2008 (2 months)
Designed signage and props to be used for in camera shots.
Scuplted props using clay, wood, and styrene. -
Freelance Concept Artist / Animator
Green Dot Films / Three Legged Legs
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Animation industry)
November 2007 — February 2008 (4 months)
Designed characters for a Sprint campaign.
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Storyboard Artist
Kandoo Films
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
August 2007 — November 2007 (4 months)
Created storyboards for the Weather Channel
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Freelance Concept Artist
Spin Master Ltd.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)
Created production art and technical drawings for a proposed toy line.
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Storyboard Intern
NGTV
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)
Joe Kennedy’s Education
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Otis College of Art and Design
BFA , Digital Media - Concept Art , 2004 — 2007
- Activities and Societies:
- ACM SIGGRAPH Student Chapter - Chair
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La Salle High School
Additional Information
Joe Kennedy’s Websites:
Joe Kennedy’s Groups:
Los Angeles Sketch Club
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Broadcast Design & Motion Graphics
Joe Kennedy’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
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