Brandon Gonzales

Brandon Gonzales

Supervisor Matte Painter / Supervisor Professor / 13 yrs

Buena Vista, Virginia

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Matte Painter

Five Feet Apart (2019)

Lead Matte Painter

Agatha (2017)

Matte Painting Supervisor

The Adventures of Hooligan Squad in World War III (2017)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Max 2: White House Hero (2017)

Matte Painting Supervisor

The Circle (2017)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Prison Break: Resurrection (2017)

Matte Painting Supervisor

24: Legacy (2017)

Matte Painter

Shooter (2016)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Notorious (2016)

Matte Painting Supervisor

The Get Down (2016)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Queen of the South (2016)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Adventures in Babysitting (2016)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Damien (2016)

Matte Painting Supervisor

You, Me and the Apocalypse (2016)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Lab Rats: Elite Force (2016)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Pure Genius (2016)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Agent X (2015)

Concept Artist / Matte Painter

Freaks of Nature (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Invisible sister (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Heroes Reborn (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Narcos (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Love Is a Four-Letter Word (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Anarchy Parlor (2015)

Concept Artist / Matte Painter

Just Before I Go (2015)

Matte Painter

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor / Lead Matte Painter

Dig (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Chevy (2015)

Matte Painting Supervisor

12 Monkeys (2015)

Lead Matte Painter

Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? (2014)

Matte Painter

Into the Storm (2014)

Concept Artist

The Boxcar Children (2014)

Lead Matte Painter

The Divide (2014)

Lead Matte Painter / Matte Painting Supervisor

Matador (2014)

Matte Painter

Heaven Is for Real (2014)

Matte Painter

The Grim Sleeper (2014)

Matte Painting Supervisor / Lead Matte Painter

Secrets & Lies (2014)

Matte Painting Supervisor

The Red Road (2014)

Lead Matte Painter

Growing Up Fisher (2014)

Matte Painting Supervisor / Matte Painter

About a Boy (2014)

Matte Painter

Line of Sight (2014)

Lead Matte Painter

Rush (2014)

Lead Matte Painter

Hieroglyph (2014)

Lead Matte Painter

Gracepoint (2014)

Lead Matte Painter

Old Soul (2014)

Lead Matte Painter

Red Zone (2014)

Matte Painter

Mob City (2013)

Matte Painting Supervisor / Lead Matte Painter

Ray Donovan (2013)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Motive (2013)

Matte Painter - Concept Artist

The Hangover Part III (2013)

Lead Matte Painter / Matte Painter

Hemlock Grove (2013)

Matte Painter - Concept Artist

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

Matte Painter - Concept Artist

Gangster Squad (2013)

Matte Painter

The List (2013)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Liv and Maddie (2013)

Digital Matte Painter

42 (2013)

Matte Painter - Concept Artist

The Guilt Trip (2012)

Matte Painter - Concept Artist

Elf-Man (2012)

Matte Painter

People Like Us (2012)

Matte Painter - Concept Artist

Prometheus (2012)

Matte Painting Supervisor / Matte Painter

House of Lies (2012)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Lab Rats (2012)

Concept Artist

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

Matte Painter - Concept Artist

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

Lead Matte Painter

Hart of Dixie (2011)

Lead Matte Painter

The Killing (2011)

Concept Matte Painter

Wrecked (2011)

Matte Painting Supervisor / Lead Matte Painter

Haven (2010)

Matte Painting Supervisor / Matte Painter

The Walking Dead (2010)

Matte Painting Supervisor / Lead Matte Painter

Parenthood (2010)

Matte Painting Supervisor

NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Parks and Recreation (2009)

Matte Painting Supervisor

The Night Shift (2007)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Prison Break (2005)

Matte Painting Supervisor / Matte Painter

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

Matte Painting Supervisor

NCIS (2003)

Work History

  • Art Program Coordinator

    Southern Virginia University

    June 2019 - Present
    Buena Vista, Virginia

  • Matte Painter

    LDS Motion Picture Studio

    June 2021 - August 2021
    Salt Lake City, UT

  • Supervisor

    SVU

    July 2019 - May 2020
    Virginia

  • Matte Painter

    LDS Motion Picture Studio

    April 2019 - July 2019
    Greater Salt Lake City Area

    Environmental concepts and matte painting for film project.

  • Adjunct Professor

    Mt Sierra College

    June 2018 - May 2019
    Monrovia, California

    Classes taught:
    - Intro to Photoshop
    - Fundamental drawing

  • Adjunct Instructor

    Laguna College of Art and Design

    January 2018 - May 2019
    Laguna Beach, California

    Classes taught:
    - Fundamentals of figure drawing (3)
    - Fundamentals of drawing
    - Design drawing
    - Plein air to concept
    - Digital matte painting
    - Portrait drawing life painting
    - Intermediate figure painting

  • Matte Painter

    The Molecule

    July 2018 - July 2018
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Student

    Laguna College of Art and Design

    August 2016 - May 2018
    Laguna Beach, California

    - Painting

  • Instructor

    Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games + Animation

    April 2016 - September 2016
    Hollywood, California

    Classes taught:
    - Digital Matte Painting
    -Advanced Digital Painting

  • Matte Painting Supervisor

    Stargate Studios

    July 2014 - August 2016

  • Matte Painter - Concept Artist

    Hammerhead Productions

    August 2013 - August 2014

    titles:

    -The Kitchen Sink (2014)
    -Just Before I Go (2014)
    -Heaven Is for Real (2014)
    -Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man

  • Concept Artist

    Thinkwell Group

    August 2013 - October 2013

    Theme Park and Attraction Design

  • Concept Artist

    Picture Plane Imaging

    June 2013 - June 2013

    projects:

    -Disney
    -Sega
    -Activision
    -Hasbro

  • Concept Artist - Illustrator

    Tyler West Studio

    April 2013 - May 2013

    -Apex Games - Illustration

  • Matte Painter - Concept Artist

    Hammerhead Productions

    July 2011 - April 2013

    titles:

    -The List (2013)
    -The Hangover Part III (2013)
    -Black Sky (2013)
    -42 (2013)
    -Flying South (2013)
    -Elf-Man (2012)
    -The Boxcar Children (2013)
    -Gangster Squad (2013)
    -The Guilt Trip (2012)
    -Prometheus (2012)
    -Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
    -Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
    -People Like Us (2012)

  • Concept Artist - Illustrator

    The Alchemists Transmedia Storytelling Company

    February 2012 - July 2012

    - Concept Design
    - Comic Book - 5N

  • Concept Designer

    Adam Beason

    July 2011 - August 2011

    titles:

    -The B-Ring - Independent Film

  • Concept Designer

    William Kindrick

    June 2011 - July 2011

    titles:

    -The Adventures of Leroy Thomas - Independent Film

  • Concept Matte Painter

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    April 2011 - June 2011

    titles:

    -Alvin 3: Chip-Wrecked (2011)
    -Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

  • Student

    Art Center College of Design

    August 2008 - April 2011

  • Concept Designer

    Pavan Ojha

    September 2010 - December 2010

    titles:

    -Starmaker - Independent Film

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Education

  • M.F.A

    Laguna College of Art & Design

    August 2016 - May 2018

  • B.S.

    Art Center College of Design

    August 2008 - April 2011