Brandon Gonzales

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