Joe Romero

Work History

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  Scene Assembly

  Renegade Animation

  August 2015 - July 2016

  Set up character, prop, and bg asset files for animators in Flash. Set up Compositing files in After Effects for compositors.

• Compositor

  Shadow Machine

  March 2015 - June 2015

  Compositor- Prepped files and performed compositing for Netflix series on Season 2 of: "BoJack Horseman" using Flash and After Effects CC.
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  Animator

  Bento Box Entertainment

  March 2014 - February 2015

  Lead Animator and TD- Prepped files and Performed animation, compositing and lip sync
  for Development Presentation Pilot using After Effects and Photoshop.
  Animator: Performed animation revisions and lip sync for special project using Flash and After Effects.
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  Clean Up Animator

  Hot House Productions

  March 2014 - October 2014

  Clean Up Animator- Animation Clean Up of Character,Props and Backgrounds. Also assisted in Layout, Backgrounds, and Compositing for Adult Swim, Cartoon Network Series: Season 1 of "Mr Pickles" series using Flash.

• Animator/Compositor

  Annoying Orange

  May 2012 - October 2013

  Animator- Prep Asset files and Performed animation, compositing for Cartoon Network Series:Season 1-2 of: “Annoying Orange” series using After Effects and Photoshop.

• Animator

  The Life & Times of Tim

  October 2007 - October 2011

  TD and Animator – Manage, prep asset files and Performed animation, compositing and lip synch for Season 1-3 of: “The Life and Times of Tim” series using After Effects and Photoshop.

• Animation Producer/Production/Visual Developer

  Scopotone Entertainment Inc.

  January 2006 - October 2007

  Perform all aspects of animation production for this start-up project-based business; develop schedules and ensure deadlines are met.

• Animation Assistant

  The Drew Carey Green Screen Show

  July 2004 - November 2004

  Isolated parts of characters out of live action footage using After
  Effects Animation/Matte Cutter (Rotoscope), Production Assistant, and Peg and Reg
  (Pegging and Registering live action stills for 2d Animators) for the “The Drew Carey
  Green Screen Show.”

• Rotoscope Artist

  ACME Filmworks

  July 2004 - November 2004

  Animation Assistant - Isolated parts of characters out of live action footage using After Effects Animation/Matte Cutter (Rotoscope), Production Assistant, and Peg and Reg (Pegging and Registering live action stills for 2d Animators) for the “The Drew Carey Green Screen Show.”

• Digital Animator

  Mike Young Production, Inc.

  July 2000 - September 2001

  Assistant Sequence Director/Digital Animator Compositor – Performed Final Timing and Quality Control Checker/Lip Synch for the “Horrible Histories“ series using After Effects.
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  Intern

  Nickelodeon Animation Studio

  October 1999 - June 2000

  Intern - Storyboard Revisions and Character Design clean-up for the show, “Cat Dog.”
  Production Assistant on “Angry Beavers” – Digitized and artwork for model packs. Updated models in Filemaker Pro. Ensured all deadlines for overseas shipping were met.