Lou Dellarosa

Work History

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  Animator

  Anamon Studios

  March 2019 - May 2019

  San Francisco, CA
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  Animator

  Nimble Collective

  January 2019 - January 2019

  Palo Alto, California, US
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  Character Animator

  DreamWorks Animation

  September 2003 - January 2015

  

  

  
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  Character Animator

  Industrial Light & Magic

  October 1994 - September 2003

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Concept and Production Artist

  Walt Disney Attractions, Inc.

  January 1994 - October 1994

  Freelanced as a character artist for a variety of Disney-themed merchandise sold throughout many Disney attractions. Artwork included turn-around poses of various Disney characters used as reference for sculpted figurines; concept art for T-shirts, clock faces and limited edition merchandise. These various pieces of commissioned work were presented to the art director as rough sketches and/or tight pencil drawings and color concepts for design approval.

• Character Animator

  Walt Disney Feature Animation

  January 1988 - December 1993

  Working as a character key on The Little Mermaid, and under the direct supervision of Andreas Deja, I supervised a crew of assistant animators and inbetweeners to maintain a consistency of the on-model look and line quality of Triton. I later completed training in the Disney Animator Development Program which entailed an intensive fourteen-month study of all fundamentals of animation, including life-drawing, acting, timing, film analysis, storyboarding and animation. During this time I worked under the mentorship of many accomplished senior animators at Disney before completing the program and being promoted to senior animator. My film credits at Disney include the following:
  • The Little Mermaid (Character Key, Triton)
  • Roller Coaster Rabbit (Assistant Animator)
  • The Rescuers Down Under (Character Key)
  • Beauty and the Beast (Assistant Animator)
  • Aladdin (Animator, Jafar)
  • Trail Mix-Up (Animator)
  • The Lion King (Animator, Hyenas)