Randy Gaul

Randy Gaul

Senior Art Director / Senior Creative Director

Fairfax, California

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Concept Artist

The King's Daughter (2022)

Visual Development

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Matte Painter

Trolls (2016)

Digital Matte Artist

The Hunted (2015)

Matte Painter

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

Matte painter

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Matte Painter

Cicada Princess (2012)

Matte Painting

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Visual Development

Rio (2011)

Concept Artist

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2010)

Concept art

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2010)

Digital Concept Artist

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

Concept Artist

Mirror Mirror (2008)

Conceptual Artist

Beowulf (2007)

Concept artist

Monster House (2006)

Concept artist

War of the Worlds (2005)

Concept Artist & Matte Painter

The Polar Express (2004)

Art director- concept artist

Dreamcatcher (2003)

Digital Matte Artist

Gangs of New York (2002)

Character Designer

Signs (2002)

Property Designer

Hubert's Brain (2001)

Production designer

Crickets Would Sing

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Work History

  • Production Designer

    Armless Productions

    May 2014 - Present

    Provide the visual style for "Crickets Would Sing", an independent stop motion film project

  • Art Director

    After August Entertainment

    November 2013 - Present
    San Rafael, CA

    Provide art direction across all projects including client and in house creative IP for both animated and live action projects

  • Matte Painter

    DreamWorks Animation

    January 2012 - Present
    Redwood City, CA

    Provide Matte painting for the Upcoming Madagascar 3 animated feature.

  • Visual Development Artist

    Digital Domain

    December 2011 - Present
    San Francisco, CA

    Provide character visual development

  • Visual Development Artist

    Digital Domain Holdings

    November 2011 - Present

    Provide character visual development

  • Visdev Artist

    Curious Pictures

    March 2011 - Present

    Provide visual development for characters and environments for an upcoming animated series for Disney

  • Subscriber

    Artists Rights Unlimited.org

    October 2009 - Present

    A global institution assisting artists in copyright protection across all media

  • owner

    randygaul.com

    January 2001 - Present

    Ongoing visual development for numerous live action and animated features

  • Production Designer

    Randy Gaul

    December 2016 - March 2017

  • Matte Painter

    DreamWorks Animation

    June 2014 - August 2016

    Provide final matte paintings for upcoming animated features

  • Matte painter

    randygaul.com

    January 2016 - June 2016

  • Visual development Artist/Character designer/Art Director

    Hawk Hill Entertainment

    August 2013 - October 2014

    Provide story boards, art direction, visual development and concept art for an upcoming Marine Mammal Center animated feature film

  • Production Designer

    Crickets LLC

    October 2013 - April 2014

    Production Design

  • Co-creator and production designer

    Zeke the Odd Productions

    2010 - 2014

    Currently working as co-writer, production designer and producer.

  • Visual development artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    March 2012 - April 2012

    Provide visual development for upcoming Trucks animated feature

  • visdev artist

    self employed illustrator/ fine artist

    January 1995 - April 2012

    Provide visual development for live action and animated feature film projects

  • Visual Devlopement Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    2012 - 2012

    Provide visual development for characters and environments for "Trucks"

  • visdev artist

    Tippett Studio

    August 2011 - October 2011

    Provide visual development for an upcoming Disney film

  • Visual Development Artist

    Tippett Studio

    August 2011 - October 2011
    Berkeley, CA

  • visdev artist

    Legendary Pictures

    May 2011 - July 2011

    Lost Patrol Creature and Environment design

  • Visdev Artist

    Eucalypto Productions

    2011 - February 2011

    Development Company

  • Visdev artist

    Self - Employed (Special Projects)

    August 2010 - November 2010

    Provide visual development for John Gaeta's Float Hybrid project

  • Visdev artist

    Lightstream Animation Studios

    January 2010 - October 2010

    Provide key frame paintings for upcoming television and feature animated films in development

  • Artist

    Self Employed - visdev artist

    April 2010 - July 2010

    Storyboard art and matt painting consultant for HBO's Hemingway and Gellhorn. Directed by Phil Kaufman

  • Artist

    ElementFXinc

    2007 - April 2010

    Visual development

  • Co-author and production designer

    randygaul.com

    January 2000 - April 2010

    An all CG animated feature film

  • visual development artist

    Bonfire

    2009 - 2009

    Matte painting, character and environment design

  • Concept artist

    IceBlink Studio

    August 2002 - May 2007

    Provide visual development, character design, creature design, and tone paintings for Polar Express, Monster House, War of the Worlds and Beowulf

  • Visual development artist

    Self Employed

    2006 - 2007

    Concept art, visual development, character design, environment design, matte painting, storyboards and art direction

  • Concept artist

    Iceblink

    2002 - 2007

    Creature design, environments, matte painting, props and color keys

  • Concept artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    1999 - 2004

    Develop characters, environments, props, storyboards, and resorts for commercials and film

  • Art director- concept artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    1998 - 2003

    Dreamcatcher

  • Art Director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    January 1998 - December 2002
    San Rafael, CA

    Worked as an art director, character designer, concept artist, visual development artist and matt painter.

  • art director

    Industrial Light & Magic

    1998 - 2002

    Super Bowl commercial for Budweiser Whas Up spot

  • Art director

    Disney Interactive

    1998 - 1999

    Mathquest

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Education

  • BFA Illustration, minoring in printmaking and drawing

    March 2015 - ?

  • Pratt Institute

    1977 - 1981

  • Pratt Institute

    1977 - 1981