Randy Gaul

Work History

• Production Designer

  Armless Productions

  May 2014 - Present

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

  DreamWorks Animation

  January 2012 - Present

  Redwood City, CA

  Provide Matte painting for the Upcoming Madagascar 3 animated feature.

  

  
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  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
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  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
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  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.
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  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
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  Visual Devlopement Artist

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  2012 - 2012

  Provide visual development for characters and environments for "Trucks"
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  visdev artist

  Tippett Studio

  August 2011 - October 2011

  Provide visual development for an upcoming Disney film
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  Visual Development Artist

  Tippett Studio

  August 2011 - October 2011

  Berkeley, CA

  
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Concept artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1999 - 2004

  Develop characters, environments, props, storyboards, and resorts for commercials and film
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  Art director- concept artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1998 - 2003

  Dreamcatcher
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  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.

  
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  art director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1998 - 2002

  Super Bowl commercial for Budweiser Whas Up spot
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  Art director

  Disney Interactive

  1998 - 1999

  Mathquest