Randy Gaul

Creator of Guardians of Perfection, Realms, Wubbles, Amicis

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)

Production Artist

Rocket League® Free to Play Cinematic (2020)

Art director- concept artist

Dreamcatcher (2019)

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

Robota: The Hunted (2005)

Concept Artist & Matte Painter

The Polar Express (2004)

Let Go (2003)

Digital Matte Artist

Gangs of New York (2002)

Character Designer

Signs (2002)

Property Designer

Hubert's Brain (2001)

Production designer

Crickets Would Sing

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