C.E. Downes

C.E. Downes is an animator, graphic designer, television writer, digital artist, and storyboard artist living and working in Los Angeles. He currently works freelance on projects incorporating all of these skills, including numerous personal passion  projects.

 

Experience

Freelance Artist 2010-Present

~Storyboards for "Treasure Hunters" Animated Sitcom Pilot

~Animated Sequences for "Natalie, Queen of Scots" Feature Film

~Storyboards and Animatic for "Like Dinosaurs" Music Video

~All Animation and Art for "Grow Till Tall" Music Video

~Album Artwork for “Wading Through the Shallows” by Badwater

~Other Various Concept Artworks

 

Writing 2006-Present

~Robotboy Episode “Racer Zero” for Cartoon Network

~Moodies Pilot Episode for Big Cat Entertainment

~Story and Script Development Work for Cinemation, including an Animated Feature, several TV Projects and Web Series

~Spec Scripts for “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “Community,” “The Office,” “Back To You,” and an Animated Sitcom Pilot Script for “Dr. Roboto’s Neighborhood”

~Comedic Novella "100 Days Crazy"

 

Awards 2006-2007

~Excellence in Half Hour Television Writing -- NYU -- 2006

~Nominated for David Angell Humanitas Fellowship -- 2006

~Quarterfinalist in Scriptapalooza TV Writing Contest -- 2007

 

Education

New York University 2002-2006

~BFA from the Tisch School for the Arts.

 

Skills

Programs

~Adobe Creative Suite 6 (Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Muse)

~Toon Boom Suite (Animate Pro, Storyboard Pro and Pencil Check Pro)

~Corel Painter 12

~Final Draft

 

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