Resume

Walter Gatus

Los Angeles, CA
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Character Design /  Art Direction​ / Visual Development / Product Design

Work Experience - IMDB

  • Bento Box Ent. – North Hollywood, CA                                        04/20 - Present         
          Character Designer Supervisor
          Duncanville
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  • Gaumont Animation – West Hollywood, CA                                08/19 - 09/20         
          Character Designer
          Stillwater
          Yojimbo

  • Splash Entertainment – Woodland Hills, CA                                03/20 - 09/20         
          Character Designer
          "Feature” (Undisclosed)

  • Hasbro Studios – Burbank, CA                                                        04/10 - 02/20         
          Character Designer
          "Feature” (Undisclosed)

  • Hasbro Studios – Burbank, CA                                                        10/17 - 09/19         
          Art Director
          “Transformers: Nezha” (Series)

  • Hasbro Studios – Burbank, CA                                                           10/14 - 07/17
           Character and Prop Supervisor                                                                                       
           “Transformers: Robots in Disguise” (Series)                            

  • Hasbro Studios – Burbank, CA
           Character & Prop Designer
           “Transformers: Robots in Disguise" (Series)                                   05/13 -10/14
           “Transformers: Prime” (Series)                                                          09/09 - 05/13

  • Hasbro Studios – Burbank, CA
           Character Designer
           “Untitled Transformers Project” (Development)                                           2013
           “Fast & Furious” (Development)                                                                        2013
           “Stretch Armstrong” (Development)                                                                 2012
           “Gi Joe: Renegades” (Series)                                                              05/09 - 10/10

  • Starz Media – Burbank, CA
           Character Designer
           “Ultimate Spider-Man” (Series)                                                         03/11 - 12/12
           “Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” (Series)                              10/09 - 12/10

  • Marvel – Burbank, CA
           Character Designer
           “Hulk Smash” (Series)                                                                           09/12 -12/12
           “Avengers Assemble” (Series)                                                                           10/12

  • Rollman Entertainment – Los Angeles, CA
           Character Designer
           “NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians” (Series)                     01/12 - 03/12

  • Cartoon Network – Burbank, CA
           Character Designer
           “Generator Rex” (Series)                                                                      11/08 - 03/10

  • Warner Bros. Animation – Burbank, CA
           Character Designer
           “Green Lantern” (Direct to Video)                                                    07/08 - 09/08

  • Sony Television Animation – Culver City, CA
           Character Designer
           “Spectacular Spider-Man” (Series)                                                   12/07 - 08/08

  • Imajimation Studios – Culver City, CA
           Character Designer
           “Blokhedz: The Movie”                                                                        05/07 - 10/07

  • Mike Young Productions – Woodland Hills, CA 
           Character Designer
           “Hydro Attack” (Development)                                                         06/07 - 08-07

  • National Geographic – Los Angeles, CA
           Lead Character Designer
           “Violet’s View” (Development)                                                           02/07 - 04/07
 

Additional Experience

Freelance designs for toys, video games, comic books and theme parks include Sea World, Hasbro, Zynga, Spin Master, Darby Pop Publishing and Activision.

Traditional Skills

Media including, but not limited to, graphite, acrylic paint, marker, pen and ink illustration.  

Software

Proficient in: Adobe Photoshop, AfterEffects, Flash, Illustrator, SketchUp, Maya.
Some knowledge of:  Zbrush and Modo.

Education

The Animation Academy - Burbank, CA 01/00 - 05/03
American Animation Institute - North Hollywood, CA 03/01 - 12/01
Associates in Art - Sherman Oaks, CA 03/99 - 03/00
Art Institute of Los Angeles - Santa Monica, CA 08/98 - 07/00
Associates Degree in Computer Animation