Deanna Trudeau Animation Portfolio
Resumé
Deanna Trudeau is a talented animator with over ten years of experience in the industry. She has been with Powerhouse Animation for the last decade, lending her skills to both series work for Netflix, and boutique short-form projects for many clients including SEGA, Riot Games, and several indie game companies. Including her work as an animator, Deanna has also served as a patient and supportive supervising animator for 4 years, highlighting her leadership and expertise in the animation field.
Programs and Skills
Technical
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Toon Boom Harmony 20+
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Adobe Animate
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe After Effects
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Clip Studio Paint
Proficient
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Character acting and animation
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Complex acting, motion, fight scenes, character work
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Precise volume control and model sheet comprehension
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Effects Animation
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Clear Organization in Files
Cooperative
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Values teamwork and responsibility
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Works collaboratively and effectively in a fast-paced environment
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Positive, hard-working attitude
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Experience as a supervisor, investing time and effort in giving clear, encouraging feedback and guidance
Employment
Austin, TX
2015 - 2025 Boutique Department, Various Series Animation
2015 - Animator
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Responsible for hand-drawn animation in Adobe Flash/Animate, including roughs, keys, and inbetweens.
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Frequently tasked with clean up, color, and exporting final animation shots.
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Worked on tight schedules, reporting to supervisors with in-progress shots for feedback, meeting quotas, and producing strong work to meet deadlines.
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Worked on multiple projects at a time, all requiring to learn and animate in vastly different styles efficiently.
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Tasked with helping train other animators in Toon Boom Harmony during the department switch, based on prior professional knowledge of the program.
2021 - Supervising Animator
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Responsible for overseeing the animation team, reviewing shots and giving clear, timely feedback about their progress.
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Prioritized giving constructive yet encouraging notes in a way each animator learned best, strengthening the confidence of the team as a whole.
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Worked closely with the Director to meet expectations for every project.
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Communicated with and prepared materials and feedback for outsource partners and freelancers.
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Often accepted outsourced shots and polished them for final output.
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All while maintaining excellent quality in all above Animator responsibilities.
Atlanta, GA
March-August 2014 (Season 2 "The Awesomes") and March-July 2015 (Season 3 "The Awesomes")
Inbetween Animator
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Responsible for receiving shots which had keyed puppet-rigged character animation in Toon Boom Harmony, and from that completing the final puppet animation sequences.
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Animation was accomplished by setting keys, applying and editing interpolation, and importing prop assests.
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Responsible for cleaning up rough drawn poses, assets, and lip sync.
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Created new drawing assets, custom character poses, and custom animation to create the final look of the character animation.
New York, NY
2012-2013 Cartoon Network "MAD", Various Projects
Junior Animator
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Responsibilities included designing characters, hand-drawn animation, puppet animation, and clean up/color.
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Tasked with learning Toon Boom Harmony in order to train the animation team in the basics.
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Learned to build and rig template puppets in Toon Boom Harmony for animators to import and animate.
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Other responsibilities included designing photo-manipulated props/characters in Adobe Photoshop, animation in Adobe Flash/Animate, and some light After Effects and Maya animation.
Education
New York, NY
2008 - 2012
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Accepted in 2008 and awarded the Silas Rhodes Scholarship to attend
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Senior Thesis Film was awarded the Dusty Award Film Fund Grant for both 2012 semesters
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Senior Thesis Film screened at the 2012 Dusty Film and Animation Festival
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Senior Thesis Film was nominated for best character design
Notable Projects Deanna Supervised Animation