Last Update: May 16, 2008

MAURICE F. MORGAN II

Illustrator, Designer, Background/ Prop Designer, Web Designer, Game Designer, 

Local 839 I.A.T.S.E.

 Objective

To use my talent and experience to Art Direct and Develop entertainment products.  Create/design cinematic backgrounds, storyboards, characters, and conceptual art for feature and television productions.  To provide quality artwork and craftsmanship to a position where my abilities, experience and potential are fully utilized and challenged.

Independent Contractor - Animation BG Designer, Layout Artist & Illustrator
Design BG's, props and conceptual designs and production layout for various animation studio productions.  Game level design and product development for various developers.  Illustration and graphic design.  Live action storyboarding.

Lead BG  Designer -  Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Burbank, C.A.
Responsibilities - Pre-design and conceptual development.  Background and prop designs for pilot shows and shorts for DVD and broadcast television.  Generated artwork (pre-production) for overseas animation production.

BG  Designer -  DRAWN TOGETHER -  Rough Draft Studios, Glendale, C.A.
Second Season 
Responsibilities - Pre-design and conceptual development.  Background and prop design (pre-production) for overseas animation production at sister company in Seoul, Korea.

BG Designer - MUCHA LUCHA GIGANTE - Warner Bros. Animation, Sherman Oaks, CA
Responsibilities - Designed backgrounds and props (pre-production) for overseas animation teams using the Flash MX tool.

2004
January - June

BG  Designer -  DRAWN TOGETHER -  Rough Draft Studios, Glendale, C.A.
Responsibilities - Pre-design and conceptual development.  Background and prop design (pre-production) for overseas animation production at sister company in Seoul, Korea.

2002-2003

BG Supervisor - KID NOTORIOUS - Comedy Central, Burbank, CA.
Responsibilities - Supervise background/prop layout, design, color and final Flash
(fla.) file outputs for animation department (on-site).  Created and published manual/guidelines for design department; structuring flashed backgrounds and props for integration into final animation files.  Manipulated the flash MX program to create sophisticated vector  based paintings.

2000-2002

BG Designer  - INVADER ZIM - Nickelodeon/Nicktoons, Burbank, CA.
 

1996-2000

BG Layout Supervisor - ANGRY BEAVERS - Nickelodeon, Burbank, CA.
 

1995-1996

BG Layout Artist, Fred Wolf Films, Burbank, CA.
“The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor”, “Dino Babies” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.
 

1994-1997

Digital Designer, Independent, Studio City, CA.
Generated art for interactive games “ToonStruck” (VirginGames), “Nuts & Bolts” & “Alien Central” (Tachyon, Inc.), Magic of Shannara” (Triton Interactive) and "Beethoven" (Designer Software).
 

 Education

1986-90

1983-86

1978-83

B.F.A. Illustration, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA.,

Academic, Santa Monica City College, Santa Monica, CA.,

Collected Credits, Otis Parsons Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA.,

 Software

Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe illustrator, Quark, M.I. Composer, Ulead I.E.V. Director, Fractal Painter, Tume-Tile/Bit Editor, TBE/VBE Tile-bit Editors, 3D Studio, Deluxe P 2.3 & D. Anim. 1.0, MS/Office 2000, Various   Sku-moduled (s.k.u.m.) software tool programs and derivatives.

(Software Design experience covers twelve years, seven of which have been in developing  “interactive game ” graphics and specs for PC, Mac and console game platforms.)

 Animation Freelance

1995-2006

Client List
Developed and designed characters, backgrounds, props and conceptual artwork for: