Summary
RICHARD SCOTT MORGAN
PAINTING • ANIMATION • STORY • CHARACTER DESIGN
EMAIL richardscottmorgan@gmail.com PHONE 360-644-7312
EDUCATION
Ringling College of Art and Design- Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (1994)
Florida State College (1990)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Digipen Institute of Technology Redmond, WA. (2014-present)
• Senior Lecturer- 2D Animation Instructor/BFA Department
Basic & Advanced Animation (traditional/digital 2D); content delivery; storyboarding; layout; student collaboration; concept art; film project director (Procreate, Rough Animator, TVPaint, PS)
Singapore Campus (2011-2014)
• Professor for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts & Animation Degree Program. Currently, I’m teaching traditional and digital art for both Films and Gaming to college level students. Our classes, focus on, all aspects of creation from: Research; Concept Art; Color; Composition; Figure Drawing; Character Design; Storyboarding; Rough & Clean-up Animation; Digital Painting; Film Theory/Design; and Game Development. (Adobe Photoshop, Toon Boom, Flip book, TV Paint, & Procreate programs)
Richard Scott Morgan Studio- Traditional/Digital Painter & Visual Dev Artist (2004-11)
• Landscape Paintings (Studio/Plein Air), Conceptual/Visual ideas for film, Traditional Animation, Character Designs, Storyboarding, Individual/Group Instruction, and Commissioned Projects
Ringling College of Art and Design- Professor/Computer Animation Department (2005-06)
• Instructor of Concept Development, Story Structure, Idea Generation, Expressive Drawing, Digital Painting, Storyboarding, Character Design, Film Theory, Principles of Animation, Video, Sound, & Acting
• Dedication & availability to the students- with strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Hands on knowledge of: Corel Painter; Storyboard Pro; Procreate; Toon Boom; Photoshop; In Design; Pages; Keynote; and Premiere programs
Walt Disney Feature Animation- Traditional Animator (1994-2004)
• Worked with an elite team of feature film artists (2D Animation; Traditional "Hand Drawn Animation" corrected/approved Final Drawings for the film; Camera work; met strict deadlines/instructed others)
• Assisted Story Department- “Mulan” and “Hunchback of Notre Dame” Films (Story boards/Notes)
• Completed a workshop for a story pitch session with CEO Michael Eisner
• Wrote Original Stories & Concept Art- “Dive Bear”; “Lewis & Clark Expedition"- Feature Films; & “Fantasia 2" (sequence)
• Handpicked for a select group of artists to create the short film “John Henry”
• 1 of 18 picked Nationwide for Walt Disney Internship/summer 1993
Disney Film Credits...
The Lion King, Stitch’s Escape, Brother Bear, Lilo & Stitch, Matchstick Girl, Rudy, John Henry, The Emperor’s New Groove, Tarzan, Mulan, Atlantis, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas, The Circle of Life... Epcot’s Land Pavilion Attraction
Funny Pages Animation Studio (2004)
Animator/Final Design
Helped Create “Stitch’s Escape” Animated Film for Walt Disney World Attractions
Walt Disney Entertainment Department (May 1991- May 1994)
Seasonal Talent
Performed in “The Electrical Light Parade” and Various Shows on property
Mike Peters Creative Group (1993)
Painter
• Mother Goose & Grimm Gallery Internship
• Hand Painted Collectible Cels (team environment)
Skills
Software proficiency
