WORKING EXPERIENCE

Atlantis Animation — Layout Artist · November 2025 – August 2026
Messi and the Giants · 3D Animated Series

In this current role, I translate storyboards into full 3D sequences in Maya, handling everything from Previz to final Layout. My focus is on camera work, staging, and blocking, ensuring that the acting beats, visual clarity, and spatial readability translate seamlessly from 2D to 3D. I constantly refine composition and lensing to serve the narrative, collaborating closely with supervisors to maintain consistency across the series.

Beyond the artistic execution, I actively contribute to workflow efficiency by updating templates and optimizing shot-building tools. This technical approach allows me to iterate quickly on cameras and poses based on dailies notes, ensuring I can deliver high-quality shots under tight deadlines without compromising the artistic vision.

Sunrise Animation — Final Layout Artist (Freelance) · June 2024 – April 2025
David · 3D Animated Feature Film

Starting from the Previs, my task was to translate it into the Final Layout in Maya, ensuring coherence in cameras, staging, lensing, and continuity, and publishing production-ready scenes through OpenUSD with the final assets. I refined cameras to preserve the director’s intent and the legibility of each sequence’s emotional beats, maintaining a clear and cinematic visual flow.

In Houdini, I performed the final shot polish—enhancing composition, movement, and scene cleanliness. Often that meant removing intersections, adjusting element scale or placement, and fine-tuning framing to strengthen narrative readability. These subtle tweaks ensured that every shot worked seamlessly in the edit, bridging the technical precision with visual storytelling.

My familiarity with TD tools allowed me to customize scripts and streamline production, adapting quickly to shifting priorities. Under tight deadlines, I ramped up output while maintaining quality and consistency, helping stabilize the department’s workload.

I thrive in those high-pressure phases—thinking fast, anticipating challenges, and crafting visual solutions that elevate storytelling is what I love most about Layout. 

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B·Water Studios — 3D Layout Artist (Freelance) · October 2023 – November 2023
Dinomite & Lucy · 3D Animated Series

It was my first project as a Layout Artist and a key experience in consolidating my visual approach. I joined the team in the final stage of production, quickly adapting to the studio’s rhythm and tools.

I created Layout shots in Maya from storyboards and animatics, defining cameras, lenses, staging, and character blocking, while maintaining sequence continuity. I kept a steady pace of deliveries and retakes, actively attending dailies and applying feedback quickly.

I especially enjoyed the character blocking process, using tools like Studio Library to streamline my workflow. Although it was a short collaboration, I have great affection for this project—it was where I confirmed that Layout, for me, is the purest form of visual storytelling.

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