Juan Camilo González
Animator │ Instructor │ Designer │ Web Developer
» Independent animator by heart.
» Always pursuing creations that challenge our perceptions and behaviors through visual and narrative experimentation.
» Passionate about creating visual content and experiences that encourage creative thinking.
» Believer of an interdisciplinary approach to learn and teach about everything in life.
Education
2011 │ M.F.A ”Animation & Digital Arts” at the John C. Hench Division, School of Cinematic Arts.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, USA.
2007 │ B.F.A ”Visual Arts With Emphasis in Audiovisual Expression”
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bogotá, Colombia.
Profesional Experience
Current │ Research Scholar │ Part Time Lecturer – HTML5, Web and New Media research, University of Southern California.
Current │ Digital Compositor – Photographing and digital compositing for the film “Hollywood Boulevard” directed by Stephen Hilenburg (creator of SpongeBob SquarePants)., United Plankton Pictures Inc.
2011 │ Instructor - iSpark Animation courses ”King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture” Saudi Aramco, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2011 │ Event Planner, Filmmaker and Panelist - Visions & Voices Event “Colombian Avant-Garde Animation”, University of Southern California.
2011 │ Co-Director / Instructor - “Mar de Fondo”: a collaboartive film project between Spain, Colombia and USA in which a film was created within a week of intensive animation workshop simultaneously in the three countries.
2008 – present │ Co-founder and Director - “Moebius Animación”: Non-profit organization dedicated to independent animation in Latin America.
2008 – present │ T.A. (Teacher Assistant) - for a varied group of classes offered in the John C. Hench Division of Animation & Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California.
2006 – present │ Designer and Animator - “Plastilina Creativa Studio”: Animated T.V. commercials. Website: design, coding and management.
2005 – present │ Design and Coding - Websites: HTML, CSS, Flash.
2010 │ Intro Animation and DVD Design - “Adobe First Frame”: USC student showcase.
2006 – 2010 │ Animation/Visual Effects/Editing/Compositing - Feature film “The Strange Presages of León Prozak” by Colombian director Carlos Santa.
2006 – 2008 │ Teacher - “Experimental Animation”: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá – Colombia.
2006 – 2007 │ Character Design/Animation/Visual Effects/Compositing - Award winning short film “Almas Santas Almas Pacientes” by Colombian director Cecilia Traslaviña.
Awards
2011 “Best Film, International Film Category” CineToro Film Festival (Colombia). Short film “SiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSiSi”.
2011 “Third USC Annual Research and Creative Symposium” Presenting “Mar de Fondo: Collaborative film project between Spain│Colombia│USA”
2010 USC Annenberg Fellowship
2010 “International Animation” FESANCOR Festival Chileno Internacional del Cortometraje de Santiago (Chile). Short film “Mecanismo Olvidador”.
2010 “Best Experimental Short” Festival Internacional de Cine de Villa de Leyva (Colombia). Short film “Mecanismo Olvidador”.
2010 “Phi Kappa Phi Student Recognition Award” University of Southern California. Short film “Mecanismo Olvidador”.
2010 “Second USC Annual Research and Creative Symposium” Presenting “Moebius Animación: Reactionary animation from Colombia”
2010 “Jury’s Special Mention” International animation festival LOOP LA, Colombia. Short film “Los Tres Errantes”.
2009 USC Annenberg Fellowship
2009 “First USC Annual Research and Creative Symposium” Presenting “Architecture as a Screen”
2008 “Best Animated Short” & “Jury’s Prize” ORT international animation festival, Uruguay. Short film “Los Tres Errantes”.
2008 SCA Scholarship
2008 USC Annenberg Fellowship