The Gulleys

A cartoon starring Lester & Lee couple bird brains living down by the sea.

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Les Carpenter

257 S. De Lacey Ave. Apt. 3132  

Pasadena, CA 91105

407-492-4298 / e-mail: Spitenz@aol.com

OBJECTIVE

A  Shipping Production Assistant position with DisneyToon studios.

EDUCATION

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida                           Courses                                    Skills                   

B.A.- Art/Animation                    Traditional 2d & CGI 3d          Maya 2012         

                                                     Illustration/Design                    Photoshop CS  

Crealde’ School of Art

Winter Park, Florida                     Life/ Gesture drawing

                                                   

                                                                                               EMPLOYMENT

The Walt Disney Company                              

Lake Buena Vista, Florida          Artist- Animation Academy/Disney's Hollywood Studios 

Walt Disney World                      I instruct & illustrate how to draw the Disney characters

                                                     for the guests at the Walt Disney Resort Theme Park.

Disney Interactive Studios

Glendale , California                  Sketch Artist  for Disney Interactive for special events, to promote video game

                                                   titles, such as Epic Mickey, Disney Universe & Epic Mickey 2

                                                                                                                                                      

Magnetic Entertainment

Orlando, Florida                         Production Assistant    production- The Wishing Star

                                                   broke down animatic & added dialogue to exposure sheets

                                                   shipped completed storyboards to Korea for animation.

U.S. Navy

Mayport, Florida                       Signalman- USS Jack Williams FFG-24                                                

REFERENCES

Deana Duvall                                                Alex Maher                         Steve Anderson
Executive Assistant of the President of ABC    Senior Character Artist       Director
Disney-ABC Television Group                    Disney Design Group       Walt Disney Animation Studios

Contact/ Phone : available on request.                  

30 years of Dragon's Lair!

Check out our interview with Don Bluth for Traditionalanimation.com

http://www.traditionalanimation.com/2013/30th-anniversary-of-dragons-lair-don-bluth-exclusive/

Festival of the Masters 2012

For the third year in row, I had awesome opportunity to be one of the sketch artist for the Disney Interactive tent to help promote their new video game "Epic Mickey 2" at the 2012 Festival of the Masters

Me & my Ears

My drawing of the Lonesome Ghost! Never thought I get opportunity to draw these classic characters

Celeste Cronrath & Oswald

Jason Peltz, too cool for the hat!

Celeste taking request

Celeste & I drawing away.

Celeste with special drawing for Disney Interactive bigwigs

Disney Interactive  Studios tent

The Characters we drew for the guests this year!

Chick n' Slice

Check out my friend Lavalle Lee McGuirk's animated short "Chick n' Slice", he  has been working on his spare time over the last year. I contributed little bits of EFX animation, but was redone/cleanup in Flash. 

En Fuego

Doodling away, Oh its an 80's Heavy Metal album cover.

Doing the Wave

Tidal Wave EFX drawing.

...like the 4th of July

Happy Independance Day!

  Some Photoshop/Coloring work by me from a drawing by Raul Pacheco for Crackerland

30 Years of Secrets

A Very Happy 30th Anniversary to "The Secret of NIMH" 

released July 2, 1982

On the occasion of the films 30th anniversary, I got the chance to interview one of the creators of one of my favorite animated films. For our site dedicated to classical hand drawn animation.

Read my interview with Gary Goldman on TraditionalAnimation.com

http://www.traditionalanimation.com/2012/30th-anniversary-of-the-secret-of-nimh-gary-goldman-exclusive/

Animation is Golden

At the CTN last November , one of the artist I was most looking forward to meeting was Scott T.Petersen. Former Disney, Dreamworks & Warner Bros. Animator who now runs his own studio Golden Street Animation in Utah & keeping the traditional animation art form alive.  Scott was very friendly & generous with his time to talk to little ole me about our love for hand drawn animation.

Scott & I

Six months later I asked him for interview to help promote his instructional dvd series

Read my interview with  animator Scott T. Petersen

http://www.traditionalanimation.com/interviews/interview-with-animator-scott-t-petersen/

Pizza Pizza

A rough pass of melting EFX " Slice" from my friend Lavalle's upcoming Flash cartoon Chick n Slice... 

"what a world, what a world"

Savannah International Animation Festival

My trip to Savannah International Animation Festival

EFX Reel

Updated Traditional 2d EFX Animation reel

Savannah International Animation Film Festival

I been asked to be part of the third "Savannah International Animation Film Festival" during the weekend of April 13th & 14th 2012 in historic Savannah, Georgia. To give a talk about how we are developing our cartoon " Crackerland" Simply Amazin'

A Very Merry Christmas

My Christmas card for my cartoon " Crackerland" with coloring by Celeste Cronrath

Merry FXmas

Volume 2 of Elemental Magic from Joesph Gilland a perfect Christmas gift for myself! :)

RIP Dorse Lanpher

Such sad news to hear of the passing of one my favorite artist Dorse Lanpher. A master EFX animator with Don Bluth & Disney, I can't express such happiness, that I got a chance to spend some time with him a month ago at the CTN in Los Angeles. An amazing man of such talent, I'm glad I got to meet him & let him know how much his art has inspired me. Thank you, Dorse ..... For lifetime of inspiration!

Dorse in 1975 working on the ' The Rescuers"

....meeting dorse at CTN November, 2011 in Burbank, CA

Sketch he made for me in my Sketchbook

Dorse's bio . A great book on an artist journey.

Masterpiece of EFX animation ... title sequence for "The Secret of NIMH"

EFX marks the Spot!

My new web site/portfolio to Showcase my 2d effects animation!




http://www.lescarpenter.com/

Disneyland /California Trip 2011

Ended the Disneyland visit with one of Celeste's favorite attractions.

Celeste & Mr. Toads wild ride

On the balcony of Club 33 high above New Orleans square

View from above of door to Club 33

Themed more like a hunting trophy room

The other dining room

 Club 33 fancy cookies

A room with a view of New Orleans Square

Dining room

Our table off to left by the window to the balcony

The Hallway down to our dining room

One at a time up the elevator.

Or the elevator

Take the Stairway to Club 33

Lunch at the exclusive Club 33

Pirate band serenading the tourist in New Orleans Square

"Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" was first attraction we visited.

Up close with one of my favorite Disney artists DDG's Alex Maher original painting.

The Original painting by Alex Maher on Display at Disneyland

The castle never fails to amaze me how small it is!

Celeste first trip to "The Happiest Place on Earth"

Main street USA 

Walt's original Playground.

Straight to Disneyland we went!

California  Pop Culture right outside LAX

Celeste arrived about 2 hours after I landed!