3D Animation Reel

ALEX RODARTE

alex3rodarte@gmail.com      |      https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-rodarte-188a48156/

843-998-8069 

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EDUCATION

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Ringling College of Art and Design May 2025

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Animation Sarasota, FL

Minor in Art History GPA: 3.7

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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  Harmonia - Professional Thesis Film (2024 - 2025)

• My thesis partner and I made a film by completing the entire pipeline through extensive communication and critique (we didn’t compose music, though)

• I designed the forest, rigged the giant and the archers, and animated + composited over half.

  3D Generalist- Flow Studios (2025-now)

• I work part-time at a remote indie studio. I mainly animate stylized characters for our current clients (“Galactic Traffic Control” and “Spoiler: Everybody Dies”)

  3D Character Animator- KittenSneeze Productions (2025-now)

• I work part-time at a remote indie studio. So far, I have animated Anxiety (Inside Out 2) with a team in Blender to lip-sync to Jake Neutron’s “Good Enough” song.

  Computer Animation Festival Assistant - Ringling College (2021-2025)

• I trained team members in submitting RCAD thesis films to festivals.

  2D Keyframer - Symphony: Animated Series (2020-2025)

• I worked closely with creative directors and fellow animators to film references and translate them into 2D anime-style animations.

 

AWARDS

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• Best of Ringling for my thesis “Harmonia” - April 2025

  • One of the highest awards that my college only grants to a handful of thesis films

• Finalist in Animation at Oniros Film Awards - July 2025

• Rookie of the Year for “Harmonia” at Rookie Awards - August 2025

• A-Ranked Rookie at Rookie Awards (highest tier) - August 2025

• Best of Ringling for an individual animated project - April 2024

 

SKILLS

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• Proficient in Autodesk Maya,  Nuke, Adobe Premiere, Zbrush, Adobe Substance Painter, and Photoshop

• Intermediate in Unreal Engine, Blender, and Davinci Resolve

• Skilled at both subtle facial acting and large body mechanics

• Thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments

• Adept at rigging, lighting, and compositing

• Great at creative problem-solving and communication in a team

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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• Fluent in English

• Functionally fluent in Spanish (earned Seal of Biliteracy)