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October 06, 2023
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  1. +1(484)326­4833 [email protected] aidan.chenz.org ABOUT ME FILM WORK FREELANCE ANIMATOR SEP

    2024 ­ PRESENT 2D ANIMATOR & COMPOSITOR MAY 2025 ­ JULY 2025 Completed various animation tasks for projects, including the following: SWIFT dir. Elizabeth Ababio (Volunteer) All Mine! dir. Lee Tomlinson MONOTONY dir. Ian Robertson (Volunteer) Future Purchased dir. Catarina Timas Silva & Leandra Carmo (Volunteer) Knights of Damnation Promotional Animations dir. Vinny Wang Worked alongside producers, staff, and Emmy Award Winner David Lux to complete animated sequences, composite shots, and upscale work from the previous rounds of production. Completed sequences from rough animation to cleanup using Clip Studio Paint. Composited using Da Vinci Resolve and After Effects. 2D ANIMATION INTERN MAY 2025 ­ JULY 2025 Pale Blue Dot Films Pale Blue Dot Films Coordinated with producers and other interns to create animated sequences for Pale Blue Dot Films. Completed sequences from rough animation to cleanup using Clip Studio Paint. CO­CREATOR, MIKEY'S CRASH JUN 2023 ­ APRIL 2024 Created a 6­minute, 33­second mixed­media animation in collaboration with Vinny Wang as a RISD thesis film. Coordinated with 20+ artists for collaborative sequences, fabricated physical background assets, composited together scenes, and oversaw animation and fabrication in a 5­person crew. Led, scheduled, and worked through every step of the production process using TVPaint and After Effects. CREATOR, LIKE DEAD SKIN FEB 2023 ­ MAY 2023 Led an international, cross­college crew of four students in the creating a three­and­a­half minute animated film during the Spring semester of junior year at RISD. The project was made with Adobe Animate, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Reaper. AWARDS: Finalist, Canlandıranlar Animation Film Festival, 2023 Quarter­Finalist, Student World Impact Film Festival, 2023 Semi­Finalist, Mirada Corta Visiones Unicas, 2023 RELEVANT AWARDS & HONORS LOCAL FILMMAKERS Q&A PANEL JUNE 2025 Art All Night Trenton 2025 Selected as one of 5 creators to participate in a Q&A session with local filmmakers on behalf of Mikey's Crash FILM/ANIMATION/VIDEO AWARD OF DISTINCTION MAY 2024 Rhode Island School of Design Film/Animation/Video Department Voted on by peers and Film/Animation/Video department faculty to recieve the award on the basis of exemplary efforts and contributions to the major Hardworking, meticulous, versatile animator currently specializing in 2D animation. SKILLS 2D Animation Digital Compositing Character Design Stop­Motion Animation Fabrication Storyboarding SOFTWARE Adobe After Effects Dragonframe ToonBoom Harmony Da Vinci Resolve TVPaint Clip Studio Paint Adobe Animate Adobe Photoshop EDUCATION RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD), Providence, RI BFA, FILM/ANIMATION/VIDEO 2025 ­Graduated with Honors