Rodrigo Gava Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California Area

Responsibilities: • Create and develop engaging 2D and 3D animated graphics for video, web and print • Monitor the progress and results of various graphic arts projects, provide feedback and propose changes to improve quality and efficiency • Manage the creative team • Attend sales presentations to help clients understand the creative ideas and strategies of their marketing program • Work with the executive team to implement internal marketing materials to… Show more Responsibilities: • Create and develop engaging 2D and 3D animated graphics for video, web and print • Monitor the progress and results of various graphic arts projects, provide feedback and propose changes to improve quality and efficiency • Manage the creative team • Attend sales presentations to help clients understand the creative ideas and strategies of their marketing program • Work with the executive team to implement internal marketing materials to help increase the company's exposure • Participate in brainstorming sessions to generate ideas • Review and approve graphic art concepts Show less

Los Angeles / Rio De Janeiro

Gava is a production animation and motion graphic design company specialized in feature films, TV Series, commercials, institutional, e-learning videos, social media videos and VFX.Responsabilities Includes:• Direct and produce feature films, animated TV series and games• Direct, produce and create animated e-learning and social media videos• Direct, produce and create all kinds of special effects in animated or live videos• Oversee all aspects of animation production… Show more Gava is a production animation and motion graphic design company specialized in feature films, TV Series, commercials, institutional, e-learning videos, social media videos and VFX.Responsabilities Includes:• Direct and produce feature films, animated TV series and games• Direct, produce and create animated e-learning and social media videos• Direct, produce and create all kinds of special effects in animated or live videos• Oversee all aspects of animation production, including writing director’s notes for storyboards, providing feedback to the art and design departments• Guide the animation team through pre-production to establish the style, work practices and quality bar for each game, TV Series, Feature film and commercial• Create concept art to establish overall look of animated shows, and provide day-to-day shading, lighting and compositing• Video and sound editing• Coordination dubbing for TV series and feature animated film• Set up animation and Live Action projects and budgets• Lead large and small teams• Interface and negotiation with partners• Sale of projects for financial funding• Attend national and international animation festivals (Kidscreen, MIPCOM, and others)Main Results:• Created and directed the feature animation “The Adventures of Little Columbus” that will be in theaters in 2017 and was displayed in many national and international Festivals. In CinePe 2016 I was awarded as “Best Director” of the feature films competition with “The Adventures of Little Columbus”. The movie also won “Best Soundtrack” in this Festival.• Created and was the executive producer of the animated TV series “Chunk and Donut” that was released on channel Gloob Network in 2015 and will be release in Portugal in 2017.• Directed the short animated film “What’s up with Mr.Turkey” that was nominated in many national and international Festivals and receive tree awards, included “Best Animation” in the International Children Cinema Festival 2015. Show less

Newport Beach, California, United States

Responsibilities:• Develop all brand image and concept• Responsible for the website, social media and collatteral materials• Manage the production of all digital assets, photoshoots and editing• Jewelry Design of 3D and handcrafted pieces

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Leading brazilian animation studio specialized in feature films,TV Series and commercials.Responsibilities Includes:• Directed feature films, TV series and institutional animated videos• Directed “Live Action” commercial videos• Artistic concept creation of TV series, feature films and commercial• Scriptwriting for TV series and feature film• Preparation of project budgets• Led and grew large animation team (60 people)• Created “Story Board” and Animatic•… Show more Leading brazilian animation studio specialized in feature films,TV Series and commercials.Responsibilities Includes:• Directed feature films, TV series and institutional animated videos• Directed “Live Action” commercial videos• Artistic concept creation of TV series, feature films and commercial• Scriptwriting for TV series and feature film• Preparation of project budgets• Led and grew large animation team (60 people)• Created “Story Board” and Animatic• Managed animation timelines and budgetsMain Results:• Co-Director of the feature animation film “Monica’s Gang in an Adventure in Time” (distributed by Buena Vista International) that was release in theaters in 2007.• The two films (“Monica’s Gang in an Adventure in Time” and “Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters”) are the two highest-grossing national feature animations in Brazil.• Director of the animated TV series “Monica’s Gang,” aired on Cartoon Network in Latin America.• Director of the short animated filme “In the days when animals talk” that was Nominee for “What’s coming to TV" Anima Mundi Festival 2009. Also, it was displayed in the Nanometragem Festival in Brazil and Contis International Festival in France.• Director of the short animated film “Wilbor” that was Nominee for “Best ANIMATV” Anima Mundi Festival 2010 and the displayed in TV Brasil and TV Cultura. Show less

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Leading Brazilian animation studio specialized in feature films,TV Series and commercials.Resposabilities Includes:• Directed feature animated films and TV series• Concept art for TV series, feature films and commercials• Created “Story Board” and Animatic• Managed animation timelines and budgetsMain Results:• Animation Director of the feature animation “Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters” (distributed by Warner Bros) that was release in theaters in… Show more Leading Brazilian animation studio specialized in feature films,TV Series and commercials.Resposabilities Includes:• Directed feature animated films and TV series• Concept art for TV series, feature films and commercials• Created “Story Board” and Animatic• Managed animation timelines and budgetsMain Results:• Animation Director of the feature animation “Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters” (distributed by Warner Bros) that was release in theaters in 2005. Show less

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Globo is the second-largest commercial TV network in annual revenue worldwide• Concept art, vignettes and video clip animation in for a daily children’s show "Xuxa in the Imaginary World"• Character design• Animation of shows vignettes, and video clips for different productions of thebroadcaster

Rio De Janeiro

Responsible for developing interactive design, motion graphics and character animation for e-learning courses.