Salvador Simó Busom
Telf: 34 629 71 97 99
e-mail: salvakit@yahoo.es

Speaking lenguages:
Spanish, English,French

 

Academic background

• 1990- One year in Academia de Arte Taure. Pictorical Tecnics- Barcelona
  
  
• 1992- Storyboarding, Lay-out and Animation in the American Animation Institute. - Los Angeles
  
  
• 1998-9- Film direction - C.E.C.C. - Centre d´Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya (life film school). Workshop Russian film from Eisenstein to Tarkovsky in C.E.C.C:.
  
  
• Disney Trainings Drawing characters and storytelling - for Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Los Angeles 1995),Hercules(Paris-1996), Mulan(Paris-1997), Tarzan(Paris-1998), lilo & Stitch(Milan-2001), Classical characters and Winnie Pooh (Paris-1995 to 2002).
  
  
• 2002-4 MAYA (3d software)/ Profesional level -- IDEP Alias Wavefront.
  
  
• Character Animation Masterclass, by Kyle Balda from Pixar. Madrid-2004

• 2005-3D Professional Trainning Animation Workshop- Viborg-Denmark
  Acting in Animation Workshop, by Andy Schmidt from PIXAR, 2005-The Animation Workshop –Viborg –Denmark.
  Dialog in Animation Workshop, by Ethan Hurd from SONY, 2005-The Animation Workshop –Viborg – Denmark.
  Acting by Philip Watt (actor and method acting teacher)

• Visual Design professional Training - Paul Topulos ( PIXAR, Star Wars)-The animation Workshop -Viborg-DK

• 2006-3D Professional Trainning Animation Workshop- Viborg-Denmark
  Pantomime, by Michelle Meeker (Senior Character Animator, Pixar, Dreamworks, Weta Digital)
  –Viborg –Denmark.
  Dialog , by Rich Quade (Directing & Supervising Animator, PIXAR)–Viborg –Denmark.
  

• 2007- Scripwritting workshop with Barbara Slade (Disney, Nickelodeon, etc). The Animatio Workshop.

Professional Experience

• 1991-1994 -2D animation, storyboarding and lay-out in:
  PEGBAR PRODUCTIONS (Barcelona)
  BILL MELENDEZ PRODUCTIONS ( Los Angeles) “Charlie Brown”
  DELTA GRUP (Barcelona) Mariscal videogame.
  CROMOSOMA PRODUCCIONES (Barcelona) “Las trillizas”( the triplets)
  ALFONSO PRODUCCIONES (Madrid)
  WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS FRANCE (Paris) “The Goofy movie”
  
  
• 1995-Ilustration for Disney books and producs for GUELL ESTUDIO. (Barcelona)
  
  
• 1996- Character Artist in WALT DISNEY COSTUMER PRODUCTS ERO - París- , Publishing, product design, art developement in style guides. Working on all clasical characters from SnowWhite to Hercules. This work was done in 2d (drawing and painting) and 3d(sculpting).
  
  
• 1997 to 2004
  - Children´s books ilustration (Pencil, color and computer works), comic, children´s books and magazines, product design, on Disney characters, for:
  Walt Disney Costumer Products- ERO (Paris)
  Educa, Ed. Beascoa, Chupa-Chups, Juguetes Pigué,
  Walt Disney C.P. Iberian Creative Center (Spain)
  Egmont Books (Copenhaguen- DK)
  Reed Books-Egmont Children´s Books (London)
  Ravensburguer (Germany)
  Kodansha (Japan)
  Pearson (England)
  Etc.....
  2D Animation for Acció (Cerdanyola) “10+2”(serie).(1998)
  2D Animation freelance in TV comercials.(1999)
  
• Producer,Director and Animator for the animated short film "Aquarium"(2000)
  
  
• Lay-out and animation in 2D feature Film “El Cid” produced by Filmax 2002-2003 (Barcelona- Valencia).
  
  
• 2d Animation and drawing teacher in Joso Comic school-Barcelona 2004-2005.
  
  
• 2004-2005: 3D Animation for feature film “Sueño de un noche de San Juan” (Midnight summer´s Dream Shakespeare adaptation-www.dygrafilms.com)-La Coruña-Galicia.Using Maya.
  
  
• 2006-7: Directing/animating short film “Insight” with the support of the Open Workshop in Viborg-Denmark
  
• 3D Animation Instructor in The Animation Workshop- KAU Bachelor Program and 3D professional course. Viborg - Denmark
  
• Character Design for shortfilm "Miss Clover" by Lluís Llobera.
• 2007: Lead Animator at Furia Digital, feature film "Mortadelo y Filemon, Mision Salvar la Tierra", and comercials.
• 2007-2008: Layout Artist at MPC (London) in "Narnia, The Prince Caspian".