Hi! My name is Charles, and I'm a 2D Animator and Graphic Designer with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts from VCUarts. My specialty is in hand-drawn 2D animation, particularly in anime-inspired action scenes and art styles. You can find my portfolio here !-> _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

Charles Burns

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Hi! My name is Charles, and I'm a 2D Animator and Graphic Designer with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts from VCUarts. My specialty is in hand-drawn 2D animation, particularly in anime-inspired action scenes and art styles. You can find my portfolio here !-> _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

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Hi! My name is Charles, and I’m a 2D Animator and Graphic Designer with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from VCUarts. My specialty is in hand-drawn 2D animation, particularly in anime-inspired action scenes and art styles. You can find my portfolio here !-> Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Storyboard Revisionist/Animator at Kusaguma Inc
December 31, 2023 - September 30, 2024
Assisted in creation and revision of storyboards and animatics; translated storyboards into rough animation for test footage; refined rough animation as a clean-up animator; finished production as a color artist.
Subtitle / Caption Editor at JTG Inc
August 30, 2022 - October 30, 2022
Ensured Library of Congress Digital Collections entries were ADA compliant, translated video transcripts into subtitle and caption tracks, and worked remotely to meet deadlines and create support for multiple file types.

Education

B.F.A. in Kinetic Imaging (Animation, Video, Sound) at VCU School of the Arts
August 1, 2019 - June 1, 2023

Qualifications

Fundamentals of Graphic Design - California Institute of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - December 28, 2025
Introduction to Typography - California Institute of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - December 28, 2025
Graphic Design Specialization - California Institute of the Arts
January 11, 2030 - December 28, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    paper Kusaguma Test Footage/Trailer

    A freelance gig to create test footage and a trailer for Kusaguma; The Stone Escapade, a comic written by Atiq Najib.I worked as a storyboard revisionist, in-between animator, and cleanup animator for the project under the direction of the project’s Creative Director Henry Reynolds.