Armand Serrano

Walty Disney Animation Studios
Art Director, Concept Artist, Production Designer and Storyboard Artist

Eastvale, Riverside County, California

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April 2015

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About Armand

Armand is an artist who's known for his works in animated feature film studios such as Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sony Pictures Animation. He has been in in the animation industry for more than 2 decades and currently serving as Visual Development artist for Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, California. He is also a lecturer in the field of animation and design. He conducts workshops and demos internationally. Armand is an adjunct professor at the Cinema Media Arts Department of Biola University and instrumental in building the curriculum for their new Entertainment Design program. He also taught online at CG Masters Academy and Virtual Animators.
He started his career as an assistant animator at Fil-Cartoons, a Hanna Barbera studio based in Manila, just right after finishing his civil engineering degree at the University of Santo Tomas in 1990. His new-found passion for animation moved him to Philippine Animation Studio and supervised the layout department for Marvel's overseas production of X-Men and Fantastic Four TV series. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid 90's and further his studies in layout and background design. Armand joined the Walt Disney Animation Studios in Florida in 1996 and became a Layout Journeyman. He worked on four of the studio's successful animated feature films: Mulan, Tarzan, Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear. In 2004, Armand joined the crew of the newly formed Sony Pictures Animation. During his nine years stay at Sony, Armand completed a total of fifteen projects including Surf's Up, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Arthur Christmas and Hotel Transylvania. He also collaborated in developing Escape From Planet Earth for Vancouver-based Rainmaker Entertainment. He is now back at his home at the Disney Animation Studios and worked on Big Hero 6, and currently working on Zootopia which is slated for Spring 2016.
Armand also does game concept designs and storyboards for TV commercials with clients that include Big Red Button, Blizzard Entertainment, Fisher Price, Reel FX, Laika House, Charlex and 321 Launch.

Unique traits: Visual Development

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Male

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ANIMAL CRACKERS (2016)
Film by Blue Dream Studios Production Design
ZOOTOPIA (2016)
Film by Walt Disney Animation Studios Visual Development
BIG HERO 6 (2014)
Film by Walt Disney Animation Studios Visual Development
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (2012)
Film by Sony Pictures Animation Visual Development
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (2011)
Film by Sony Pictures Animation Visual Development
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (2009)
Film by Sony Pictures Animation Visual Development
OPEN SEASON 2 (2008)
Film by Sony Pictures Animation Visual Development
SURF'S UP (2007)
Film by Sony Pictures Animation Visual Development
BROTHER BEAR (2003)
Film by Walt Disney Animation Studios Layout Journeyman
LILO AND STITCH (2002)
Film by Walt Disney Animation Studios Layout Journeyman
TARZAN (1999)
Film by Walt Disney Animation Studios Key Layout Artist
FANTASTIC FOUR (1995)
Television by Marvel TV Production Layout Supervisor - Overseas
X-MEN (1994)
Television by Marvel TV Production Layout Supervisor - Overseas
BIKER MICE FROM MARS (1993)
Television by Marvel TV Production Layout Supervisor - Overseas
PIRATES OF DARK WATER (1992)
Television by Hanna-Barbera Production Layout Artist
CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS (1991)
Television by Hanna-Barbera Production Layout Artist
MULAN
Film by Walt Disney Animation Studios Key Layout Artist
FENDER BENDER
Television by Hanna-Barbera Production Assistant Animator