Armand Serrano

Armand Serrano

Photo above taken at the Disney studio in Florida c. 2000 while working on Lilo & Stitch
Born Philippines Manila, Philippines

Armand Serrano Armand is an artist who is known for his works in animated feature film studios such as Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sony Pictures Animation. He has been 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 known as a lecturer in the field of animation and design. He conducts workshops and demos internationally.

Personal

Born and raised in the Philippines, Armand grew up in Quezon City and studied engineering at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering in 1989. He practiced as an apprentice engineer for a short time before joining the animation industry.

Career

In May, 1990, Armand started in animation as an inbetweener for FilCartoons, Inc., a subsidiary studio of Hanna-Barbera Studios California. After ten months as an inbetweener, he moved to layout department and that was the start of his career. While working for Filcartoons, he was involved in the production of Captain Planet & the Planeteers, Johnny Quest, Addams Family, Pirates of Dark Water, Tom & Jerry Kids, Young Robin Hood, Greatest Stories from the Bible, Droopy, Police Academy, Yogi Bear, Fender Bender, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures and Dreamstone.

Armand moved to the Philippine Animation Studio, an independent studio also in Manila producing TV series projects for Marvel Productions, in 1994. He supervised layout for the overseas production of Fantastic Four, X-Men, Biker Mice From Mars and an animated music video for Prince.

In the spring of 1996, Armand moved to the US to work for 7th Level, Inc., a multimedia company which develops games, in Glendale, California. Same year, he completed a Layout Visualization and Background Design course at Associates in Art in Sherman Oaks, California. After a few months, he made a major step by moving to feature animated films at Walt Disney Animation Studios in February, 1997. He and his family were relocated to Orlando, Florida to work on their then-ongoing project Mulan.

After seven and a half years and four feature films, Armand decided to move back to the west coast after Disney announced that it is closing its doors to their Florida strudio. Sony Pictures Animation took him in to start development on Surf's Up. Armand and his family were relocated back to Los Angeles in 2004. Armand is currently holding an art director post at Sony Pictures Animation.

Filmography

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