Keith Osborn
Animation professor
Education
- B.F.A., computer animation, Ringling College of Art and Design
Credentials
Academic
- Professor of animation, September 2020–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
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Animation instructor, 2018–present, Create Tally
Offer camps and teach 2D and 3D animation courses for middle and high school students, as well as adults.
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Animation instructor, 2013–15, AnimSchool
Taught animation courses consisting of lectures, drawovers, critiques, and Q&A sessions. Mentored animation students.
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Animation instructor, 2011–13, AnimationMentor.com
Taught animation courses consisting of lectures, drawovers, critiques, and Q&A sessions. Mentored animation students.
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Animation instructor, 2006–11, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
Taught college sophomores, juniors, and seniors basic and advanced computer animation concepts covering the entire production pipeline. Topics included character design, story development, modeling, surfacing, rigging, animation, lighting, and rendering.
Professional
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Freelance animator, 2006–present, Tallahassee, FL
Provide character animation for a variety of clients, including work on feature films and shorts. Animated on the 2012 Oscar-winning short, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and the 2019 Emmy-winning Netflix series, Ask the StoryBots.
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Animator/animation supervisor, 2002–06, Reel FX, Dallas, TX
Worked on numerous film, video, and game projects, including Disney's The Wild (movie), BOZ the Bear (video series), "G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom (DVD), and Halo 2 (game cinematics).
- Computer animation intern, 2001, Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, VA
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Animator, Ask the StoryBots" awarded two Daytime Emmy Awards and an Annie Award, 2019
- Animator, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, awarded the Best Animated Short Film at the 84th Academy Awards, 2012
Organizations
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Presenter, planner, and judge, Florida Animation Festival, Tallahassee, FL, 2017–present
Collaborate with program coordinators on all aspects of our annual international animation film festival.