William Trejo
William Trejo
Senior Layout Artist/Animator/Video Editor
Austin, United States

About

I am a senior layout/previs artist, animator, and motion graphic designer with a solid foundation in film and video editing. I am experienced in collaborating in large studio settings in the development of 3D animated features and television series with a qualified understanding of the creative 3D animation pipeline. I graduated from the University of Texas Pan American in 2007 with a degree in Communications and received my second degree from the Art Institute of Austin in Media Arts and Animation in 2018. I assumed a senior role at Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC in the previs/layout production of the animated feature films Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen, Pt. 1 and Pt.2 and animated web series RWBY Vol. 9. Prior to my senior role, I developed layout and finalized cameras and shot composition for the animated web series RWBY Vol. 6, 7, 8, gen:Lock season 1, and the in-game cinematics of the recently released video game RWBY: Arrowfell.

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Skills

2D AnimationMotion Graphics3D AnimationVideo EditingLayout Artist

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
After Effects
After Effects
Illustrator
Illustrator
Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Premiere
Premiere
MotionBuilder
MotionBuilder
Animate
Animate
Autodesk Shotgrid
Autodesk Shotgrid

Productions

    • Movie
      Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen, Part Two
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Layout Artist
    • Company
      Rooster Teeth
    • Movie
      Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen, Part One
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Layout Artist
    • Company
      Rooster Teeth
    • TV Production
      RWBY: Volume 9
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Layout Artist
    • Company
      Rooster Teeth
    • Video Game
      RWBY: Arrowfell
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Cinematic Layout Artist
    • Company
      Rooster Teeth
    • TV Production
      RWBY: Volume 8
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Layout Artist
    • Company
      Rooster Teeth
    • TV Production
      RWBY: Volume 7
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Layout Artist
    • Company
      Rooster Teeth
    • TV Production
      RWBY: Volume 6
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Layout Artist
    • Company
      Rooster Teeth

Experience

  • Senior Layout Artist at Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC
    Austin, United States of America
    October 2021 - December 2020

    Assumed a senior role in previs/layout production of the animated feature films Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen, Pt. 1 and Pt.2 and animated web series RWBY Vol. 9. Realized animatics and director vision in 3D space and finalized camera animation and shot composition.

  • Layout Artist at Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC
    Austin, United States of America
    October 2018 - October 2021

    Collaborated with directors on the animated web series RWBY Vol. 6, 7, 8 and gen:Lock season 1 realizing animatics and director vision in 3D space by dictating character blocking, camera framing and moves, and overall shot composition as well as developed layout and finalized cameras and frame composition for in-game cinematics of the recently released video game RWBY: Arrowfell.

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