Astrid Pinel

Hola! Soy una animadora 2D con base en Costa Rica. Aunque estudié animación 3D, mi verdadera pasión es la animación tradicional frame by frame. Actualmente soy especialista en motion graphics en after effects, y tengo más de 7 años de experiencia en la industria, habiendo trabajado en películas y series animadas, videojuegos, y animaciones corporativas para diversos clientes internacionales.

FULL TIME JOBS

Broken Pencil Studios ( Sept 2020 - present )
Calgary, Alberta, CA
2D Senior Animator (remote)
I currently direct a team of 5 artists, including graphic artists and motion graphics animators, to help deliver client work for the studio’s corporate clients. brokenpencilstudios.ca

Bi-Dss Technology (March 2020 -Sept 2020)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
3D & 2D Animator
I was head of the internal animation and design team to meet the needs of one of the fastest-growing startups in Honduras.

Hashtag Labs (Nov 2019 - March 2020)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2D Motion graphics animator
I created social media content for the company’s clients, including promotional material, ads, and campaigns.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Buñuel en el Laberinto de Las tortugas (2018) Spain Feature Film (Goya Award for Best Animated Film) Clean-up and inbetweening of digital frame by frame animated shots.

Lluvia de Estrellas (2019) Animated Series for Tatuka TV El Salvador Animation Direction: I created the rough animations frame by frame, as a visual cue for the puppet animation team.

El camino de Xico (2020) Netflix Feature film Mexico 3D modeling of background assets and environments, UV mapping, and texture painting.

FREELANCE CLIENTS
Motion graphics videos created for: Ew Nutrition GmbH MIT Media Lab Better Business Bureau Wrestling Canada Aigent Ubiquity Illustrations created for: USAID: De lectores a líderes (Elementary School work books) Fezzy, The Magical Fox (Children’s book) The Chamaeleon (board game)

Fashion Modeling I worked as a high fashion model for the following agencies: High Select Model Management (2014-2017) Costa Rica The Aegency (2019 - present) In 2019 I founded my own modeling agency Fierce Management (2019-present) Casting the Atlantic (2021) Because of this line of work, I’ve developed strong people skills. I’m capable of leading teams of up to 40 people, I’m outgoing, confident, cheerful, and expressive. I have amazing body language that adds a lot to my communication and animation skills, specially at the moment of directing animation, and I have the modeling industry to thank for that.

Universidad Veritas ( 2011 - 2015 )
Bachelor Degree 3D Animation

Gobelins, L'école de l'image ( 2018 )
Summer School Workshop 2D Character Animation