Anthony Duran

Background

About Anthony Duran

Hello everyone, my name is Anthony Duran. I enjoy creating art and specializing in Storytelling, Character Development, Writing, Drawing, Cartooning, 2D & 3D Animation and Design, Motion Graphics, and Adobe Programs. I was born in Fremont, California in 1991 and grew up in Henderson, Nevada from 1994 – 2016. Since I was a kid, I have loved drawing and creating stories based on the cartoons, movies, and video games that inspired me. It has been a dream of mine to one day to become a creator and producer of various stories for the world to enjoy just as Walt Disney has. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Media from Nevada State College and focused on Computer Graphics at Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada in my High School years. Most recently, I received Digital Animation and Fundamentals in Multimedia Technology from Front Range Community college in Westminster, Colorado. I am proficient with a variety of Multimedia programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, After Effects, Audition, Dreamweaver, Autodesk Maya, and Celtx. Currently, I work as an Office Depot Sales Associate providing customer service, stocking, tagging items, and sorting out freight. Office Depot has been a great company to work with and my plan is to continue with them until I can locate a job in the digital animation/multimedia field. In 2013, I created and developed my character “Soko the Armadillo.” I began writing episodes using Microsoft Word. This took me three years to complete and includes a total of ninety episodes, plus ten short episodes as a bonus. Most recently, I published the “Soko the Armadillo” series into six different books that are available on bookemon.com. In addition to FRIENDS of Broomfield who is currently supporting me with seeking and locating paid work experience and employment in the multimedia/animation industry. Organizations like the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and Imagine! are also on my support team to assist me with finding my way towards my dream job and the experience I will need to accomplish this.