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Layron
DeJarnette
Director / Animator / Character Designer / Illustrator
I
received my Bachelor’s Degree in illustration and design from the Center
for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. I
later became an instructor at the college teaching classes in anatomy and animation
drawing.
In addition to working on various illustrations and animation projects, I had the opportunity to train under Walt Disney animators in the Feature Animation department, at the Walt Disney World Co. in Orlando, Florida. As a character designer I have illustrated and designed characters for Disney’s: “The Proud Family” cartoon show and comic strip for Disney publishing USA & BBC.
Since then I have been working as an animation director and character designer at various studios, including: Duck Studios, Hyperion Pictures and Klasky Csupo. Some of the animated commercials include the award winning Chevy S-10 ”Gargoyle” commercial and A & W restaurants’ “Blondie & Dagwood” spots. Direction credits include: three international Gansito spots for Marinela in Mexico City, Mexico and an animated short for MGM / Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada, animated title open credits for Lion Gate Films' 'The Punisher' movie 2004 and animated title open sequence for director Curtis Hanson for the movie 'In Her Shoes' starring Cameron Diaz.
Client list include: Warner Bros. Animation, Disney TV, Disney Publishing Co, PBS Kids, Klasky Csupo Inc, Hyperion Studios, Scott Free Deuce Three Productions, Lions Gate Films, Wayans Bros. Entertainment, Lifetime network, Bratz, Duck Soup Studios, MGA Entertainment, Weekly Planet Magazine, Bahr/Small Productions, Chevrolet, ESPN, Toyota, AT & T, Upside Magazine, Solidarity Magazine and The Hollywood Hill.