Octavio Rodriguez has been working in the animation industry for over twenty years.[1] Rodriguez storyboarded a few episodes of The Mighty B!.[2] A Latino artist,[3] he is of Dominican ancestry.[1]
Career
Rodriguez, the son of a doctor,[4] originally intended to become a dentist, majoring in biology at California State, Los Angeles.[1] He changed his major to computer programming after two years, working as a PC consultant when not studying.[5] Rodriguez then transferred to California State, Fullerton,[1] where he switched his major to fine arts.[5]
He worked on Star Wars: The Clone Wars,[1] in addition to storyboarding for Johnny Bravo,[6] CatDog, SpongeBob SquarePants, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Fanboy and Chum Chum,[5] among other cartoons in the 2000s.
Rodriguez worked on his first film in 2013, for Monsters University,[7] also working on its art book.[8] He co-directed the film Ron's Gone Wrong.[9] Rodriguez has self-published five books,[10] including the science fiction themed Plat & Dave.[5]
Storyboarding credits
| Season 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episode no. | Title | Notes |
| 105b | "Super Secret Weakness" | Storyboarded solo |
| 109a | "Boston Beean" | Storyboarded solo |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Monsters University | story artist |
| 2017 | Coco | story artist |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | story artist |
| 2021 | Ron's Gone Wrong | co-director |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Munoz, Sarah (July 21, 2015). When Storytelling Came to Life. California State Fullerton Magazine. Pages 21 to 23. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (May 4, 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Page 391. Rowman & Littlefield. International standard book number 9781538103746.
- ↑ Aldama, Frederick Luis (October 10, 2017). Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics. Page 126. University of Arizona Press. International standard book number 9780816537389.
- ↑ Sly, Randall (September 13, 2008). THE INTERVIEW. Octavio Rodriguez Interview (BlogSpot.com). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Homan, Eric (February 18, 2009). Meet Octavio Rodriguez. Frederator. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (May 4, 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Page 319. Rowman & Littlefield. International standard book number 9781538103746.
- ↑ Octavio Rodriguez. CTN Animation Expo. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ↑ Patten, Fred (June 19, 2013). Book Review: 'The Art of Monsters University'. Animation World Network. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ↑ 10 Questions for Locksmith Animation’s Sarah Smith & Julie Lockhart. June 21, 2019. Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ↑ Mentor of the Day: Octavio Rodriguez. November 9, 2011. Motivarti (WordPress.com). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
