After graduating from high school, Casey was accepted into The Art Institute of Atlanta’s Media Arts & Animation program. While at the Art Institute, Casey realized that his true passion lies in the pre-production area—creating characters and worlds, storyboarding, and overall story-telling. His keen abilities in this area won him the “Best of Show” Portfolio Award when he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Media Arts and Animation in the summer of 2005. He currently works at AtHomeNet, Inc., a local company that builds template-based community websites for homeowners associations across the country. Casey is in charge of initial set-up of these sites, as well as their graphic design. He has established himself as a dependable, efficient, and talented individual, producing print ads, working with Flash and CSS to enhance web sites, and redefining quality for his clients and coworkers. In his free-time, Casey continues to learn and practice animation and story telling. He has also taken on some freelance work, creating Flash banner ads for RE/MAX. Casey hopes to secure a job in the animation industry, where he can do what he loves for a living.
The Simpsons, Ren & Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, Camp Lazlo, King of the Hill, Doug, Hey Arnold!, PepperAnn, Recess, South Park, Family Guy, American Dad, Ducktales, Chip n' Dale's Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Talespin, Phineas and Ferb
Favorite Films:
Disney: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Tarzan, The Lion King, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, Fantasia, Fantasia 2000, Pinochio, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, 101 Dalmatians
Pixar: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, Wall-E, plus all their shorts
Others: The Iron Giant, Madagascar, American Tail, Cats Don't Dance, South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Favorite TV Shows:
Seinfeld, Arrested Development, The Office, 30 Rock, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Friends, My Name is Earl, American Idol, Heroes, Home Improvement, The Drew Carey Show, Ellen, Scrubs, Hannah Montana
Favorite Comics:
X-Men, Spider-man, Fantastic Four, All-Star Superman, Fathom...really anything from the late, great Michael Turner, Joe Madureira, J. Scott Campbell, Jim Lee, Andy and Adam Kubert, Frank Quitely, Chris Bachalo, and a few others. I follow my favorite artists.
Favorite Books:
The DaVinci Code, the Harry Potter books, my Art-of books, To Infinity and Beyond: The Pixar Story, the Walt's People series, The Illusion of Life
Favorite Artists or Illustrators:
Glen Keane (can the man BE more amazing?!?), Andreas Deja, Mark Henn, Will Finn, James Baxter, Charles Schulz, the comic artists listed above, Norman Rockwell, David Silverman, Teddy Newton, a bunch of other talent Pixar people
Favorite Music:
Garth Brooks, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Johnny Cash, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Gary Allan, Tim McGraw, Trisha Yearwood, Josh Turner, Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Avril Lavigne, Dixie Chicks, Dierks Bentley, LeAnn Rimes, Miranda Lambert, Merle Haggard, Randy Travis, and (of course) Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana!
Alex:
It is not the art school that defines the artist; it is the artist who defines him or herself.
Strive to constantly and consistently improve your abilities. Work on it everyday, even if it's only 10 minutes, that time adds up. I try to spe...