Ryan J. Smith's Page

Tell us your story:

I am a Joe Kubert School Graduate looking to explode on the animation field. I decided to be a cartoonist at a young age and created my first character, Ronnie Raccoon, at age 8. Ronnie's still stuck with me all these years, and serves as my personal mascot of sorts. I created my first animated short, "Gunk in Abductard" during my final year of school in 2008. Currently I'm looking for jobs in the New York/New Jersey area, but I'm not too stubborn to move if it means I can find decent work as cartoon talent.

Hometown:

Branchburg, NJ

Personal Website:

http://www.ronnieraccoon.com

Portfolio Site:

http://www.ronnieraccoon.com/portfolio.htm

About Me:

I graduated the Joe Kubert School in 2008, where I learned how to do every step of traditional animation production, including writing, storyboards, layouts, inbetweening, and classic animation principles. To test all these out, I created a three and a half minute short for the final year there using all the skills I was taught. I'm currently looking to make a mark in the cartoon industry one way or another.

Favorite Cartoons:

Ren & Stimpy, Bugs Bunny, Simpsons, South Park, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Invader Zim, One Piece, Homestar Runner, Futurama

Favorite Films:

Army of Darkness, Kill Bill, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Ratatouille, Ghostbusters, 300

Favorite TV Shows:

The Honeymooners, Attack of the Show, Old SNL

Favorite Comics:

Batman: The Killing Joke, Watchmen, The Goon, Sin City, 300

Favorite Books:

Animation books, I guess.

Favorite Artists or Illustrators:

Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones, John K., Danny Antonucci, Frank Miller, Joe Kubert, Jhonen Vasquez, Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky, Matt Groening

Favorite Music:

Primus, AC/DC, Aquabats, mc Chris,

Favorite Robots:

Bender, Optimus Prime, Al Gore