Axel Ortiz
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About
Axel was born and raised in the greater Los Angeles area. He attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and has been working professionally in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years. Worked on several projects for companies and clients like Ellation, Shadowmachine, FOX, Sony Pictures TV Animation, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Bento Box Ent, NBC, Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Disney, Animax Ent, Image Comics, THQ, Activision, Cartoon Network, Hasbro, Inc and others.
Axel with his creative partners develop characters and stories through their studio Massive Chaos...based in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Education
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AA StoryboardingConcept Design Academy2009 - 2009
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BFA IllustrationArt Center College of Design1996 - 1998
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Experience
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Partner/Art DirectionMassive ChaosApr 2015 - Present (11 years 2 months)With my creative partners we started Massive Chaos as a way to develop IPs for the entertainment industry.
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Visual DevelopmentMattel Inc.Feb 2025 - May 2026 (1 year 3 months)Visual designs and assets for an animated series bible and pitch deck.
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Background DesignerBento Box EntertainmentNov 2023 - Apr 2024 (5 months)Grimsburg (season two)
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Background DesignerFFFB Two LLCMar 2023 - May 2023 (2 months)Freak Brothers (season 2)
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Background DesignerBento Box EntertainmentOct 2022 - Feb 2023 (4 months)Grimsburg (season one)
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Background DesignerBento Box EntertainmentApr 2022 - Oct 2022 (6 months)HouseBroken (season two)
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Background DesignerJul 2021 - Jan 2022 (6 months)Central Park (season three)
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Character DesignerHasbro (Animation)Dec 2020 - Mar 2021 (3 months)Magic: The Gathering Animated Series
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Background DesignerBento Box EntertainmentJul 2020 - Feb 2021 (7 months)HouseBroken (season one)
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IllustratorCloak BrandingApr 2020 - Jul 2020 (3 months)
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Visual DevelopmentSpiderwood Productions IncJun 2019 - Jan 2020 (7 months)
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Visual DevelopmentEllation (Crunchyroll)Jan 2019 - Mar 2019 (2 months)-High Guardian Spice
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Art DirectorBlue Geek MusicJan 2018 - Sep 2018 (8 months)
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Background DesignerShadowmachineJan 2016 - Mar 2017 (1 year 2 months)-Highly Gifted (web show)
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Art Direction/Visual DevelopmentEnterwaynement Inc.Sep 2015 - Jan 2016 (4 months)
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Background DesignerADHD+Friends Night (FOX)Apr 2013 - Jun 2015 (2 years 2 months)-Axe Cop (seasons 1 & 2)
-Golan the Insatiable (seasons 1 & 2)
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Visual DevelopmentBento Box EntertainmentOct 2011 - Feb 2012 (4 months)
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Background DesignerAnimax EntertainmentJul 2007 - Apr 2008 (9 months)
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Visual DevelopmentNickelodeon AnimationJan 2007 - Mar 2008 (1 year 2 months)
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Visual DevelopmentCartoon NetworkMay 2002 - Oct 2002 (5 months)
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Illustrator/Concept DesignerKlasky CsupoJan 2001 - Mar 2001 (2 months)
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Storyboard and Character Design ArtistSony PicturesMar 1999 - Mar 2000 (1 year)
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Awards
The Irvine Scholar Grant The Art Center Scholarship and Pell Grant. Shown at the ACCD Student Gallery.
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Affiliations
Member of the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists: Local Union No.839
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@AxelAnimation, member since 2020
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