Christopher "Chris" Signore (Pronnounced "SIG-noor-REE")

D.O.B: 14th May 1987

I'm highly enthusiastic with a fiery passion for classic cartoon mayhem! This is from spending a majority of my childhood raised and based on wild, impossible story lines with slick animation and memorable characters. My speciality to draw mainly consists of funny cartoon animals but I'm also dead keen on observing machinery, trains especially.

Apart from illustrating, I'm also a writer, but with many stories yet to be published.  My brain literally leaks of imagination, which inspires both my writing and cartooning skills. During my 5+ years of studying animation, I've learnt to experience the classics from as far as the 40's - Warner Bros, Disney, Hanna Barbera and MGM -  as well as relying on good old British humour by studying from the best - Cosgrove Hall, Mark Mason Animation and Collingwood O'Hare, to name but a few.

While many studios these days are relying on the "new" and "dazzling" 3D animations, I'm one or many who are still keeping the old-fashioned methods alive. I specialise on creating 2D animation by using modern tools and programs whilst understanding the traditional principles.

Next to animating, I am also impressive in storyboarding, character design, concept sketcher and location designer. Any ideas/characters you want developed or brought to life, I'm your man!

CV

• London Metropolitan University, Tower Hill/Jewry Street (2005 – 2008) Computer Animation

- Bachelor of Science, BA Honors, Upper Second Class

• The Community Collage (2003 – 2005) BTEC National Diploma in Multimedia

- Triple Grade Distinction

• Morpeth Secondary School (1997—2003)

- Art & Design, Grade C

SKILLS

• Adobe Photoshop – colouring/designing/creating images, illustrations, CDs, posters and images.

• Flash – animating short sequences and creating Flash-based images.

• ToonBoom - animating traditional sequences in a computer-based format