Miguel GORILLA Lopez
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Gorilla Enterprises
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Location:
Los Angeles
Industry:
Entertainment
Year Founded:
2003
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
Miguel GORILLA Lopez, started a business in 1992 called “Huango Wear,” an apparel and design company, which has since evolved into “GORILLA Enterprises.” In 1998 GORILLA was hired as a character layout artist on “The Simpsons,” where he developed and drew key pose animation on a multi-leveled layout show with complex pan sequences. From 1999-2001 he was a character designer for the Fox hit series “Family Guy.” In a character heavy show he was responsible for creating all new incidentals, re-occurring, and celebrity caricatures. He also created special poses and costumes, in addition to doing character layouts, props, and backgrounds.
After Family Guy, GORILLA started freelancing for various studios where he earned credits on shows such as “Xiaolin Showdown” and “Back at the Barnyard.” He acted as the art director on “The Sprout Jar Kids” for the animation division of FM Rocks, and also began developing his intellectual properties while free-lancing and running his own company.
GORILLA Enterprises conceptualizes corporate logos, web-sites, and designs for print on clothing, accessories, footwear, and skateboard decks. The company also specializes in the development of cartoon characters for traditional 2D as well as 3D animation, and has extensive professional experience in portrait/life drawing, technical illustrations, and the production of camera-ready art work for print and textiles. Currently GORILLA has several projects pending such as designing images for Alliance Skateboards, creating storyboards for an independent film, printing T-shirts for various corporate and animation clients, and working on his own intellectual properties.