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Tom de Rosier Presentation and Workshop
The College of Visual Arts illustration department is pleased to welcome Tom de Rosier on campus November 20-21.
Tom is an animation storyboard artist working in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Saint Paul where he attended
Highland Park Senior High School. After moving to the East Coast, he studied illustration and graduated from the Rhode
Island School of Design.
In the early 90s, Tom was hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation and worked on a long list of films including
Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, Tarzan,
Lilo and Stitch, and the yet to be released Rapunzel.
In recent years, Tom has storyboarded for Marvel, Warner Brothers, and Universal on projects featuring popular
characters such as the X-Men and produced by visionary filmmakers including Tim Burton, (Director of Batman,
Edward Scissorhands, and Sweeney Todd) and Timor Bekmambetov (Director of Wanted).
Presently, de Rosier is working on an animated film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring the talented Johnny Depp
(The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy). Mr. deRosier will be visiting the College of Visual Arts to discuss his career
from growing up in St. Paul to his life as a working artist in Hollywood.
| Thursday, November 20 | | |
| Workshop Introduction | 344 Summit, Room 101 (full) | 6 p.m. |
Presentation |
173 Western Ave, at Selby, Room 404 | 7 p.m. |
Friday, November 21 | | |
Workshop Continues |
344 Summit, Room 101 (full) | 9 a.m. - noon |
Both the presentation and workshop are free and open to the public.
For more information or call John DuFresne at 651-757-4028 with questions.
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