About
Key Skills
feedback i get time and time again...
•LISTENING, is my top aptitude
•ability to get into the director's head to flush out shots
•storytelling and editorial Instinct
•thorough understanding of camera coverage
...drawing is mainly a tool through which i convey the narrative construct
Education
BS in physiological sciences, ucla•
BA in illustration, art center college of design•
Teaching
art center graduate workshop: visual storytelling, product design•
Fun Facts
•raised and based in los angeles
•pronounced “Gia,” like that old movie with angelina jolie
•with 20+years experience as a sr.illustrator, storyboard, concept+key artist
•was pre-med at one point in boston
•likes roaming through the desert & city streets with a canon r6 mark ii
•professionally certified in wine: wset 3, french wine scholar & champagne masters by wine scholar guild, csws sherry by lustau
•pursuit of health + wellness in simplicity of cooking, sipping, moving