Jesse Carpio
Animator
Reel
Animation Works
Lupad is a senior thesis film made by Carpio during his last year at California College of the Arts. The film is about a young boy who wakes up to find that he has become an Aswang (Filipino vampire). At first, the boy is afraid of his transformation and he learns to accept himself by meeting his Lola (grandma).
Rain or Shine is a short film created for the Creator's Jam, the yearly animation short competition hosted by the Creators Society. Carpio was the animator for Rain or Shine and this was his first project collaborating with industry professionals.THE METEOROLOGISTS
Creative Lead: Jacob Patrick
Production Manager: Michael Tanizaki Kurland
Writer: Robert Luther Livingston Jr
Design Artist: Anna Puchalski
Story Artist: Andrea Mercado
Animator: Jesse Dominic Carpio
Voice Actors:
Cloud: Rachael Warren-Allen
Sun: Barry Newell
Moon: Kris K Keppeler
Editor: Alejandro Guzman
Composer: Jeffrey Gold
Star Student is a senior thesis film created by Casey Baer and Xinru Luan at California College of the Arts. Carpio assisted with additional animation.
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Jesse Carpio (he/him) is a Filipino-American animator based in California. He uses Toon Boom Harmony 22 and TvPaint 11 for hand-drawn animation. He keeps busy by drawing on his tablet or button-smashing Sett on League of Legends. Carpio studied at California College of the Arts and received a B.F.A. in Animation.Email: [email protected]