PROFILE

Costume Designer, Artist, Illustrator, Animator on feature film projects, commercials, and title sequences. Traditional animation background, 20 + years experience in Europe and the United States. Owner of Studio Graenitz & NoisiBoi, partner in Pickle House. Clients include DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, and more.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008 to present

PICKLE HOUSE/ STUDIO GRAENITZ Los Angeles, CA | CO-OWNER, DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR, ANIMATOR

Movies: The Boxtrolls, Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules, Wimpy Kid Dog Days, Wimpy Kid The Long Haul, Shiverstone Castle

Books: Welfy P. Deederhoth, Erasmus Twiddle, First Friends

Plus: Commercials & Development 

2007

CARTOON NETWORK Burbank, CA | COSTUME DESIGNER 

Firebreather

2006

IMAGI ANIMATION Los Angeles, CA | COSTUME DESIGNER  

AstroBoy

2003-2005

DREAMWORKS SKG Los Angeles, CA | COSTUME DESIGNER

Over The Hedge, Flushed Away, Bee Movie

2003

ACME FILMWORKS Los Angeles, CA | ANIMATOR TITLE SEQUENCE 

Down With Love

2002

WARNER BROS TV Los Angeles, CA | COSTUME DESIGNER ASSISTANT/ ILLUSTRATOR 

Charmed

2002

HORN PRODUCTIONS Munich, Germany | COSTUME DESIGNER/CONCEPTUAL DESIGNER

Thirsty

2002

HBO Los Angeles, CA | COSTUME DESIGNER ASSISTANT/ ILLUSTRATOR 

Iron Jawed Angels

2000-2002

MG FILMS Los Angeles, CA | COSTUME DESIGNER 

Shiny Pretty, Buru Island, L’Homme De’Underpants

1999

HORN PRODUCTIONS Munich, Germany | CONCEPTUAL DESIGNER

Hunters on the Edge

1996-1999

DREAMWORKS SKG Los Angeles, CA | ANIMATOR

Spirit, El Dorado, The Prince of Egypt

 1995

MUNICH ANIMATION Munich, Germany | ANIMATOR

The Fearless Four

1990-1995

AMBLIMATION London, England | ANIMATOR/CHARACTER LEAD/ ASSISTANT ANIMATOR

Balto, We’re Back, An American Tail II

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HIGHER EDUCATION

1986-1989

DeMONTFORT UNIVERSITY Leicester, England | BA HONORS DEGREE IN ART & DESIGN
(Animation, Film & TV Design, Illustration, Graphic Design, Typography)

1984-1986

HALIFAX SCHOOL OF ART Yorkshire, England | FOUNDATION COURSE IN ART & DESIGN