ABOUT
John J. Pérez is an Latinx, screen and comic book writer based in Southern California. Raised in Laguna Beach California, John attended the Laguna College of Art + Design attaining a BFA in Animation. He worked as a professional storyboard artist and animator for six years including at Obsidian Entertainment, having worked on South Park and other projects in a cinematic artist capacity. He left the company to pursue writing and narrative higher education.
He attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts, John Wells Division of Writing for Screen and Television MFA Program where he was the Fogelman-Rodriguez Fellow. During that time, John became a published comic author with a series at Action Lab Comics. Most recently he was a contributing writer to MAÑANA: Latinx Comics From The 25th Century Anthology, published by Power and Magic Press, LLC.
After graduating USC Cinema, he worked as a freelance screenwriter attaining the rank of associate-caucus member in the Writers Guild of America West. He decided to enter the field of education teaching story development at the Laguna College of Art + Design between 2017-2019. Currently he is an Assistant Professor at the Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, in the Animation/VFX Program.
His 2017 script Reluctant Dragons was an Academy Nicholl Top 50 Semi-Finalist and the 2018 Tracking Board Launch Pad Top 10 Finalist.
For professional inquiries please e-mail: johnjperezwriter@gmail.com
EDUCATION & BACKGROUND
USC School of Cinematic Arts // John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television (MFA)
Fogelman-Rodriguez Fellow
Laguna College of Art + Design // Feature Animation (BFA)
Merit Scholarship
Writer’s Guild of America West (WGA) Associate Caucus Member
EMPLOYMENT
Artistic Assistant Professor, Chapman University Dodge College of Media Arts (Full-Time)
Adjunct Professor, Laguna College of Art + Design
Author, Action Lab Comics, Power and Magic Press
Cinematic Artist, Obsidian Entertainment
Artist, Delfino Entertainment
For more information please go to linkedin.com/in/johnjosephperez/