Career
In May 1990, Armand started in animation as an inbetweener at Fil-Cartoons in Manila, a subsidiary studio of Hanna-Barbera Productions. After ten months as an inbetweener, in March 1991, he moved to layout department, and that was the start of his career. While working for Fil-Cartoons, he was involved in the productions of Captain Planet and the Planeteers , The Addams Family (1992–93), The Pirates of Dark Water , Tom & Jerry Kids and Young Robin Hood , among others.
In 1994, Armand moved to the Philippine Animation Studio, an independent studio also in Manila producing TV series projects for Marvel Productions. He supervised layout for the overseas production of The Fantastic Four (1994–96), X-Men (1992–97), Biker Mice From Mars , and an animated music video for Prince.
In the spring of 1996, Armand moved to the US to work for 7th Level, Inc., a multimedia company which develops games, in Glendale, California. That same year, he completed a Layout Visualization and Background Design course at Associates in Art in Sherman Oaks, California. After a few months, he made a major step by moving to feature animated films at Walt Disney Animation Studios in February 1997. He and his family were relocated to Orlando, Florida to work on their then-ongoing project Mulan (1998).
After seven and a half years and four feature films, Armand decided to move back to the west coast after Disney announced that it is closing its doors to their Florida studio. Sony Pictures Animation took him in to start development on Surf's Up . Armand and his family were relocated back to Los Angeles in 2004. Armand is currently holding an art director post at Sony Pictures Animation.
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