Bill Rude

Bill Rude grew up outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin immersed in one of the most renowned high school fine art programs in the country. He continued his education on scholarship to the Minneapolis College of Art + Design, where he earned a BFA in Film and Digital media before moving onto Los Angeles where he earned a MFA from The University of Southern California's prestigious school of Cinema and Television. An expert in pastiche and nostalgia, his creative eye is lent to all manner of film production from designing titles, props, and costumes, to visual effects and directing. Rude has also taught animation and film production at the Minneapolis College of Art + Design (MCAD), as well as character animation at the California Institute of the Arts. In his spare time he is also a successful horror artist, showing his work around the Los Angeles area as well as the country.