Crystal Perea
Experience
Storyboard Revisionist, American Dad, 20th TV Animation, March 2023 - PRESENT
Script/Book Coverage Writer, Freelance, April 2025 - PRESENT
Storyboard Artist, American Dad, 20th TV Animation, February 2020 - January 2023
Storyboard Revisionist, Family Guy, Fox TV Animation, October 2017 - February 2020
Freelance Storyboard Artist, Baobab Studios, Unannounced Production, June 2017 - October 2017
Co-wrote multiple story outlines. Storyboarded from outline, roughed and cleaned up boards, problem-solved story issues, pitched story ideas.
Freelance Prop Designer, Baobab Studios, Unannounced Production, September 2017
Assistant, ACT Machinery, February 2016 - October 2017
Sales Associate, JCPenney, August 2014 - August 2016
Temp Worker, R3 Papercraft, May 2012 - August 2012
Fellowships/Contests
2025 Hillman Grad Season 4
Writing Track Mentee — Comedy Writer
2024 National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) Series Scriptwriters Program
Fellow - Comedy Writer
2025, 2024 Disney Entertainment Television (DET) Writing Program
Semi-finalist
2025 Tribe Fellowship
Round 2 Applicant
2025 Blacklist/Women in Film Episodic Lab
Shortlist
2023 Spring WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab
Quarterfinalist - “Not Faire” Original Pilot Script
2022 Mentorship Matters
Finalist
2022 Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Second Rounder - “Not Faire” Original Pilot Script
2021 Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Second Rounder - “Not In the Mood” Pen15 Spec Script
Short Films
“A Boy and His Beast”, 2015-2016 • Writer, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Editor & Sound Designer, Animator
- A collaborative 9 minute stop motion short completed under the mentorship of Stephen Chiodo.
+ Screened at the Burbank Film Festival 2017
+ Screened at the Oceanside International Film Festival 2017
- Best Animation at OIFF
- Audience Choice Award
+ Screened at the Beverly Hills Film Festival 2017
- 2017 Filmmaker Official Selection
+ Winner of the Award of Merit in the Best Shorts Competition
+ Screened at the LCAD Animation Festival 2016
"Oh Brother”, 2015 - 2016 • Filmmaker
+ Screened at the 2016 LCAD Animation Film Festival
“Mo, Bringer of War” & “Man Hunters”, Spring 2014 • Storyboard Artist, Animator
+ Screened at the LCAD Animation Film Festival 2014
"Lunch Punk", Fall 2013 • Filmmaker
"Schadenfreude", Spring 2011 • Director
“Sea Snack”, Summer 2010 • Filmmaker
Education
Script Anatomy
TV Drama Pilot Lab - Winter 2025
TV Comedy Pilot Lab - Spring 2025, 2024 Fall 2022, Spring 2022
TV Pilot Draft Intensive - Summer 2023, Winter 2021
TV Rewrite Lab - Spring 2023
Televisionary (Comedy) - Summer 2021, Winter 2022
Writing Pad
TV 3, Spring 2021 - Spring 2022
TV 2, Winter 2020
TV Comedy 2, Winter 2020
TV Comedy 1 (x2), Fall 2020
Gotham Writers
TV Writing Level 1, Fall 2020
CG Master 2D Academy (CGMA)
- Story Development for Artists: from Idea to Reality, Summer 2020
- Storyboarding for Animation, Spring 2015, 2016, 2017
Concept Design Academy (CDA)
- Cinematic Storyboarding Summer 2017
Rad How to School
- Storyboarding for Feature Animation, Spring 2017, Summer 2016
Laguna College of Art & Design (LCAD) 2011-2016, BFA in Character Animation
California State Summer School of the Arts (CSSSA) Summer 2010
Organizations
Startwith8 - Mentee
Story4All - Mentor
Women in Film - Member
Women in Animation - Member
NALIP - Member
The JTC List - Member
Skills
Storyboard Pro, Photoshop, Premiere, Cintiq, Mac and PC systems, traditional drawing media (ink, watercolor, etc.), various screenwriting software, hula hoop.