Leon Belt of Bristol, Connecticut, who was the Art Director at ESPN and graduate of Rhode Island School of Design has sadly died. According to reports, he died on November 13, 2024. His death has come as a shock to so many in his community who knew and loved him. The ESPN community has lost a true and rare gem. Although, he has not been confirmed dead by his family, a Facebook post has it that he is dead. When confirmed dead by his family, his funeral arrangements and obituary will be made available.
About Leon Belt ESPN video producer
Leon Belt was a industrious resident of Bristol, Connecticut. He had his Bachelor of Arts in Film and Art at the University of Howard. He also obtained his digital media master’s degree at Rhode Island School of Design, from 2005 to 2007. My concentration was in animation and digital media. My concentration was in animation and digital media.
Currently employed in the field of sports television, Leon Belt was the designer who has won the ProMax BDA gold medal and a video editor who has won an Emmy medal. He participated in the editing of showcases, teases, and design components for show packages in collaboration with producers. He was also responsible for the creation of an animated franchise for the magazine feature show E:60, which received millions of viewers both online and on national television.
At National Geographic, he was a member of a team that is responsible for producing content for the SnapChat Discover channel. After Effects was the program that he use to animate video footage, text, and still images.
It was his responsibility to produce video content that is suitable for the web that features the roster of public speakers. On location, he was responsible for producing, shooting, and editing promotional movies of the speakers. As part of his work at Keppler, he created promotional videos that include animated packages that are shown at events as well as ads that are utilized online.
A feature film that was shot in the New York and New Jersey area required assistance from the art director in acquiring and making props for the film. It was a pleasure to work on projects, which was his first credit for a feature picture.
He was responsible for producing a video series that won a Telly award for the electronic book version of REMIX: Decorating with Culture, Objects, and Soul, which was published by Random House. A video series that showed one-of-a-kind house decors that were influenced by the ethnic backgrounds of their homeowners was one that he shot and edited as part of a production that took place in multiple cities.