Animation
Aaron Mann
Freelance Artist
Salt Lake City,Utah
Summary
I am a freelance artist seeking a story position in an animation studio for feature film or television.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Storyboard Artist/Animator
LiveSwitch Inc
01.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Animated website instructional videos for their 'LiveSwitch Video Conferencing' software
- Animated website instructional videos for their 'LiveSwitch Video Conferencing' software
- Animated website instructional videos for their 'LiveSwitch Video Conferencing' software
2d Animator
ThinkingBox Marketing Services
10.2016 - Current
- Company Overview: Teaching Digital Storyboarding and Principles of Animation
- Teaching Digital Storyboarding and Principles of Animation
- Helped 2d hand animated a Starbucks Pike coffee Youtube commercial
- Teaching Digital Storyboarding and Principles of Animation
Digital Artist
LDS Publishing
01.2011 - Current
- Company Overview: Created digital hand-drawn/ puppet animation for youtube videos in the style of the Directors vision and concept
- I have created digital hand-drawn/ puppet animation for youtube videos in the style of the Directors vision and concept
- I have drawn the pencils for the Publishing Departments Scripture Stories and other artist would finalize my work and make backgrounds
- Created digital hand-drawn/ puppet animation for youtube videos in the style of the Directors vision and concept
- Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ssHhzi7alI
- Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzWXSz9hlxw
- Https://amann82.myportfolio.com/bible-childrens-comics
- Https://amann82.myportfolio.com/pencils
Animator and Storyboard Artist
Kaleidoscope Pictures
01.2009 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Storyboarded 7 and 11 min animated shorts for a 2D puppet animated cartoon from a script
- I would storyboard 7 and 11 min animated shorts for a 2D puppet animated cartoon from a script
- The storyboards were intentionally drawn to fit a more hand drawn feel if the show received a larger budget
- Storyboarded 7 and 11 min animated shorts for a 2D puppet animated cartoon from a script
- Https://portfolio.adobe.com/c11e60f6-22ad-4e9d-9878-6807ec9932f8/editor/franklin-covey-animatic
Animator/ Storyboard Artist
R&R Partners
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Advertising, Barrick Gold Corporation Animated Commercials
- Advertising, Barrick Gold Corporation Animated Commercials
Education
Masters of Fine Art Degree - Animation
10.2017 - 5 2020
- My Junior project I made a 2d animated short based on satire on animated movie storyline cliches
- For my Senior Capstone project I created a pitch for an animated TV series.
Bachelor of Science - Digital Media
08.2007 - 5 2010
Associates of Science Degree - Multi Media
08.2004 - 5 2007
Storyboarding Course - Storyboarding
08.2013 - 10 2013
- Rad Seachrist's Storyboarding course from his former blogspot site.
- Instructor was Rad Sechrist.
- The Training I received from this course was the basic fundamentals of this course was how to draw a character using basic construction approach and to progress a camera shot.
Storyboarding - Storyboarding
08.2014 - 12 2014
- In this training I created an action sequence called 'Rennaissance Man' about a steampunk action hero who flies from one ship to another and sword fights Samurai Warriors.
- The sequence got me into the top 20 out of 200 for a Dreamworks Story Internship but unfortunately I wasn't chosen to be one of the 4 interns.
Storyboarding - Storyboarding
08.2020 - 11 2020
In this course we learned how to progress a camera when two characters are going through an emotional arc, having each character being in a single shot to progress to a two shot.
Storyboarding Course - Storyboarding
01.2022 - 5 2022
In this course we went over action sequences. My training helped me with understanding showing on screen where the danger is coming from and to show where the safety or freedom is for the character and is the character's objective.
Drawing for Storyboarding - Storyboarding
06.2022 - 7 2022
- This was a crash course of the drawing fundamentals for storyboarding. We drew story beats like a 'kodak Moment' based upon a summer core memory.
- We created turn around sheets of models from Pinterest.
- We then were to board a core memory that made someone laugh aloud.
- Last we made a 'Director's Statement' creating a single page statement of the show you would create as a Director.
Storyboarding Course - undefined
Skills
Photoshop
AfterEffects
Premiere
Toonboom Harmony
ToonBoom Storyboard Pro
Hand drawing
Anatomy
Visual storytelling
Character design
Story development
Storyboarding
Animation design
Hand-drawn animation
Interests
Film
Storyboarding
Timeline
Brainstorm Online - Drawing for Storyboarding, Storyboarding
06.2022 - 7 2022
BrainStorm Online - Storyboarding Course, Storyboarding
01.2022 - 5 2022
Storyboard Artist/Animator - LiveSwitch Inc
01.2021 - Current
Rad How to - Storyboarding, Storyboarding
08.2020 - 11 2020
UCLA - Masters of Fine Art Degree, Animation
10.2017 - 5 2020
2d Animator - ThinkingBox Marketing Services
10.2016 - Current
Animator/ Storyboard Artist - R&R Partners
01.2015 - 01.2016
CG Masters Academy - Storyboarding, Storyboarding
08.2014 - 12 2014
Rad How to - Storyboarding Course, Storyboarding
08.2013 - 10 2013
Digital Artist - LDS Publishing
01.2011 - Current
Animator and Storyboard Artist - Kaleidoscope Pictures
01.2009 - 01.2023
Utah Valley University - Bachelor of Science, Digital Media
08.2007 - 5 2010
Salt Lake Community College - Associates of Science Degree, Multi Media
08.2004 - 5 2007
- Storyboarding Course,