Sunday August 24th - 1st Post

Ok. Hi everyone. My first official 'blog' entry. I'm just testing things out so please forgive any moments of confusion or lack of knowhow on my part. It's another beautiful sunny southern California Sunday morning, and yes, I have some illustrations to do. So i will update and post in a bit. -Mark

Here is my work profile :

Work Profile:
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Experience

Story Mentor
AnimationMentor
(Educational Institution ; 11-50 employees ; Animation industry)
May 2007 – Present (1 year 4 months)
Teach students the art of Story and developing their ideas through weekly on-line assignments.
http://www.animationmentor.com/

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Storyboard Artist

The Walt Disney Company
(Public Company ; 10,001 or more employees ; DIS; Entertainment industry)
March 2007 – Present (1 year 6 months)
Mark has 1 recommendation (1 co-worker) including:
Julie Morgavi, Dialogue Director, The Walt Disney Company

Storyboard Artist
Funnypages Productions, LLC
(Privately Held ; Animation industry)
May 2007 – August 2007 ( 4 months)
Freelance Storyboards for Big Idea's TV series, ' 3 - 2 - 1 Penguin '.

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Character Animator
Walt Disney Feature Animation
(Public Company ; 10,001 or more employees ; DIS; Animation industry)
July 2004 – March 2007 (2 years 9 months)
Character animation on ' Meet the Robinsons '.
Animated on the character ' Lewis ' supervised by Nik Raneri
also animated on the character : ' Bowler Hat Guy ' supervised by Dick Zondag.

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Character Animator
DreamWorks Animation
(Public Company ; 1001-5000 employees ; DWA; Animation industry)
September 2003 – May 2004 ( 9 months)
Character animation on Shrek 2
Supervised by James Baxter

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Character Animator
Walt Disney Feature Animation
( Animation industry)
January 1994 – September 2003 (9 years 9 months)
Home on the Range : Lead 3D Animator on Herd Cows working directly with directors Will Finn and John Sanford
Also traditional character animation of ' Grace the Cow ' supervised by Mark Henn

Emperors New Groove : Character animation on ' Kuzco human ' supervised by Nik Raneri.

One by One: Character animation on animated short

Fantasia 2000 : Character animation on "Rhapsody in Blue" working directly with director Eric Goldberg.

Tarzan : additional animation worked directly with Directors Kevin Lima and Chris Buck and animation supervisor Bruce Smith.

Mulan : Character animation of Mulan supervised by Mark Henn

Hercules : Character animation of Megara supervised by Ken Duncan

Hunchback : Character animation of Esmeralda supervised by Tony Fucile.

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Animator
The Hollywood Cartoon Company
(Privately Held ; 1-10 employees ; Animation industry)
April 1992 – December 1993 (1 year 9 months)

The Pagemaster (1994) (animator: The Hollywood Cartoon Company)

Once Upon a Forest (1993) (animator: The Hollywood Cartoon Company)

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Animator
Creative Capers Entertainment
(Privately Held ; 11-50 employees ; Animation industry)
December 1991 – March 1992 ( 4 months)
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) (animator: Creative Capers Cartoons)

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Directing Animator
Universal Cartoon Studios / Amblin Television
(Public Company ; Entertainment industry)
March 1991 – November 1991 ( 9 months)
Directing animator for the Christmas Special : A Wish for Wings That Work (1991) (TV)

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Supervisor Clean-Up Dept / Animator
Don Bluth Studios
(Privately Held ; 51-200 employees ; Animation industry)
April 1985 – March 1991 (6 years)

Thumbelina (1994) (additional animator)

A Troll in Central Park (1994) (character animator)

Rock-A-Doodle (1991) (character animator)

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) (clean-up supervisor)

The Land Before Time (1988) (additional animator)

An American Tail (1986) (character key assistant)

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Animator / Character Layout Artist
Nelvana
(Public Company ; 201-500 employees ; Animation industry)
March 1984 – April 1985 (1 year 2 months)
"Ewoks" (character layout artist) (13 episodes, 1985)

The Care Bears Movie (1985) (animator)

Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins (1984) (TV) (assistant animator)
Education

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Sheridan College
animation, 1982 – 1984
Pickering high school
1976 – 1980

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