MARISSA E. BERNSTEL https://www.mbernstel.co m [email protected] (561) 398-5435
Storyboard Artist on Primetime show “Bless The Harts” — Titmouse – North Hollywood, CA – October 2019 Responsible for analyzing scripts and director’s notes to create drawn sequences that are animatic ready, starting from thumbnails to roughs, then comps and final.
Storyboard Revisionist on Primetime show “Duncanville” — Bento Box Entertainment – North Hollywood, CA – May 2019 – October 2019 Responsible for analyzing scripts and director’s notes to create drawn sequences that are animatic ready, making appropriate fixes and tweaks to already existing storyboards, drawing characters on model in a timely and efficient manner, and working collaboratively with all areas of the television production pipeline.
Storyboarder on “Star Wars the Clone Wars” -- Lucasfilm Animation – San Francisco, CA – May 2018 – April 2019 Responsible for taking scenes from script into first pass (drawn thumbnails) and then into final layout with Lucasfilm's proprietary 3d software. Boards are a combination of drawing and 3d. Rough planning is drawn via thumbnails, then first pass and final pass of camera and character placement is done in 3d space with the 3d program. Character/acting beats are done on top of layout with drawing for final polish.
Animator/Cam Layout for WWE19, 2k Games – Novato, CA – January 2018 – May 2018 Responsible for creating in-game cut scenes in Motion Builder for WWE19, by generating 3d cameras in the scene, importing and cleaning up motion capture data on characters, animating hand poses and facial expressions from scratch.
Cinematic Artist, Telltale Games – San Rafael, CA – May 2016 – November 2017 Created in- game cutscenes from their First Pass to the Final Polish of the finished game. This involved staging characters, objects and cameras in 3d space, pacing the scene’s dialogue, and utilizing Telltale’s animation assets to bring characters to life. Credited games are: Walking Dead Season 3, Batman Season 1, Batman Season 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Storyboarder on “Agent Smarty Pants” -- Disney XD by Maker – Los Angeles, CA – March 2016 A Disney XD by Maker pilot episode written by youtuber Action Movie Kid, Daniel Hashimoto. Responsible for storyboarding the 5-minute short as well as animating a handful of final shots and character walk/run cycles in After Effects.
Storyboarder/Animator for Maker Studios – Los Angeles, CA – November 2015 and December 2016 “Jacksepticeye Origins” Storyboarded and animated a 2 minute short in After Effects. Not yet released. “CUTE TO DEATH” Responsible for 3D animating two characters in four shots from the third episode of the short series on youtube.
ANIMATION INTERN, Disney Consumer Products – Glendale, CA – January 2015 – January 2016 Responsible for creating 2D and 3D animations as well as storyboards for Disney, Pixar, and Marvel themed apps. Animated/Storyboarded on apps; Inside Out Storybook Deluxe, The Good Dinosaur Storybook Deluxe, The Lion Guard app, Cars Daredevil Garage, Marvel Mashers, Descendants, Disney Color and Play, Doc Pet Vet, Disney SHOUT, Disney Jigsaw, and FROZEN Story Theater.
“Scout’s Honor” - Sarasota, FL – April 2014 A 3D animated short film made at Ringling College of Art and Design consisting of 2 characters, 2 environments, and multiple props. Responsible for all aspects, start to final film.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE Autodesk Maya, Motion Builder, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier, Photoshop and Illustrator, Unity, Zbrush, Nuke, Microsoft Word and Excel. EDUCATION Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL BFA 2014 Major in Computer Animation Pixar Artists Master Class – Miami, FL – August 2013 A seminar focused on animation and storyboarding techniques, by Andrew Gordon + Matthew Luhn.