BENJAMIN FOSSELMAN [email protected] | (901) 600-9294 Glendale, CA 91205

STORYBOARD ARTIST & ANIMATOR Portfolio Website: www.stoopiddrawingz.com Instagram: @stoopiddrawingz

SKILLS Storyboard Pro, Toon Boom Harmony, Maya, Adobe Animate, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Premiere, Clip Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro

WORK HISTORY

Storyboard Artist | Joe Murray Studios - Glendale, CA 05/2018 - Current "Let's Go Luna" is a board-driven show about Luna the moon, who guides three friends - a wombat, a butterfly and a frog - as they visit new places around the world. Applied knowledge of cinematography, staging and shot flow to put together easy-to-follow, relevant boards. Utilized character knowledge to show diverse range of emotions for all manner of dramatic and comedic scenes. Pitched and wrote episodes and dialogue based on notes from directors.

Animator, Storyboard Artist | Magnetic Dreams - Nashville, TN 05/2012 - 07/2019 During my 6 year tenure at Magnetic Dreams my primary role was animator. I did 2d/3d based with various styles and software. Clients include Marvel, , Coca-Cola, M&Ms, HBO, Chick-Fil-A, Mother Goose Club, and Qpeas. In addition to animating, I also served as a storyboard artist, character/background/asset designer, director, and pitched show concepts.

Studio and Project Highlights:

Nickelodeon - MechChamps (animation), Spongebob Squarepants (animation) , pitches (visual development, storyboards) Youtube - The Wingfeather Saga (animation), I Love My Country (animation, storyboards, backgrounds, character design) - The Magical Wand Chase* (animation), The Cookie Thief (background assets), and Taye Diggs Go for a Drive (animation), various shorts (character designs, pilot script, storyboards).

EDUCATION Edinboro University of Pennsylvania - Edinboro, PA 2011 Bachelor of Arts: Animation