Kennedy Tarrell Glendale, CA, 91206 www.kennedytarrell.com [email protected] | (402) 850-4077 Experience Netflix Animation| Story Artist – Untitled Feature – Storyboard Artist – The Cuphead Show! Burbank, CA | February 2019- Present • Storyboarding on an upcoming feature project • The Cuphead Show! - Focus on comedy and character • Pitch jokes, characters, and new ideas for sequences to directors, writers, and producers HB-Wink Productions| Story Artist – Extinct (2020) Burbank, CA | April 2018 – October 2018 • Storyboarded on an upcoming animated feature project, emphasizing comedy • Worked closely with directors to craft plot, story, humor, and compelling characters DreamWorks Animation Television| Storyboard Artist - Spirit Riding Free, various projects Glendale, CA | September 2017 – April 2018 • Storyboarded episodes for a CG action/adventure series, 22 minutes in length • Worked alongside two other storyboard artists in a team of three, on a 3 week rough, 3 week clean schedule • Storyboarded a variety of sequences depending on the tone of the episode, from horse action sequences to musical comedy to tension and suspense • Used Storyboard Pro to edit and rough time animatics, inserted sound effects, and timed acting to dialog DreamWorks Animation Television| Storyboard Revisionist - Spirit Riding Free Glendale, CA | Jan 2016 - Present • Independently storyboarded and edited a comedy musical short film for Spirit Riding Free’s YouTube Channel – completed rough and clean pass in 2 weeks • Freelanced Revisions/ Colored in animatics for All Hail King Julien and Harvey Street Kids • Worked one-on-one with Awesomeness TV to create additional illustrated content for the book adaptation of Spirit: Riding Free and various promotional materials for marketing team DreamWorks Animation Television| Production Assistant - Dawn of The Croods, Various Productions Glendale, CA | October 2014 - 2015 • Built a document detailing out storyboard conforming process for a traditionally animated show and trained storyboard & production teams based on document curriculum. Freelance – Continued Work • Freelance Story Artist – Sony Pictures Animation – Unannounced - Upcoming • Freelance Storyboard– Harley Quinn – Warner Bros Animation - Fall-Winter 2018 • Freelance Storyboard Artist – Cleopatra in Space – DreamWorks Television- Sept-December 2018 • Character Design – Development – OddBot Inc. • Development Beat boarding / Storyboarding – Gabby’s Dollhouse – DreamWorks Television Animation – Winter 2018-2019 • Development Storyboarding – Misc. DreamWorks TV Series – Upcoming • Comic Artist - “Butterflies” - Written by Renee Bracey Sherman - Comics For Choice - 2018 Education/Training University of Nebraska-Lincoln - 2012-2014 Bachelor Candidate of Art in Film and New Media, Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Continued Education / Software • Concept Design Academy, Art Center at Night, LAAFA, CGMA,, The Animation Guild, and Rad’s How To School • Storyboard Pro, Photoshop, and Flix/Adobe Bridge for Storyboarding. Proficient in Mac and PC .