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Story Apprentice
| Company | Skydance |
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| Location | Santa Monica, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $44.2 – $44.2 |
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| Type | Internship |
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| Experience Level | Internship |
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Requirements
- Must be 18 years or older
- Approximately 1 year of experience as a visual development artist and/or background painter, background designer, prop designer, etc. but no more than 2 years in feature animation (this can include previous internships, trainee experiences, etc.)
- Available full-time (40hrs per week) for 6 months between June 9th-December 12th
- Located in, or willingness to relocate to, the Los Angeles Metropolitan area
- Portfolio that demonstrates your skills with storyboarding and illustration
- Eagerness to learn and actively participate in studio offerings
- Knowledge of anatomy, perspective, and composition
- Sense of filmic staging and storytelling, entertainment, and humor
- Ability to present storyboards in an effective manner
Responsibilities
- Use artistic skills to bring characters, settings, and stories to life
- Work alongside mentor and team to create a visual representation of the story’s narrative
- Translate script pages by developing thumbnails, roughs, and storyboards that depict the requirements of the scene/ sequence
- Pitch storyboards to mentor, crew, Head of Story, and Director, and other members of the Skydance Animation creative team
- Innovate and elevate ideas, keeping in mind leadership’s requests and vision while adding your own creative flair
- Modify, revise, and edit sketches and boards addressing notes
- Gather reference material for projects
- Communicate progress of work to mentor and other appropriate staff
- Ensure quality and style of show is consistently achieved
- Participate in brainstorming sessions with other story artists
- Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as needed
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
