Darren Taylor

Darren Taylor

Senior Storyboard Artist / Junior Character Designer / 19 yrs

United Kingdom

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Freelance Storyboard Artist with good experience.
Work History
  • Film Director

    Platinum Films Ltd

    September 2019 - Present
    London, United Kingdom
  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Self-employed

    June 2006 - Present

    Providing Productions with Storyboard, Animatic, Character&Prop; Design & Revisions art using Photoshop, Storyboard Pro and traditional methods.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Mercury Filmworks

    June 2019 - August 2019

    Provide Storyboard for a new series of Hilda.

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Blue Zoo

    February 2019 - May 2019
    Ardrossan, United Kingdom

    Provide Storyboards using Panel Forge

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist (Season 3 of an establish IP)

    Blue Zoo

    February 2019 - May 2019
    London, United Kingdom

    Provide Storyboards. Attend Script review/board-launch onsite and discuss idea's and suggestions. Layout the board using 3D assets as a rough then draw the board using PanelForge.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Axis Animation

    June 2018 - November 2018
    Ardrossan, United Kingdom

    Provide Storyboards

  • free-lance storyboard artist

    Brown bag films

    November 2017 - July 2018
    County Dublin, Ireland

    Provide Storyboards.

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Brown bag films

    April 2018 - July 2018
    County Dublin, Ireland

    Providing Storyboards for an established pre-school show.

  • Storyboard Revisionist

    Brown bag films

    April 2018 - May 2018
    County Dublin, Ireland

    Provide Storyboard Revisions for a Nickelodeon show.

  • Senior Revisionist

    Brown bag films

    August 2016 - April 2018
    Dublin, Ireland

    Ran the Revisions Team. Helped through the Hiring/Selection process. Delegated Revisions daily. Did revisions daily. Sat in edit with Directors.

  • Freelance Senior Storyboard Revisionist

    Brown bag films

    September 2017 - April 2018
    Ireland

    Providing Revisions Remotely.

  • Episodic Director

    Brown bag films

    November 2016 - April 2018
    County Dublin, Ireland

    4 Episodes of a new 3D Children's Show for Nickelodeon.
    Top Line notes for the process. Client calls. Fitting within the shows stylistic requirements while providing fun thematic keys for each episode.

  • Storyboard Revisionist

    Red Star 3D

    October 2017 - November 2017
    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Provide some storyboard revisions for 3D Animated Feature.

  • Freelance Artist

    Panini

    January 2016 - January 2017
    Scotland

    Providing Illustrations for a Marvel Project. (Traditional-Pencils & Inks)

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Brown bag films

    September 2016 - November 2016
    County Dublin, Ireland

    Some boards for a new Disney show.

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Blue Zoo

    May 2016 - September 2016

    4 Episodes of a 3D Preschool show.
    Skype Meetings.
    Providing storyboards using Photoshop.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Red Star 3D

    August 2015 - August 2016

    Providing Storyboards, using Photoshop and Premiere.

  • Character Designer

    Red Star 3D

    January 2016 - January 2016
    Scotland

    Feature Film.

    As well as boarding for this short project, I am providing some character design as well. Photoshop.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Red Star 3D

    January 2016 - January 2016
    Scotland

    In addition to the ongoing production an In-house side project has arisen. I'm providing storyboards, using Photoshop/Premiere.

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Nerd Corps Entertainment

    May 2015 - August 2015

    Digital Storyboards for Film.

  • Character Designer

    Red Star 3D

    March 2015 - June 2015
    Scotland

    Providing Pre-Production Character Designs.

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Dot To Dot Productions

    September 2014 - February 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    Provide storyboards via Storyboard Pro 4 and (where required) suggest/pitch gags.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Hit Entertainment

    December 2013 - September 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    Attend a script reading. Rough out and pitch. Clean-up and provide completed boards. Used Storyboard Pro.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Telegael

    April 2013 - November 2013
    Ireland

    Freelancer.Working with Storyboard Pro. Gag-Pitching. Roughs & Clean-up.

  • Story board artist

    Darkside Studios

    January 2013 - June 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Assisted in Developing the Pilot for a new series that is in development. Took part in teleconferencing, for meetings about the dynamic nature of still-in-development properties. Provided rough storyboards.

  • Storyboard Artist

    ChristieHQ

    July 2012 - June 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Storyboards.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Signal TV

    March 2012 - May 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Advertising Story Boards. Photoshop.

  • Storyboard Artist

    And Productions

    May 2012 - March 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Storyboarded Advertising Boards.

  • Storyboard Artist

    LIGHTWORX MEDIA LIMITED

    January 2013 - February 2013
    Bristol, United Kingdom

    Working digitally on a short term project providing both colour and B&W boards.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Red Star 3D

    September 2012 - November 2012
    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Pre-production. Storyboarder on new title at Red Star 3D. Working on site with the Director, shot-by-shot.

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Axis Animation

    June 2012 - August 2012
    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Work on site. Drew half of the cut scenes for Alien: Isolation.

  • Advertising Storyboard Artist

    Signal TV

    March 2012 - May 2012

    Storyboard Artist.

  • Comic Book Artist/Designer

    Hasbro

    July 2010 - April 2012
    Greater Boston Area

    Working with Hasbro drawing, inking and colouring Posters, Covers and Comics. From Script to Finished Art. Working on Spider-man, Star Wars and Transformers. Providing Designs.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Darkside Animation

    February 2012 - March 2012

    Storyboard Artist.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Cerealbox

    January 2012 - February 2012

    Storyboard Artist.

  • Storyboard Artist

    The Walt Disney Company

    November 2011 - December 2011
    U.K.

    Winnie the Pooh. ToonBoom-Storyboard Pro. Single board for end musical sequence.

  • Mike The Knight

    Hit Entertainment

    April 2011 - November 2011

    Story board artist.

  • Storyboard Artist Pre-Viz.

    Edinburgh Visit Scotland

    July 2011 - August 2011
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    I had been doing some paper-maquettes to aid in my boarding set-ups and posted this to my Blog. The AD quite liked the basic look and we spent a week doing exactly that for their connection to the Film "Brave".

  • Storyboard Artist

    RDF Television

    April 2010 - September 2010

    Season 3 'Waybuloo'.

  • Storyboarder. (Freelance)

    Brown bag films

    November 2009 - April 2010

    Storyboards. Photoshop.

  • Storyboard Artist

    Axis Animation

    2010 - 2010

    Worked on an Animated Scottish Power Advert.

  • Story-Boarder

    RDF Television

    September 2009 - December 2009

    Pre-Production, Lead-Storyboards.

  • Lead Storyboard Artist

    RDF Television

    March 2008 - December 2008

    Lead Storyboards on new CBBC Commission through RDF/Foundation.

  • Storyboarder

    Sir Billi

    2007 - 2008

    Provided storyboards for the film. 2D Hair designs when the production moved away from real-hair modelling. I also provided some textures for the modellers.

  • Concept and Lead Storyboard Artist.

    GLASGOW ANIMATION LIMITED

    January 2007 - November 2007

    Primarily producing the storyboards for the Feature, coupled with producing in-house concepts that fit to the pre-established look of the film. Working with the Director, modelers Avid and layout crew to ensure that the Directors wishes were carried through the process.

  • Concept Artist

    Proper Games Ltd.

    June 2006 - January 2007

    Provided some Pre-Viz and designs.

Education
  • Dundee College

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  • Woodmill High School

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