Ilya Skorupsky

Ilya Skorupsky

Storyboard Artist, Director, Animator

Supervisor Storyboard Artist / Supervisor Director / 21 yrs

New York, United States

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Storyboard Artist

Bob's Burgers (2011)

Storyboard Artist

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006)

Storyboard Artist

Cats Don't Dance (1997)

Storyboard Artist

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)

Storyboard Artist

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015)

Storyboard Artist

Spongebob SquarePants (1999)

Storyboard Artist

Henry Hugglemonster (2013)

Storyboard Artist

Saturday Night Live (2012)

Story Director

Everyone's Hero (2006)

Story Artist

Ice Age (2002)

Director

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

Director, Storyboard Artist, Animator

Beavis and Butthead (1993)

Ilya Skorupsky has been a presence in the animation industry for the past thirty+ years.
Ilya came to the United States in 1990 and has worked since as a Director, Story Artist, Animator and Designer in both television and features. Career highlights include: Director and Story Artist on the MTV mega-hit “BEAVIS AND BUTT- HEAD”, Sequence Director on the full-length feature film “BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA”; Story Artist on the animated feature Film “BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE”, Story Artist on the Blue Sky/20th Century FOX Academy Award nominated computer animated feature film “ICE AGE” etc.
Work History
  • Story Artist on Academy Award nominated computer animated feature film

    Twentieth Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios, Inc.

    1999 - 2001
    White Plains, NY

    Story Artist on computer animated feature film "ICE AGE"

  • Storyboard Artist

    Hammerhead Productions

    2012 - 2012
    Los Angeles, CA

    Story Artist on computer animated feature film "The Boxcar Children". Skills: Storyboarding · Toon Boom

  • Storyboard Artist

    Flickerlab

    2012 - 2012
    New York, NY

    Skills: Character Designs · Storyboarding · Character Animation · Toon Boom

  • Storyboard Artist

    Disney Junior/Brown Bag Films Ltd.

    2014 - 2014
    New York, NY

    Storyboard Artist on CG animated TV series "Henry Hugglemonster" Skills: Storyboarding · Character Animation · Toon Boom

  • professor of animation

    SCAD -Savannah College of Art and Design

    December 2016 - June 2022
    Savannah, GA
  • Storyboard Artist

    Titmouse

    June 2021 - August 2021
    California, United States

    Animated Feature Film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe”

  • freelance storyboard artist

    Warner Bros. Animation

    March 2016 - May 2016

    freelance storyboard artist

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    September 2015 - November 2015

    Freelance Storyboard Artist on animated TV series "SpongeBob SquarePants" Season-9

  • storyboard artist

    PandaPanther

    2013 - 2013
    New York, NY

    Storyboard Artist on cinematics for Activision's Nintendo game "SKYLANDERS Swap Force"

  • Freelance Story Artist

    Hammerhead Productions

    2012 - 2012

    Story Artist on computer animated feature film "The Boxcar Children".

  • Story Artist/Consultant

    Flickerlab

    June 2011 - November 2012
  • Story Artist

    Creative Group

    December 2009 - June 2010

    Story Artist on Animated Feature Film "Henry and Me"

  • Director, Story Artist

    Bento Box Entertainment

    2011 - 2012
    Burbank, CA

    Director on animated pilot for FOX "Murder Police".
    Story Artist on prime time TV series for FOX TV "Bob's Burgers". Skills: Editing · Character Designs · Storyboarding · Animation · Toon Boom

  • Director

    Film Roman

    2010 - December 2011
    Burbank, CA

    Director on the renewed animated series for MTV "Beavis and Butt-Head" created by Mike Judge (season 8)

  • Adjunct Animation Professor

    New York University Tisch School of the Arts

    September 2007 - June 2010
    New York, NY

    Teaching classes "Drawing and Design for Animation" and "Intro to Animation Techniques"

  • Concept Artist, Story Artist, Designer

    1stAveMachine

    2006 - 2010
    New York, NY

    Story Artist, Concept Artist and Designer on various commercial projects

  • Director/Creative Consultant

    Brand New World

    2006 - 2006
    New York, NY / Chicago, IL

    Director, Story Artist on animated shorts for The University of Chicago Booth School of Business/ University of Chicago' website

  • Director, Head of Story

    IDT Entertainment

    March 2003 - May 2005
    New Jersey, United States

    Directed on various computer animated feature and direct to video projects.
    Head of Story on computer animated feature film "Yankee Irving/Everyone's Hero" directed by late Christopher Reeve.

  • Story Artist, Animator

    Curious Pictures

    2001 - 2002
    New York, NY

    Storyboard Artist, Animator on animated pilot for VH-1

  • Story Artist on computer animated feature film "ICE AGE"

    Twentieth Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios, Inc.

    1999 - 2001
  • Story Artist

    Blue Sky Studios

    1999 - 2001
    Harrison, NY / White Plains, NY

    Story Artist on computer animated feature film "ICE AGE"

  • Director

    Film Roman

    1999 - 2000
    California, United States

    Director on Prime time TV series for Warner Bros. "Mission Hill"

  • Director

    MTV Networks/MTV Animation

    May 1993 - January 1999

    Director and Story Artist on animated TV series "Beavis and Butt-Head", "The Maxx", "MTV's Downtown".
    Sequence Director and Story Artist on animated feature film "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America".

  • Director

    MTV Animation

    1993 - 1999
Education
  • Animator

    School of Animation

    January 1981 - June 1983
  • MA in Architecture

    National Academy of fine arts and architecture

    October 1973 - June 1979