Marianne (Maz) Bell

I am a Los Angeles based Previs and Layout artist currently working at Marvel Animation.

• Previs Artist

  Marvel Animation

  Sep 2024 - Present

  1 yr 5 mos

  Remote
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  Previs Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  Oct 2018 - Mar 2024

  5 yrs 5 mos

  Glendale, California
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  Animator

  Frame Machine

  Sep 2018 - Oct 2018

  1 mo

  Santa Monica, California
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  Previs Artist

  Pixomondo

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  4 mos

  Los Angeles, California

  

  
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  3 mos
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  Nov 2017 - Dec 2017

  1 mo
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  May 2017 - Nov 2017

  6 mos
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  Previs Artist/Animator

  The Third Floor

  Apr 2017 - May 2017

  1 mo
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2017

  2 mos
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

  1 mo

  
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  4 mos
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  Previs Animator

  The Third Floor

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

  3 mos
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  Previs Animator

  The Third Floor

  Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  2 mos
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2015

  1 yr 2 mos
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  The Third Floor

  Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  3 mos

  

• Animator

  Mobiquity, Inc.

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  1 mo
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2014

  1 mo

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Animator

  USC Student Project (Team Flaming Toast)

  Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

  5 mos

  Maya rigger and animator for USC student video game entitled “Bloom.” Prepared and exported animations for Unity game engine and fixed any issues. www.bloomthegame.com

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  Previs Animator

  321 Launch

  Jul 2010 - Aug 2013

  3 yrs 1 mo

  New York, New York

  Previs Animator on multiple pre-visualization spots for television commercials. Brought spots from start to finish by animating early layout poses and cameras, addressing client feedback, assigning tasks to assistant animators, directing mocap actors, cleaning and implementing mocap into scenes, and adding polish and facial animation to final product.

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  Junior Animator

  PandaPanther

  Dec 2009 - Jan 2010

  1 mo

  New York, NY

  Previz animator on PopTarts commercial.
  Animator on board game commercial.

• AnimSquad

  Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

• AnimSquad

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

• Certificate in Advanced Character Animation

  Animation Mentor

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

• Masters of Science

  New York University

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2009

• University of California, Santa Barbara

  Sep 1995 - Jun 1999