Melissa Allen

Work History

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  Storyboard Revisions Supervisor

  WildBrain

  January 2022 - August 2022
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  Storyboard Artist

  WildBrain

  February 2021 - November 2021

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Storyboard Artist

  WildBrain

  August 2020 - February 2021

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Storyboard Artist

  WildBrain

  July 2019 - August 2020
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  Storyboard Artist

  Atomic Cartoons

  October 2018 - June 2019

  Vancouver, Canada
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  Storyboard Artist

  DHX Media

  February 2017 - September 2018

  Vancouver, Canada

  
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  Storyboard Artist

  DHX Media

  February 2018 - June 2018

  CA
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  Storyboard Artist

  Huhu Studios

  August 2016 - December 2016

  Snell's Beach, New Zealand

  Storyboard artist on the feature animated film "Beast of Burden" under the direction of Kirby Atkins.
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  Storyboard Artist

  DHX Media

  June 2016 - July 2016

  Boarding episode 18 season two of the Amazon show "Wishenpoof".

  
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  Storyboard Revisionist

  Bardel Entertainment

  March 2015 - March 2016

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  
  Storyboard Revision on Dreamwork TV's "Dino Trux" under the direction of Donna Brockopp.
  
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  Storyboard Artist

  Bardel Entertainment

  July 2015 - September 2015

  Freelance Storyboardboard Artist on the new Warner Bros project "DC Superhero Girls" under the direction of Nick Vallinakis.
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  Titmouse

  July 2014 - March 2015

  Paint Artist on Dreamworks "Turbo: F.A.S.T." under the art direction of Antonio Canobbio.
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  Style5.tv

  January 2015 - January 2015

  Freelance layout and paint artist for upcoming short film "Johnny Physical: Lives."
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  Sheridan

  September 2010 - April 2014

  Studied both 2D and 3D animation with an interest in story development, layout and pre-production visual development. I learned every stage of animation production to better understand the craft of animation film making.
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  Sheridan

  September 2009 - April 2014

  - Develop relationships between students who are differently abled and the college, to help students navigate the services available to them through the school.
  
  - Tutor students with various degrees of accessibility issues in subjects ranging from art to physics as well as computer programs such as Microsoft Office and Photoshop.
  
  - Some experience with office management ie. setting test times and file management.
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  Intern

  Titmouse

  June 2013 - July 2013

  Los Angeles

  
  Interned as a storyboard revisionist, and layout artist for a coop term under the supervision of J.J. Villard, William Wray and Duncan Ferguson. Enhanced my technical skills in Photoshop and Flash while working on the shows Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem and King Star King for Adult Swim. Worked in a team to meet production schedules every week and create clean boards, on-style assets, rough layouts, clean character outlines for puppeting in Flash, etc.
  

• Fists of Finance

  September 2012 - April 2013

  Was responsible for story creation, and film direction. Also performed producers duties and part of the background painting/animation/storyboarding team, for student film "Fists of Finance."

• After School Program Instructor

  Edmonton Inner-City Children's Project

  September 2003 - June 2004

  9624 108 Ave, Mother Teresa Elementary School

  
  Plan and carry out after-school activities for 6-11 year olds.