Hey y’all, I’m Mark.
While born and raised in the ATL, I’ve spent a while learning to program at the University of Michigan’s Engineering school before switching gears and taking the animation route at SCAD.
I consider myself an animation generalist, with a focus on rigging and 2D animation. While I’m personally interested in interactive mediums and gaming, my tendency to doodle has left me with good foundational drawing skills I can bring to hand-drawn subjects. I also have a passion for worldbuilding, and hope to bring a bit of story to anything I do.
And yes. I just really like birds.
Professional Skills
Hand-drawn Animation, 3D Modeling and Rigging, Storyboarding, Character Design, Concept Development, Narrative Design, Illustration, 3D Animation
C++
English, Dutch
Computer Software
ToonBoom Harmony, ToonBoom Storyboard Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Paint Tool SAI, Krita
Maya, Zbrush, ZbrushCore, Sculptris
Unreal Engine 4, Unity, Godot
Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Trello
Experience
2020-2021 : “Melodramatica”
Student Game developed at Breda University of Applied Sciences
Writer and Narrative Assistant for a Victorian theater management game. Researched era-appropriate writing styles and plays, and provided dialogue, story progression, and play descriptions for a cast of characters.
2018 – 2019 : “Fangrove Woods”
2D Student Film directed by Carly Hillis- Tedder, SCAD
Co-Director, Lead Animator, assistant Art Director on animated short set to found sound. Helped redesign style and solidify the spooky story of a bat lost in the woods.
2018 – 2019: “Fluid”,
2D Student Film directed by Grey Havens, SCAD
Animator for three shots, working from storyboards to rough out and clean monstrous characters.
2018 – 2019 : “Escape”
2D/3D Student Film directed by Yeliz Motro, SCAD
Provided concepts and style exploration to help establish 2D effect style for the dandelion motif. Also provided rough animation for several 2D effects to be layered on top of 3D elements.
2018: “The Letter”
2D Student Film directed by Chi Nguyen, SCAD
Worked with two other students to generate previsualization materials for a short film, including a moodboard, style frame, storyboard, color script, set of character sheets, and animatic.
2014: “En Passant”
Student Flash Game designed by Anne van Dijk, Technisch Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), Eindhoven, Netherlands
Lead Artist for a chess-based game concept pitch, providing pixel-based level tilesets, short enemy idle animations, and player character movement.
2010-12: www.MisticPets.com
Member of online artistic team, generating series of in-game items and creatures to match an existing website style.
Education
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation, 2015-19
Graduated Cum Laude
University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI
Courses in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2008-12
Courses in Life Drawing, 2012
Awards and Activities
2015-2019: Honors Scholarship | SCAD
2016: Beyond the Dot | Selected for student foundation work show with charcoal still life, SCAD
Spring 2015, Winter 2017: Dean’s List | SCAD
2012-14: Humane Society of Huron Valley | Volunteer care for impounded animals and administrative assistance
2007: MTNA Piano Competition: 1st in County level, 3rd in Georgia state level.