The program will cover advanced storyboarding techniques, writing dialogue, gesture drawing, defining elements of physical comedy, and more. Launched in 2018 as part of the Cartoon Network Studios Academy (CNS Academy), the Storyboard Artist Training Program is a 90-day, full-time paid union position for up-and-coming talent designed to help bridge the gap in knowledge about storyboarding specifically for television by providing the fundamentals and tools essential to their career growth.
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Last year’s finalists were staffed on series such as Close Enough, Craig of the Creek, The Fungies, Infinity Train and Summer Camp Island, with several participants currently working full-time on select series. The selected artists will gain firsthand animated production experience as well as writing and boarding lessons with rotating in-house productions and guest instructors, who include Owen Dennis (creator, Infinity Train), John Fang (showrunner, Ben 10), Stephen Neary (creator, The Fungies), Julia Pott (creator, Summer Camp Island) and Alonso Ramirez (co-executive producer, Steven Universe The Movie), among many others.
The annual program begins today (Monday, Feb. Cartoon Network Studios has announced its second annual Storyboard Artists Training Program finalists: Makena Bajar, Isabella Hanssen, Georgia Henderson, Patradol Kitcharoen, Lauren McKinley and Kevin Olvera.