Role: Head of Story / Storyboard Supervisor
Client: NETFLIX
Studio: SNAFU Pictures / Able and Baker Studios
Media: 3D Animation
Date: 2021-2022
In 2021 I joined Snafu Pictures to storyboard a pilot episode of Bad Dinosaurs, a bonkers yet heartfelt kid's show following a family of Tyrannosaurs. Once the show was commissioned by Netflix I came on board as Head of Story to supervise an immensely talented Story team (Althea Aseoche, Valentina Delmiglio, Chloe Freeman, Ben Gardener, Corentin Monnier, Imo Rolfe). Bad Dinosaurs is a non-dialogue show with ambitious scope and storytelling that pivots from wild and anarchic comedy to warm and poignant family drama via epic chomping and stomping action — A challenging but immensely fun project for a Story Team to sink their teeth into. As a Story Team we were given huge freedom to push things and really go bonkers! I had an absolute blast working with the Story Artists, Director (Simone Giampaolo) and Showrunner (Joel Veitch). I hope everyone has as much fun watching Bad Dinosaurs as we all had making it!
As Head of Story I created a whole bunch of beatboards and keyframe concept art during pre-production. These were done to help build the world and spark ideas for possible stories and characters. Some of these ideas inspired the final episodes. Here's a selection of B&W and colour frames.