RESUME

                Portfolio website: https://www.markwaltonart.com

Education: Utah State University, 1990-1995, BS in Illustration

Work experience - story artist, visual development, writer, illustrator, voice actor, etc. :

Storyboard artist on Covenant Path - Sacrament short for Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, April 2023 - present

Storyboard artist and script consultant on Magnus the Good for Frank Mosvold/Kool Produktion AS, February 2023 - present

Storyboards and visual development for unannounced theatrical short for Duncan Studio and Paramount Animation, January 17 - February 20 2023

Storyboard artist on Sesame Workshop’s Charlotte’s Web miniseries for Guru Studios, September 2022 - November 2022

Storyboard artist and script consultant on unannounced feature for Frank Mosvold/Kool Produktion AS, August - September 2022

Storyboard artist on unannounced feature for Legendary Pictures, October 2021 - February 2022

Story/script consultant on unannounced feature for Frank Mosvold/Kool Produktion AS, September - October 2021

Featured artist for The Avenues Street Fair, May - September 2021

Concept artist and illustrator on Sketch Note Series for Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, January - June 2021

Character designs, expressions, model revisions for A is for Adley web series and A for Adley: Lost in the Movies feature for Spacestation, Feb - March 2021

Storyboard artist on Super Mario Brothers for Illumination Entertainment, July - December 2020

Storyboard/animatic artist on The New MFD training video for Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,  April - July 2020

Story and script consultant, beat board illustrator on unannounced project for Frank Mosvold/Kool Produktion AS, April - May 2020

Illustration, visual development, character design, layout, additional writing, consultant on I Eat Poop book for Mark Pett, Jan - July 2020

Story artist on Friends of the Angels for Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Jan. - Feb. 2020

Story artist, visual development artist, consultant and writer on Ella Bella Bingo for Kool Produktion AS, March 2018 - July 2019

Story & visual development artist, voice of Topo the Octopus on DC League of Superpets for Warner Animation Group,  June 2018 - May 2019

Story artist on Luck, Inc. for Skydance. March 2018

Story artist on The Playmobil Movie for On Animation,  July 2017 - March 2018

Story and visual development artist on Angry Birds 2 for Rovio Entertainment and Sony Animation, November 2016 - June 2017

Story and visual development artist on OldZilla for Original Force, May - September 2016

Story artist on Blazing Samurai (Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank) for Mass Animation, January - May 2016

Writer, consultant, & story artist on High in the Clouds for RGH Entertainment,  September 2015 - February 2016

 Additional writer and story artist on NextGen for Ken Duncan Studios and BaoZhou, April - Dec. 2015

\Story artist and additional writer on Duck Duck Goose for Patchwork Entertainment and Original Force,  April 2014 - April 2015

Story artist on Robodog for Marza Animation Planet,  April - Dec. 2013

Additional story/visual development on Epic and Rio 2 for Blue Sky Studios, March – August 2012 

Story/vis. dev. Artist for DreamWorks Animation, February 2010 – December 2011:

Story artist for Rocky and Bullwinkle theatrical short

Story/conceptual/visual development for B.O.O.

Additional story/visual development/ voice of Racing Official for  Turbo

Concept, visual development and story artist for Thriller Night short

Story artist for The Pig Who Cried Werewolf short

Contributing writer and story artist on Shrek 4 DVD Yule Log special

Contributing writer/story artist on  Shrek 4 DVD Christmas Shrektacular

Visual Development and story artist on Gnomeo and Juliet, Miramax Films, April – October 2009

Employed by Walt Disney Animation Studios (aka Walt Disney Feature Animation) January 1997 – December 2009:

Story Artist/writer for Princess and the Frog bumper ads

Visual Development on King of the Elves, 2009

Visual development and voice of Rhino the Hamster in Bolt, 2008

Visual development and story artist on Joe Jump, 2005 – 2008

Visual development and story artist on Rapunzel and Rapunzel Unbraided, 2004 – 2005

Visual development and story artist on Meet the Robinsons, 2004

Visual development, story artist, and voice of Goosey Loosey on Chicken Little, 2003

Story artist and writer on My Peoples, 2001 – 2002

Story artist, writer and voice of Barry and Bob in Home on the Range, 2000 – 2001

Additional story art for The Emperor’s New Groove, 1999

Visual development and story artist on Wild Life, 1998 – 2000

Story artist on Tarzan, 1997 – 1998

Voice acting:

Nominated for an Annie Award for voicing “Rhino” in Bolt, 2009

Topo the Octopus in DC League of SuperPets (deleted scenes on home video releases) 2022

Racing Official for  Turbo

Goosey Loosey in Chicken Little

Barry and Bob in Home on the Range

Scratch voice for Bunny in American Dog, Cockney Fly in Fraidy Cat, Steve-o in Joe Jump, Bullwinkle J. Moose in The Rocky and Bullwinkile Theatrical short, Doctor Rice, Fergus, Doc, and CHD-R in Steel Heart (NextGen)

Teaching experience:

Teacher, Digital Storyboarding for CGMA, Winter 2018 - present

Teacher, Advanced Story Development at Cal Arts, Fall 2001 – Spring 2005

Teacher, Digital Storyboarding at Academy of Art San Francisco, Fall 2010

Adjunct Professor - Digital Storyboarding, Drawing and Perspective, Design and Color Theory, Gesture Drawing, Westwood College, Inland Empire Campus, October 2012 - March 2013

Teacher (Story, Character Development) and guest advisor for student films at UVU in Orem, Utah: March 2008, July 2010, and July 2011

Artist in residence, teacher, and workshop leader (Storyboarding, Writing, Comedy, Improv, Character Development, Concept Development, etc.) at Sofa Studios in Taipei, Taiwan,  May 12 – 23, 2008

Teacher/workshop leader, Storyboarding and Character Development, for DCI in Taipei and Kaoshiung, Taiwan,  May 25 – June 4, 2006

Curriculum advisor for UVU animation program, Spring 2004

Member of the Board of Directors, ASIFA Hollywood, 2011-2014

Published works:

Illustration, visual development, character design, layout, additional writing, consultant on I Eat Poop, Mark Pett, Roaring Brook Press, 2021

Writer and artist, “What is Torch Tiger?” story in What is Torch Tiger? graphic novel anthology, Paul Briggs, 2009

Writer and artist, “Who is Rocket Johnson?” story in Who is Rocket Johnson? graphic novel anthology, Paul Briggs, 2008

Co-creator, co-writer, and artist of “Campus Wildlife”, bi-weekly comic strip for The Utah Statesman (USU campus newspaper), 1993 -1995

Story Sketch Artist and Performer in the Walt Disney “Hunchback of Notre Dame Musical Discovery Adventure” North American Mall Tour, February – June 1996