Arna Selznick

Current

Owner/director at dancingmonkeys inc.
animation storyboard artist/director at dancingmonkeys inc.

Past

storyartist at 9story Entertainment Inc.
Story Artist at Elliott Animation
Story Artist at Mercury Filmworks

Story Artist at Studio B
Director, Story Artist, Storyboard Supervisor and Layout Supervisor at Nelvana
Story Artist at 9Story Entertainment Inc.
Story Artist at C.O.R.E.digital Features
Story Artist at Tiger Aspect/ Richard Purdum Studio
Story Artist at Collingwood O'Hare
Story Artist at Walt Disney Canada
Assistant to the director, layout artist. at GOLDTOOTH (sequel to KARATE KIDS)
Storyboard Artist at Jumbo Pictures

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Arna Selznick’s Summary

We specialize in script and visual story for animation.

Arna Selznick’s Specialties:

Storyboard Artist/producer/director.

Arna Selznick’s Experience

Owner/director

dancingmonkeys inc.

(Animation industry)

1986 — Present (23 years)

Dancingmonkeys, AKA Arna Selznick and John van Bruggen, focuses on story, script writing, directing and boards for animation. We are the creators of COOLMAN! (2004) for YTV.
John van Bruggen is currently writing scripts for the television series: SCAREDY SQUIRREL, and BABAR. John also added his scriptwriting talents to BUSYTOWN MYSTERIES, TOOT AND PUDDLE, GERALD McBOING-BOING and MISS SPIDER'S SUNNYPATCH KIDS. John developed the story and script for the French animated feature FRANKLIN AND THE TURTLE LAKE TEASURE.
John directed 2 animated FRANKLIN specials, and was the developing director on the FRANKLIN animated series, and JIM HENSON'S DOG CITY. John directed 30+ episodes of the BEETLEJUICE cartoon series.
Arna Selznick's story credits include: 6TEEN, TOTAL DRAMA ISLAND, CLONE HIGH, RUBY GLOOM, MISS SPIDER, PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD, BOB AND MARGARET, MAX AND RUBY, THE ANIMATED MR BEAN, DOG CITY, RETURN TO NEVERLAND, and THE THIEF OF ALWAYS.
Arna directed BACK TO SCHOOL WITH FRANKLIN (scripted by John van Bruggen), 2003. Arna directed the LITTLE BEAR series, season 2 and 3, and was the first woman to direct an animated feature film: THE CARE BEARS MOVIE, in 1984.
animation storyboard artist/director

dancingmonkeys inc.

(Animation industry)

1986 — Present (23 years)
storyartist

9story Entertainment Inc.

(Privately Held; Animation industry)

December 2008 — June 2009 (7 months)

Story artist on Max And Ruby!
Story Artist

Elliott Animation

(Animation industry)

August 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 4 months)

I've completed a gig as a freelance storyartist on 6TEEN, an animated series for 'tweens'.
You can see a sample of my boards for this series here:
http://www.dancingmonkeys.com/ArnaBoards/6Teen/6T39_1.htm

And my boards for another show for Elliott Animation here:
http://www.dancingmonkeys.com/ArnaBoards/TotalD/TotalD5/TD5_1.htm
Story Artist

Mercury Filmworks

(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

September 2007 — April 2008 (8 months)

All done with the premier season storyboards for TOOT AND PUDDLE. It's a very good looking show. See some clips here:
http://www.noggin.com/shows/tootpuddle.php
Story Artist

Studio B

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)

2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

Story artist on the Flash series Martha Speaks.
Director, Story Artist, Storyboard Supervisor and Layout Supervisor

Nelvana

(Public Company; Animation industry)

1980 — 2006 (26 years)

I started in the Layout department on the feature film ROCK AND RULE in 1980. I've been associated with Nelvana on projects that include RUBY GLOOM, 6TEEN, CLONE HIGH, MISS SPIDER'S SUNNY PATCH FRIENDS, FRANKLIN, DOG CITY, LITTLE BEAR, MAGGIE AND THE FEROCIOUS BEAST, BABAR, THE BEETELJUICE ANIMATED SERIES, and THE CARE BEARS.

My online resume:
http://www.dancingmonkeys.com/ArnaBio/Arnapage.htm
Story Artist

9Story Entertainment Inc.

(Animation industry)

July 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 6 months)

Story Artist for the preschool series: PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD and for the SCI~FI series: SKYLAND
Story Artist

C.O.R.E.digital Features

(Animation industry)

2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
Story Artist

Tiger Aspect/ Richard Purdum Studio

(Animation industry)

February 2001 — May 2001 (4 months)

Story Artist on THE ANIMATED MR. BEAN
Story Artist

Collingwood O'Hare

(Animation industry)

1993 — 2000 (7 years)

Story artist on THE KING'S BEARD feature fim, and the television series: DENNIS AND GNASHER, CAPTAIN ZED AND THE ZEE ZONE, OSCAR'S ORCHESTRA.
Story Artist

Walt Disney Canada

(Animation industry)

January 1998 — December 1998 (1 year)

Story artist for the feature film RETURN TO NEVERLAND, the sequel to WALT DISNEY'S PETER PAN directed by Robin Budd. You can see a few of my rough samples here:

http://www.dancingmonkeys.com/ArnaBoards/Pan/PanOpen_1.htm
Assistant to the director, layout artist.

GOLDTOOTH (sequel to KARATE KIDS)

(Animation industry)

1993 — 1994 (1 year)

On GOLDTOOTH, I had the great priviledge to work alongside animator Kai Pindal and writer and director, the late Derek Lamb.
Storyboard Artist

Jumbo Pictures

(Animation industry)

1991 — 1992 (1 year)

Storyartist on six eps. of DOUG, animated series.

Additional Information

Arna Selznick’s Websites:

Arna Selznick’s Groups:

Member of The Academy Of Canadian Film And Television., Banff Story Workshop 2007, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Animation professional, member at Indie Animator:
http://www.indieanimator.com/profile/ArnaSelznick

My Plaxo Pulse webaddress:
http://drawdrawdraw.myplaxo.com/