Freelance illustrator & storyboard artist
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Art director, storyboard artist, animator at Dream Sequence Productions
- Animator/Character Designer at Dream Sequence Productions
- Owner at Z/Xero Image (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- 2D animator at MX Production Services
- Motion Capture Camera Man at Hydrogen Whiskey
- Freelance storyboard artist at MX Production Services
- Storyboard/Character Design at Serious Mirror Productions
- Storyboard Artist at Spazzco Animation
- Inker/Painter at Colossal Pictures
- Art Director/2D Animation Department Head at Olive Jar Animation
- Education
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- Academy of Art University
- Emerson College
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts
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Michael Manning’s Summary
Michael Manning’s Specialties:
Graphic novel writer & artist, illustrator, storyboard, designer (character, logo, book, tattoo), 2D animator (drawn, cel).
Michael Manning’s Experience
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Art director, storyboard artist, animator
Dream Sequence Productions
(Animation industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
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Animator/Character Designer
Dream Sequence Productions
(Animation industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Animator, character designer, storyboard artist and digital colorist for anime sequences for the world premiere of PARADISE LOST: SHADOWS & WINGS - composer Eric Whitacre's multi-media techno opera, produced at The Theatre @ Boston Court in Pasadena CA.
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Owner
Z/Xero Image (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Publishing industry)
1987 — Present (22 years)
Freelance illustrator, comic book artist and logo/character designer.
Author, illustrator and designer of seven original graphic novels and two art collections published by NBM and Last Gasp.
Featured artist in the Graphic Classics comix anthology series (Eureka Publishing).
Freelance clients include: LEVI'S (for Foote, Cone & Belding), SUN MICROSYSTEMS (for Elastic Creative), KRAFT (for Wild Brain Animation), REEBOK (for Curious? Pictures), CHRONICLE BOOKS, HARPER COLLINS. -
2D animator
MX Production Services
(Broadcast Media industry)
March 2009 — April 2009 (2 months)
2D animator for special feature game content on A-list Blu Ray dvd release.
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Motion Capture Camera Man
Hydrogen Whiskey
(Animation industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
Motion capture camera man and scene logger on WWE: Smackdown Vs. RAW video game for Hydrogen Whiskey animation studio.
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Freelance storyboard artist
MX Production Services
(Media Production industry)
September 2008 — November 2008 (3 months)
Storyboard & character design for special feature game content on A-list Blu Ray dvd release.
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Storyboard/Character Design
Serious Mirror Productions
(Media Production industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
Storyboard, character design and prop construction for live-action feature films LEGEND OF THE NINE-TAILED FOX (in development) and NO MAN'S LAND 6 (2008-Metro Interactive).
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Storyboard Artist
Spazzco Animation
(Animation industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years)
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Inker/Painter
Colossal Pictures
(Animation industry)
1994 — 1997 (3 years)
Inker & painter on drawn/cel animated commercial spots for clients including Intel, United Airlines, Allstate Insurance.
Character re-design for Frogger video game (Hasbro) -
Art Director/2D Animation Department Head
Olive Jar Animation
(Animation industry)
1984 — 1991 (7 years)
In-house creative director, head designer, key animator, storyboard artist, set and prop fabricator for commercial spots, music videos and internationally screened short films.
Michael Manning’s Education
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Academy of Art University
Guest speaker - Storyboarding 1997 — 1997
Guest speaker (Storyboarding/graphic novels) for Photography I class - Fall semester.
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Emerson College
Animation I instructor 1986 — 1986
Animation I instructor for Spring, Summer and Fall semesters. Taught introductory course in basic animation skills to film students at a variety of experience levels (10-20+ students per class - freshman to junior level).
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School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Animation, Film, Illustration 1981 — 1985
Animated film "Table Top Action" - award winner in Sinking Creek Film Celebration, 1986.
Animated film "Up & Back" - regional award winner in Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 12th Annual Student Film Awards, 1985.
Beginning Animation teaching assistant, 1984-85.
Additional Information
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Michael Manning’s Honors:
Garland Award - Multimedia/Digital Design category for "Paradise Lost: Shadows & Wings" animation, Backstage West, 2008.
Dimensional Illustrators Merit Award for Grand Master Flash "U Know What Time It Is" animated music video, 1990.
Certificate of Film Excellence for "Evolution" animated short film, Esplanade Film Expo, 1988.
