CONTACT

                                                          VALENCIA SPATES

                                                                         Storyboard Artist
                                                                       

AREA OF EXPERTISE 

                         

Storyboard/Revisionist for scripted and board driven shows. Comedy and action with dynamic sequences and composition. Can adapt to show style and bring out a character’s personality with poses, comedy and action. Able to propose creative ideas and solutions that brings out the best for each scene.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Traditional Animation – COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois (2013)

Technical Proficiency
 

Platforms: Windows, MAC OS 

Applications: Storyboard Pro, Shot Gun Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator), Google Docs MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Tools: Cintiq, Ipad Pro
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Netflix Animation: Storyboard Artist/ Revisionist unannounced animated series- 2025

Freelance Storyboard Artist: Indie Pilot: Blame The Noise: Storyboard Artist for script for pitch 2024
 

Warner Brothers Animation: Tiny Toons Loonversity: Storyboard Artist 2021-2023
 

DreamWorks Animation: TrollsTopia- Story Revisionist-2020-2021

Netflix Animation:  Inside Job-Storyboard Artist / Revisionist- 2019-2020 

Warner Brothers Animation:ThunderCats Roar: Storyboard Revisionist. 2018-2019   
 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Traditional Animation – COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois (2013)