Mark Simon
Godfather of Storyboards
Everything in Mark's life revolves around telling stories.
Books are a main chapter in Mark's story. In addition to his memoir on surviving extreme bullying, he has penned eleven best-selling industry texts on inspirational business stories, storyboarding, animation and several photographic artist reference books.
As a storyboard artist and owner of Storyboards & Animatics, he teams up with film and TV directors to bring their visions and scripts to life. He is best known for his work as the storyboard artist on Stranger Things, The Walking Dead, Black Lightning, Doom Patrol, Creepshow, Dynasty, Miracle Workers, and numerous feature films for Universal, Fox, Warner Bros. and most recently Netflix’s Alien Xmas with Jon Favreau.
He is the animation producer of MTV’s How High 2, Fox’s Tooth Fairy 2 starring Larry the Cable Guy and Universal’s 2014 release of Little Rascals.
Mark is a 30+ year veteran in for live-action and animation and has piled up an impressive 5,000 production credits.
As much as Mark pushes his storytelling, he also pushes himself to excel in digital storyboarding. He won a 2012 Prime Time Engineering Emmy for his work with the Toon Boom software team behind Storyboard Pro. He was also inducted into the DAVE School (Digital Animation & Visual Effects School) Hall of Fame.
He has won over 200 international awards for projects he’s written and directed.
Mark is not only a storyboard artist, he is an in-demand instructor and has produced multiple training courses for LinkedIn Learning, formerly known as Lynda.com.
As a pitch expert and co-owner of Sell Your TV Concept Now, Inc., he works with content creators to craft pitches which will enthrall potential buyers. Mark has been hired by Disney, Nickelodeon, The Golf Channel, HSN and other networks to help pitch in-house productions. He has also developed and pitched IP created with Jeanne Simon and inked 40+ production and distribution deals.
He has traveled the world telling stories and sharing his expertise as a lecturer at major pitch conferences, entertainment industry trade schools, and universities.
The answer to the question you have right now is NO... he doesn't get much sleep.
“All of my entertainment industry careers have revolved around strong story and character. Between cartooning, design, storyboard, directing and producing, it’s all about telling a good story.”
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