Hello!
My name is Rebekah (RJ) Kroeplin!
I’m a storyboard artist currently based in the U.S. who began their career in pre-visual development in 2020. I initially started on different path 3D modeling environments. But, over time, I found more companies were reaching out for my storyboarding work and (during a worldwide pandemic) I decided to embrace the opportunity.
Now, I craft cinematic scenes and use my extroverted work ethic to work with teams and build narratives. It's sincerely the best job in the world.
Favorite Films/TV Shows: Hook, Megamind, Interview with a Vampire, Amadeus, The Host (Bong Joon Ho), Labyrinth, What We Do in the Shadows, Kingdom, The Goes Wrong Show, Jimmy Neutron, Star Trek, Doctor Who, and The X-Files.
For any questions, feel free to email rjkroeplin@gmail.com.
Experience
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Storyboard Artist │ Playgig │ June 2023 - March 2025
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Project: Mystic Kingdoms (Windows/mobile/Xbox)
- Boarding story content.
- Building animatics and beat boards.
- Created the official splash art for Mystic Kingdoms with character cards and app icons.
- Also designed character turn arounds and expression sheets.
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Storyboard Artist & Creative Lead │ Quantum5 │ Nov 2021 - Sept 2022 │ 11 Months
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Hired on to storyboard for dozens of animated short films.
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Each was up to 5 minutes in length - all within the same universe.
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As a creative lead in style finalization: Had a say in the look & feel of each animation in post.
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Animator │ Amazon Prime │ Sept 2021
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Freelance Background Animator for Rihanna's SavageXFenty Vol. 3 showing.
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Created 8 abstract animations.
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Storyboard Artist │ Makeout Production Studios │ March - Aug 2021
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Storyboarded three commercials, each 1 minute long.
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Also drew concept work for a secret art stunt in downtown New York.
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Created under a fast turnaround. Boarded action sequences as well as dialogue.
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Animator │ Tom Ford │ Jan - March 2021
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Animator for Tom Ford's launch event for Soleil Brulant.
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Created abstract animations.
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Storyboard Artist │ Benefit Cosmetics │ Jan - March 2021
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Built storyboards for Benefit’s virtual launch event.
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Worked remotely and hit every deadline.
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Storyboard Artist │ Cassiel Productions │ Jan - March 2021
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Storyboard Artist for the film, Allured.
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Took notes from the Director and Art Director to build storyboards to standard.
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Reboarded scenes that needed to be replaced or changed as production went along.
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Storyboard Artist │ Libman │ Jan 2021
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Drew storyboards for an advertisement.
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Boards were comedic action sequences at 30 seconds in length.
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Rigging Artist & Design Intern │ Meolore Studios│ Feb 2018 - Jan 2019
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Character rigging artist and 3D animator.
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Skill Set
I provide...
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Inventive Storyboards & Compositions.
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Consistent deadlines.
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Experience with 3D & 2D animation projects.
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Great action and comedic boards.
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Program Knowledge: Toon Boom, Storyboard Pro, Adobe Suite, and Autodesk Maya.
Education & Awards
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University of Northwestern St. Paul │ 2020
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Bachelor of Science in Animation/Illustration
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Five16 Film Festival │ 2018
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WINNER - Best Animation
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