Scott Bern
(626) 319-0491 srbern@me.com Digital Portfolio : scottbern.blogspot.com
Titmouse Animation Studio
Director - The Harper House (Paramount+)
Wild Canary Animation
Supervising Director - Chicken Squad (Disney Jr)
Wild Canary Animation
Director - Puppy Dog Pals (Disney Jr)
Warner Bros. Animation
Director - Wabbit
Hasbro
Titmouse Animation Studio/Disney XD
Storyboard artist - Seasons 1 and 2 of Randy Cunningham: Ninth Grade Ninja
Wildbrain
Storyboard artist - Sheriff Callie's Wild West
Nickelodeon
Director - Wabbit
Hasbro
Director – GI Joe: Renegades
Cartoon Network
Writer and Storyboard Artist - The Powerpuff Girls
Storyboard artist - Seasons 1 and 2 of Randy Cunningham: Ninth Grade Ninja
Wildbrain
Storyboard artist - Sheriff Callie's Wild West
Nickelodeon
Storyboard Artist – Fanboy and Chum Chum
Threshold Animation Studios
Storyboard artist – Bionicles: Hero Factory
Vanguard Animation/Prana Animation Studios, Inc.
Storyboard artist – Space Chimps II: Return to Malgor
Wonderworld/Wonderkitty 3 LLC
Storyboard artist - Garfield: Pet Force
Jim Henson Studio/Prana Studios
Storyboard artist – Three Pigs and A Baby, Goldilocks, and The Tortoise and the Hare.
Also developed title concepts and storyboards for these ‘Unstable Fables’ featurettes.
Nickelodeon
Storyboard artist – My Life as a Teenage Robot
Digital Finger-painting
Character Designs for On The Wing
DreamWorks Feature Animation
Character Lead – final line
Supervised production of Eris (Sinbad), Spirit (Spirit), and Jaguar (El Dorado).
Assisted in the completion of “The Prince of Egypt” on the characters Moses and Tzipporah.
Asked to develop a training program focused on preparing artists for production work on feature films. Succeeded in training several artists who became animation staff artists on multiple films.
Warner Brothers Feature Animation
Character Lead Key
Supervised the in-house and outsource production of classic Warner Brothers characters (Space Jam) and Devon and Cornwall (Quest for Camelot)
Southern Star Corporation Sydney, Australia
Managing Director/Producer
Relocated to Sydney to evaluate and restructure Mr. Big Cartoons, the animation division of Southern Star. Projects included Ren and Stimpy (Games Animation), Batman (Warner Bros.), and multiple shorts for Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network
Outback Under Pty, Ltd. Sydney, Australia
Managing Director/Producer
Established and operated this animation production company. Local commercial work included Nutello (Ferrero Rocher), Kinderkids and Kinderegg (Kinder), and Family Fitness. Overseas projects included Werner II (Germany), The Mighty Kong (U.S.), and Life with Louie (Hyperion Animation Co.)
Turner Feature Animation
Character Lead Key
Supervised the in-studio production of Richard (Pagemaster) and Woolly, Pudge, Tilly, Cranston, and T.C. (Cats Don’t Dance). As part of the ‘Mentor program’, developed training program to prepare artists for production work.
Hyperion Animation Company
Character Lead Key
Supervised production work for ‘Bebe’s Kids’ and ‘The Itsy Bitsy Spider’.
Cool Productions, Inc.
Character Lead/Animator/Designer on ‘Cool World’
Kroyer Films
Character Cleanup Assistant on the character Crysta in “Ferngully”
Lion’s Den Productions Vancouver, BC
Rough assisting and Character Cleanup on “Shamu – The Beginning”
Dabco Computer Services, Inc.
Product Manager
Managed the development, implementation, technical support and customer support of an automated Federal Treasury Bank tax deposit system. Coordinated system design and implementation structure with National banking corporations and Federal and State tax authorities. Supervised the transition from large systems to a PC-based customer interface. Installed and supported systems at Bank of America, Security Pacific National Bank, First Interstate Bank, City National Bank, California Federal Bank, Bank of Boston, Seafirst Bank, Norwest Bank, and Northern Trust.
Project Manager
Promoted from Programmer to Project Manager. Responsibilities included continued development of
existing software systems, documentation, pre-sales customer evaluation, sales support, post-sales maintenance, technical support and customer support.
Programmer
Modified existing software and developed new business applications for a variety of companies and corporations. Systems included accounting (Job costing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, reporting, tax preparation), inventory, and project management.
Education
Studio Arts
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
Proficient in the storyboarding and animatic production features of Storyboard Pro
Gnomon School of Visual Arts
Maya Character Animation II - Advanced animation workshop
UCLA Extension
Maya Workshop Level II - Advanced workshop including Modeling, animation, EFX, and Lighting.
Richard Williams Animation Master Class (at Warner Bros.)
This extensive course covered the major tenets of feature animation
Richard Williams – Lead Animator Workshop Sessions (at Warner Bros.)
Lessons focused on the specific needs of current production
Digital Equipment Corporation
Programming in Basic+, C, Unix
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Fine Arts
