Maria Kolkunova

Storyboard Artist | Animatic Director

Moscow, Russian Federation
Full name Maria Igorevna Kolkunova

Work Experience

Agama Film

Animatic director and storyboard artist

“Fairy-teens” animation series
June 2020 - Moscow, Russian Federation

Wizart Film

Animatic director and Storyboard artist

Worked on "Yoko" animation series and animation short "The magic book".
Storyboard artist and codirector mini series "Maya Knows".
September 2016 - April 2020 Russian Federation

Parovoz Animation Studio

Freelance Storyboard artist and Animatic director

"Moriki-Doriki" animation series.
"Four Cubed" animation series.
"Kate & Ef: Anywhere door" animation series.
October 2017 - October 2018 Russian Federation

Aeroplan Animation Studio

Freelance Storyboard artist

"Sharonavty" animated series.
September 2017 - May 2018 Russian Federation

Wizart Film

3D Layout artist

"Yoko" animated series.
September 2015 - September 2016 Russian Federation

HONK FU Studio

Clean Up Animation

Lining rough animation scenes and coloring on animation music clip "Ju Ju".
April 2018 - June 2018 Russian Federation

Studio Yotta

Line Up Animation

Lining animation scenes and coloring.
January 2019 - February 2019 United States

Education

Tron Mai's "Story Development For Animation" Course At Concept Design Academy

Courses

June 2018 - August 2018 Pasadena, California, United States

Steve Ahn's ACTION ADVENTURE CINEMATIC STORYBOARD WORKSHOP

Online Сourses

From story beat breakdown to composition to laying out camera lenses to character acting and more, from basic technical skills to the creative process, Steve shares the important key knowledge of cinematic storyboarding. And demonstrates step-by-step how to storyboard. (Voltron: Legendary Defender, The Legend of Korra, TMNT, and Ben10)
May 2016 - May 2017

Rad Sechrist's "How To Storyboard Like A Pro" School

Online Сourses

This class focuses on the fundamentals of storyboarding (staging, cutting, cinematic film language, etc.) as well as writing a scene and creating characters that come to life. Rad Sechrist started as a character designer, and comic book artist before moving into storyboarding at DreamWorks feature in 2006.He worked on several films including, Megamind, Kung fu Panda 2, How to Train your Dragon 2, and Boss Baby.
July 2017 - September 2017

Sasha Dorogov's Animation School

Сourses

Sasha Dorogov worked on Soyuzmultfilm sines 1975 to 1978, and then on Disney studio from 90's until 2003. While in America, Sasha worked on modern classic: Lion King, Pocahontas, Lilo and Stitch, Brother Bear. The learning course was created by Sasha during his many years of teaching practice in Soviet Union, United States and Russia.
September 2014 - 2016 Russian Federation

Moscow Standup School

Courses

Comedy storytelling and screeptwriting
September 2020 - October 2020 Moscow, Russian Federation

British Higher School Of Art & Design (BHSAD)

Intensive training for illustrators

The program includes techniques that make it possible to solve graphical tasks as efficiently as possible and, at the same time, the search techniques of an idea and the formation of a creative method for beginners.
July 2017 - July 2017 Russian Federation

Express Courses "Introduction To Maya" At Animation Studio DA

Intern

These were express courses on the Autodesk Maya program in which we were taught the basics of using the program and 3D animation.
January 2014 - February 2014 Russian Federation

Pedagogical College In Moscow №16

secondary professional education

Teacher of drawing and sketching
September 2011 - June 2015 Moscow, Russian Federation

Languages

English (Fluent),
Russian (Native),

Skills

After Effects, Animate CC, Flipbook, MAYA, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Storyboarder, Toon Boom Storyboard, TvPaint,

CONTACT ME

Discord: Maria Alfёrova#7393
Skype: @mashusha_art
Facebook: Maria Kolkunova https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007836075125

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of birth: 5th September 1995
Nationality: Russian