Crystal Kan
crystaltk(at)gmail(dot)com

Skills
Storyboards
Comics
Illustration

Software
Photoshop
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Experience

Titmouse Inc.
Assistant Director November 2023-Present
Assisting Director, Bob Suarez, for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5

Storyboard Artist June 2022-November 2023
Storyboarding for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 & 5

6 Point Harness
Storyboard Artist April 2022-June 2022
Storyboarding for Good Times (Animated Series)

Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Storyboard Artist January 2020-January 2022
Storyboarding for Rugrats (TV CG 2021)

DreamWorks Animation
Storyboard Artist May 2019-January 2020
Storyboarding for Madagascar: A Little Wild

Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Storyboard Artist May 2018-May 2019
Storyboarding for Wonder Park (TV)

DreamWorks Animation
Storyboard Artist September 2017-April 2018
Storyboarding for Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny

Splash Entertainment
Storyboard Revisionist June 2017-September 2017
Revise freelance storyboards based on the director’s notes

Marvel Animation Studios
Freelance Storyboard Artist July 2016-October 2016
Rough out storyboards from script
Revise storyboards after receiving feedback from the episode director

Oddbot Inc.
Storyboard Artist March 2016-May 2016
Plan out storyboards from script
Assist revisionists to ensure boards maintain clarity
Storyboard Revisionist January 2016-March 2016
Edit storyboards to address the director’s notes on composition, staging and acting
Clean up rough storyboard thumbnails to match the show’s style
Ensure all boards have action and dialogue notes in the proper order

Bolt City Productions
Page Flatter October 2013-Present
Prepare comic pages for coloring in Photoshop

Kandid
Creator October 2010-2014
Write and draw a webcomic, Kandid, every Sunday
Design and maintain the website using WordPress

Titmouse Inc.
Intern November 2012-January 2013
Clean up animation for SuperJail! season 3
Rough animation and clean up animation for various projects

Professional Development

Concept Design Academy
Intro to Storyboards with Ben Juwono
Story Development for Animation with Tron Mai
Intro to Story Development with Louie Del Carmen
Cinematic Storyboard with Jay Oliva
Composition and Cinematography with Bill Perkins
Figure Invention with Alan Wan

Education
The College of New Jersey,
Ewing, NJ May 2010
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Digital Arts
GPA: 3.635
Honors: Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Honors Program Participant, and Merit Scholarship Award