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Aaron Sowd (He/Him)

Concept Artist Director Storyboard Artist Animator
Aaron Sowd is a renowned illustrator, storyboard artist and art director based in Los Angeles. He has worked in the entertainment industry for over 20 years, bringing his versatility and expertise to feature films, TV, animation, video games, advertising and online media. Aaron has taught his Storyboarding for Filmmakers class at the prestigious Art Center College of Design, Pixar Animation Studios and Otis College of Art and Design as well as being a featured guest speaker and panelist at Lightbox Expo, WonderCon, SIGGRAPH and Comic-Con International. He currently teaches online storyboard workshops through Schoolism. He has worked with directors such as Steven Spielberg, Sam Raimi, Akiva Goldsman, Michel Gondry, Doug Liman, Michael Bay, John Watts and Kat Coiro among others. His work on Maleficent: Mistress of Evil with director Joachim Rønning and acclaimed production designer Patrick Tatopoulos earned a nomination for an ADG Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Feature Film. Recent credits include Bad Boys For Life, Echo, Secret Invasion, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Godzilla vs. Kong, Ms. Marvel and Star Trek Picard.

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How to Break Into Storyboarding for Feature Films

Room 107 | Aaron Sowd | Dwayne Turner | Sam Tung | William Elder Groebe | Jeff Henderson | Amy Umezu | Tony Liberatore

Join some of the best storyboard artists working in Hollywood today as they gather to share their personal journeys of how they broke in as professionals and discuss the current state of the entertainment industry. They will give advice to aspiring storyboard artists and share tips on breaking in, marketing yourself, and how to survive and thrive as an artist in the face of AI. Moderated by Jeffrey Henderson (Predator Badlands, Spider-Man 4)

Aaron Sowd (Predator Badlands, Godzilla vs. Kong)
Amy Umezu (Moana, Black Panther Wakanda Forever)
Dwayne Turner (Spider-Man No Way Home, Star Wars Skeleton Crew)
Sam Tung (The Odyssey, Iron Man 3)
Tony Liberatore (Black Panther, Thunderbolts*)
William Groebe (Star Wars Star Fighter, Deadpool & Wolverine)

Skill Level: General Audience

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