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Megan Brain (She/Her)

Traditional Artist
Megan Brain grew up in Glendale California and specializes in 3 dimensional paper sculpture designs. Her career in the arts began in 2004 at Cartoon Network Studios when she art directed an animated paper sculpture music video for Andre Benjamin’s "Class of 3000". Since that time, Megan has created pieces and consulted for Walt Disney Imagineering, Nickelodeon, United Airlines, and DreamWorks Animation. In 2016 she collaborated with her husband Shannon Tindle in creating the paper character designs for his Laika Studios film KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS. Most recently Megan worked on the soon to be released Skydance Animation RAY GUNN film doing costume design development for director Brad Bird. Megan has presented at various industry conferences in Los Angeles, China, Mexico, Italy, Ireland, Denmark, and Malta.She also enjoys teaching classes and workshops sharing her passion for color, design, and the paper medium.

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Public Speaking for Artists

Room 209-210 | Shannon Tindle | Peter Ramsey | Megan Brain | Alan Bodner | Naz Ghodrati-Azadi

Artists in the animation industry discuss how they go about preparing and presenting to groups of people. The artists in this panel span from professionals that teach or give talks at industry conferences, to directors, storyboard, and visual development artists that pitch ideas to their colleagues in studios. The panel will share stories and tips for those who are developing or want to improve their skills in presenting artwork and storytelling.

Skill Level: General Audience

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