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William Elder Groebe

Concept Artist Traditional Artist Character Artist Director Storyboard Artist Animator
William Elder Groebe is a freelance director with an extensive background in animation, visual effects, and storyboarding. He is known for co-directing the film Cammy & Mike with Rob McElhenney which premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2024, and for directing the animated series The Portal for Bleacher Report which won a sports Emmy in 2022. When not directing Will is a highly sought after animation supervisor and storyboard artist, lending his unique skills to blockbuster projects including Deadpool & Wolverine, Stranger Things, Matrix: Revolutions, The Fall Guy, and Bullet Train, as well as major video game titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

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How to Break Into Storyboarding for Feature Films

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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