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Mark Simon's early skills shaped a creative future

Mark Simon's early skills shaped a creative future

From the course: Success Stories with Dave Crenshaw

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Mark Simon's early skills shaped a creative future

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- [Dave] Mark Simon, president of Animatics and Storyboards Incorporated, is known as the Godfather of Storyboarding. He counts more than 35 years of experience working in the entertainment industry as a storyboard artist and director, amassing over 6,000 production credits. His storyboarded hit series that include "Stranger Things", "Dexter", "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and "The Walking Dead". He's also worked on over 60 feature films like "The Water Boy" and "Father of the Bride". He's owned two animation studios and produced many popular animations, including Disney's iconic Tinkerbell. He's won over 200 awards for projects he's written and directed. I'm Dave Crenshaw, and this is Mark Simon's success story. Mark always wanted to be an artist. By the time he was 12, he used skills he learned from his father to design custom skateboards. - [Mark] I'm one of those that from the moment I could hold a pencil, I wanted to be an artist. Literally my entire life, it's been one thing. I've…

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