WAKANA IRIE
Storyboard Artist, Illustrator
I am a Japanese storyboard artist based in LA area, with varieties of experiences in the field of entertainment such as film, animation, commercial and music video. Committed team player dedicating skills to translate director's and team's vision and produce high quality work. I love telling stories with my drawings!
STORYBOARD EXPERIENCE
2021 Cekai | Tokyo, Japan
Concept board for automobile brand movie treatment.
2021 Cekai | Tokyo, Japan
"Midnight in Tokyo"By Pentatonix feat. Little Glee Monster
2020 "We The People" music video. | Los Angeles, CA
June 2012 – 2020 Fuse Interactive | Laguna Beach, CA
Kawasaki promotional videos and brochures
March 2019 Inversion | Los Angeles, CA
Spot pitch for a local distillery.
January 2019 The Pool Productions Inc. | Los Angeles, CA
Coleman promotional video.
December 2016 -
July 2017
Spinfast | Los Angeles, CA
"Michael Jackson's Halloween" on CBS.
October 2016 - January 2017
Idean | Los Angeles, CA
ERICSSON VR Glasses promotional videos and other product promotional videos.
February – March
2015
5 Mutts, Inc. | Santa Monica, CA
“The Adventures of Hooligan Squad in World War III”, director Aaron McGruder.
December 2015 The Men Productions | Sherman Oaks CA
"Alien Code", director Michael G. Cooney.
October 2015 Hplusf | Culver City, CA
New Seoul mall architect design project.
July - August 2014
Life Time Television | Los Angeles, CA "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever", director Tim Hill.
May - June 2014
Threshold Animation Studios | Santa Monica, CA
"Ocean Quest: The Immersive Adventure", China's first 360-degree entertainment.
May - June 2013
Very Special Production | Sherman Oaks, CA
"Bremen Town Musicians", director Lawrence Guterman.
August 2012-
August 2013
Rocking Frog Production | Sherman Oaks, CA
"Gutsy Frog" pilot, director Mark Dippe.
Allucinari | Los Angeles, CA
Contract storyboard artist for project bases.
August -
September 2011
March 2013 United Front Design, LLC | Los Angeles, CA
Various marketing spot for Apps.
Flows | Los Angeles, CA
DODA's music video "XXX", director Takumi Koyama.
May 2010 -
December 2011
November 2009
- April 2011
Frameworks Artists Inc. | Los Angeles, CA
Non-exclusive storyboard artist at a Storyboard Agency.
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Jay Silverman Productions (commercials)
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Pure Films (commercials)
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Liverpool Inc. ("The Congress", a feature film, director Ari Folman.)
August 2010 All In One Productions | Monterey Park, CA
WELLS FARGO commercial spots.
ILLUSTRATION & GRAPHIC DESIGN EXPERIENCE
2020
2020
Dec 2011-
May 2018
May - August 2010
Ariyana Coffee | Nagano, Japan.
Package illustration.
Whitefin Market | Los Angeles, CA
Logo.
Singin Whale Studios |San Francisco, CA
Assistant graphic designer for Belly Up monthly flyer.
Just Cause Productions | Marina Del Rey, CA
Background illustrator for JUST DANCE KIDS, a Wii Game soft produced by Ubisoft.
SKILLS
...and others.
Digital drawing with Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Procreate, Illustrator on Ipad, Cintiq.
2D illustration, design.