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Mark Simon Brings The Walking Dead’s Boards To Life In Storyboard Pro

It takes a lot of brrrrraaaiiiiiiins to keep a series as complex and action-packed as The Walking Dead in step. AMC’s post-apocalyptic zombie television series launched its 16-episode ninth season on October 7, with nightmarish sets, stunts and visual effects to keep fans craving more. How do the directors plan and organize all these shots and elements? That’s a no-brainer: storyboard artist Mark Simon and Toon Boom Storyboard Pro.

The Walking Dead’s season nine premiere episode’s storyboards and animatics took center stage on live after-show Talking Dead, showcased by series executive producer and director Greg Nicotero. They were also featured on “Entertainment Weekly”. Created by Simon in Storyboard Pro, they played an invaluable role in bringing Nicotero’s vision to life — or, undead as the case may be.
Mark Simon is a legendary storyboard artist, author, lecturer and entrepreneur, with over 4,500 production credits to his name and he was inducted into the Digital Animation & Visual Effects School Hall of Fame in 2013. His clients include Disney, Universal, Viacom, Sony, HBO, Nickelodeon, FOX and Steven Spielberg, among many others. Simon has been using Storyboard Pro since version 1.5 and teaches a course about it on LinkedIn Learning.