Boards By Imamura

My bread & butter ...

2011-12-01T22:49:00.001-08:00

Quick little board for a story in mind...a common shot, but I still enjoy it.

Snatch

2011-11-16T22:56:00.001-08:00

Always thought of this one...quick photoshop sketch. Just spent about an hour on this.

Blah!

2011-11-16T15:51:00.001-08:00

Faces

2011-11-05T22:31:00.000-07:00

Some random photoshop sketches of characters in my mind...more to come! I'm having fun just drawing like this again.

Warm up...

2011-08-25T12:45:00.000-07:00

This little spitfire is for a project I'm working on with a friend...

The News Funnel

2011-08-11T16:07:00.000-07:00

Such a great project...Linda did an amazing job animating that dog. This time around our new script writer Alex Hendler whipped up a great little story for us to tell, and I'm super excited to share it with you all.

Some storyboard & illustration work!

Inside Track

2011-06-07T11:31:00.000-07:00

Definitely one of our favorites we've worked on this year...the usual team knocked this out of the park: Jen Zug on writing/creative director, Linda Spain animating, and myself illustrating and storyboarding. This was a great chance to play with color in a "side-scroller" animation. Wish the hot-air balloon survived the drafts though! :)

LINK TO VIDEO

Pinch Zoom

2011-05-01T18:21:00.000-07:00

A little illustration project (with help from my wife) I did for friends at Pinch Zoom.

It's all about mobile!

Concepts...

2011-04-30T16:43:00.000-07:00

I have an epic story in mind...something I've been thinking about for a few years now. Not sure if it will translate into a graphic novel, comic book, animation pitch, etc., but in any case I do hope to push it further this year.

These are rough silhouettes of characters/people in the world. Nothing is set in stone yet.

Untitled

2011-04-30T16:13:00.000-07:00

Just a quick sketch...

New Ideas!

2011-04-29T01:21:00.000-07:00

Gonna be brainstorming a new site/blog (Yas you're helping me), new projects, and new ventures in the very near future! Wish me luck!

Time to Think!

Tenka

2011-04-26T08:37:00.000-07:00

Concept boards and a few storyboards; though production didn't quite execute how I would have liked, I think the style and design are still fun.

uSamp!

2011-03-30T14:39:00.000-07:00

Another great project I illustrated, storyboarded, and helped direct with Lilach Tfilin as animator and Jen Zug writing...very fun approach and a unique style. The clients were great to work with, and this has quickly become one of favorites!

BroadCause

2011-02-24T21:13:00.000-08:00

Our client Experience came to us with the BroadCause project and a very open mind to creating this one minute animation; they always gave excellent feedback and were hand in hand with us during the production. This was the first of many projects to come working with Linda Spain, a superb animator in every way. She really brought this to life and added lots of subtle animations to make it special. Jen Zug doing the spot on writing as usual, and myself in the usual "art director" role as illustrator and storyboard artist.

Excerpt from our style guide sheets I drafted

WiziApp

2011-02-14T13:47:00.000-08:00

This lovely gem of a project was one of my most enjoyable yet! The client was located in Israel, and they were a real great crew to bounce ideas and get feedback from. Our animator we worked with on this was also (coincidentally) located in Israel; her name is Lilach Tfilin, and was one of the most easy, talented, and creative animators I've worked with. She helped create our vision in the script/storyboard into a real clean and professional piece. As always, our creative director Jen Zug wrote this!

Here are some early conceptual designs of our "chap"; my wife Yas even helped on sketching some out! :)

Work In Progress

2011-02-10T04:06:00.000-08:00

Something coming very soon...I illustrated and storyboarded this for a client of ours at lilipip! and it's currently being animated. Very excited watching it come to life!

Kontiki!

2011-01-29T14:07:00.000-08:00

Another great client, fun project, and really simple but interesting art direction. Kontiki Enterprise Video Solutions; this was a really fun opportunity to work with Alex Budovsky, a really talented animator who's style of animation is very inspirational.

Korrio!

2011-01-29T13:47:00.000-08:00

One of our latest works for Seattle based youth sports automation; Korrio! A great piece that I designed, storyboarded, and helped execute with the great animator Dan Johnson, a good friend and fellow Portland artist.

White Pages: Hiya

2011-01-12T11:19:00.000-08:00

One of the nicest projects we've worked, and with a huge launch today: White Pages Hiya was extremely fun to be a part of. I got the amazing privaledge to work with Jen Zug as creative director and my good friend and animator James Sugrue.

White Pages: Hiya

Slums

2010-11-14T10:59:00.000-08:00

An old project from my Art Institute days; the concept here is a city slum looking upwards towards the aristocracy above (in three variants: grayscale, night, and dawn). Very rough, and not sure if I'll ever get back to finishing it; still very inspirational to me!

Coming Soon...

2010-11-05T09:41:00.000-07:00

Just some sketches for something spectacular coming soon!

Rough and Tough Frenchy

2010-10-26T22:26:00.001-07:00

Monday sketch.

2010-10-25T16:52:00.000-07:00

Recent Work...

2010-10-12T14:46:00.000-07:00

Some recent work at lilipip! for a great client: Agendize. As art director i'm in charge of design, storyboards, and directing the animation.

Married!

2010-10-02T14:30:00.000-07:00

On September 30th, 2010, I officially married Yasmin Sibulo...she is beautiful beyond words, and I feel like the luckiest man on earth!

Character Sketches - Random!

2010-08-25T12:00:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd sketch with my fiance one day when we were conceptualizing a personal project. There is a pretty obvious theme of kids and shapes, and I am super happy with this bunch!

"Adobe eLearning Suite 2"

2010-08-16T16:02:00.000-07:00

Worked on this lovely project with the team at lilipip! I designed the character, BG elements, storyboards, directed the movements and all! Worked with a great animator, Alphonso Orozco. Check the video out at the link below!

Adobe eLearning Suite 2

Retirement Home

2010-08-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

Quick 5 minute paint!

Microsoft

2010-08-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

This baby was nothing but fun to work on...I love, love, LOVE the art direction I went with in terms of character design and color. To animate these beauties I was working with fellow Art Institute alumni Bill Cass (Ai Seattle). Bill knocked this one out of the park, and I couldn't be more pleased with how it came out. Much thanks and love to the team at lilipip! as always!

YOUTUBE LINK

Corensic/Jink

2010-08-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

Another great project with lilipip! and a good friend & animator Alphonso Orozco. This was extremely fun designing the characters and transitions...enjoy!

What Is Jinx? (YOUTUBE LINK)

Athena's Tale

2010-08-06T06:15:00.000-07:00

Short story written by Athena Wollen. Pencil, Marker, & Digital Toning.

Leslie

2010-07-21T19:30:00.000-07:00

Watercolor Works

2010-07-10T11:55:00.000-07:00

Ako si Yas.

2010-06-22T21:52:00.000-07:00

Some very cool work I got to collab with my fiance Yas Sibulo on...she just graduated from the Art Institute of Portland with a major in Advertising. She is a talented graphic designer, art director, and overall creative genius. These are some characters we worked on for her promo book at the portfolio show.

Yas Sibulo's Blog

I Heart Polly

2010-06-09T11:21:00.000-07:00

This was a great project working with Polly Foot Primer-a foot primer to help girls get through the day wearing fashionable (but sometimes uncomfortable) shoes! I had the pleasure to design "Polly" to represent this product; the style was sooooo fun to draw. Thanks much to the team at lilipip! and Chris Klein at Polly.

Quick TVC Board

2010-06-06T15:54:00.000-07:00

Black & white + color storyboards for a friend at the Art Institute; Spoon Foundation.

Ride

2010-05-26T18:15:00.000-07:00

"Ride", 3D short produced at the Art Institute of Portland. Here are some panels; I was the storyboard artist!

Sample Animatic ...

http://www.3dproduction.blogspot.com/ (Lower Resolution, Streaming)http://www.3dcentral.com/AI/production/ride.html (Higher Resolution, Quicktime)

Parallels Elastic IT Solution

2010-05-26T10:40:00.000-07:00

An awesome little project with lilipip! again...working with a super talented animater: James Grue, and the nice folks at Parallels we came up with this 1 minute animation. I designed the characters/BG's and of course, the storyboards! Here are some sample boards and the link to the site!

Parallels Elastic IT Solution

New and Old...

2010-05-06T14:45:00.000-07:00

New Boards...

2010-05-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

Some storyboards I did for lilipip!, working with the excellent Dan Johnson as the animator. These are pretty straight forward marketing videos to promote products or services for the viewers, and I am really happy with the way these two came out. I've attached links to the completed videos!

HealthTalker Promo 10 from Daniel Johnson on Vimeo.

Amadesa - Make it Personal from Amadesa on Vimeo.

What's New!

2010-03-16T15:47:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have posted anything! I've been working for a studio in Seattle as a storyboard artist for online animated marketing videos. The company is called lilipip! Each project is new and interesting, and I'm having lots of fun executing these short scripts.

http://www.lilipip.com/

I will post some work shortly from other freelance projects as well as some sketch book pages. Bye!

Be Mine

2009-12-11T20:58:00.000-08:00

Be Mine, a 3D short produced at the Art Institute of Portland is complete! I was the lead storyboard artist, and had the great pleasure of working with many of my best friends & artists. Many of the camera angles, timing, and animation/actions were directed by my boards, and I am really happy with how it came out.

Be Mine from Art Institute of Portland on Vimeo.

Youtube Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHP02kBVWg0

Be Mine

2009-12-01T17:59:00.000-08:00

Some sample boards for a new 3D short being produced at the Art Institute of Portland!

TVC Storyboards

2009-11-30T15:44:00.000-08:00

A quick TVC pitch! Art Director: Yas Sibulo

Portrait Painting

2009-11-21T11:47:00.001-08:00

My beautiful fiance Yas...

Film & Animation Scenes

2009-11-18T10:42:00.000-08:00

A few scenes from a short film going to be shot here in Oregon and another from a 2D trailer. Both done digitally.

Paintings and Stuff!

2009-10-28T15:27:00.000-07:00

Commercial Boards

2009-10-28T14:36:00.000-07:00

Quick commercial pitch.

More Drawings...

2009-05-25T12:10:00.001-07:00

Collage of Boards!

2009-05-24T12:18:00.001-07:00

"Tangled Web" Work

2009-03-10T18:08:00.000-07:00

"Space Chase"

2009-01-02T20:14:00.001-08:00

A sample from a short story. Completed (29 Pages) in 2 days.

"Ride" Final Cut!

2008-10-30T04:18:00.000-07:00

The short "Ride", produced by the 2008 Art Institute of Portland 3D Production Class. I was the storyboard artist for this short directed by Jason Baskin. I am very proud to have worked with such a great group of people, and am very pleased with the results! Check out the links to see it! Enjoy!

http://www.3dproduction.blogspot.com/ (Lower Resolution, Streaming)

http://www.3dcentral.com/AI/production/ride.html (Higher Resolution, Quicktime)

P.S. I am in the credits! My first billing...yay!

Sketchbook Work...

2008-10-22T01:07:00.000-07:00

Some Random Layout Design Sketches...

2008-10-22T01:01:00.001-07:00

Even More Quick Boards!

2008-09-16T17:46:00.000-07:00

Really quick ones here...this was for a script for The Legion of Super Heroes. Each page took me about 20 minutes to sketch out. The scene is about 2 minutes long.

Painting in Photoshop!

2008-09-16T17:15:00.000-07:00

Gilligan's Island themed - Lookout for the Professor.

Quick Boards

2008-09-16T17:02:00.000-07:00

These boards were done very quickly (around 15 minutes per page, working off a script/shot list). In order, they are a Watership Down segment, the intro to Athena's Tale & the Production class project, and of an adaptation of Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler.
After thumbing out the shots, I would scan them into larger frames and go in add more hook-ups if needed, and maybe some value details for more detailed shots (again, if needed).

Pre-Production Boards

2008-09-15T17:23:00.000-07:00

Boards for a short by a production class at the Art Institute of Portland, "Ride".

"Curious George" Samples

2008-09-15T09:57:00.001-07:00

I was given a script from the Curious George television show and assigned to board the segment without having seen the actual episode beforehand.

"Athena's Tale" Samples

2008-09-13T14:44:00.000-07:00

Animatic!

2008-09-13T09:33:00.001-07:00

A rough animatic of my favorite storyboard so far. Music courtesy of The Darjeeling Limited and Lost in Translation soundtracks. Character design by Liz Holzman, and story by Athena Wollin.