Bryan Andrews (storyboard artist)
Bryan D. Andrews (born 1975) is an American storyboard artist and writer known for his work in science fiction and superhero films.
Career
Bryan D. Andrews was born in 1975. Along with Genndy Tartakovsky and Paul Rudish, he co-created the animated television series Sym-Bionic Titan, which premiered on Cartoon Network on September 17, 2010.[1] After 20 episodes, however, it was canceled due to lack of merchandise connected to the series, with the final episode airing April 9, 2011.[2] Andrews had worked with Tartakovsky on previous projects, including Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars.[3] He also worked with Tartakovsky as a storyboard artist on Iron Man 2, contributing to the climactic final action sequence.[3] Andrews garnered two Primetime Emmy Award wins for his story work on Star Wars: Clone Wars in 2004 and 2005.[4][5] He received another Primetime Emmy and nomination for his work as a storyboard artist and writer on the fourth season of Samurai Jack.[6] In 2006, Andrews received his second Primetime Emmy nomination as a writer for the My Life as a Teenage Robot special Escape from Cluster Prime.[7]
Personal life
Andrews has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the California Institute of the Arts.[3]
Filmography
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | Quest for Camelot | Layout assistant | |
2000 | Joseph: King of Dreams | Additional storyboard artist | Direct-to-video film |
2000–01 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Storyboard artist; director | TV series; 3 episodes |
2001 | Constant Payne | Storyboard artist | TV short |
2001–04, 2017 | Samurai Jack | Storyboard artist; writer; story | TV series; 16 episodes |
2003 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | Writer | TV microseries |
2003–09 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Writer, Storyboard Artist | TV Series |
2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | Writer, Storyboard artist | TV series |
2005 | Escape from Cluster Prime | Writer | TV movie |
Sky High | Storyboard artist | ||
Clone Wars: Connecting the Dots | Himself | Video documentary short | |
Genndy's Scrapbook | Himself | Video documentary short | |
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga | Himself | Video documentary short | |
2006 | The Batman | Storyboard artist | TV series; episode "The Icy Depths" |
2010 | Iron Man 2 | Storyboard artist | |
Shrek Forever After | Additional story artist | ||
2010–11 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Co-creator; storyboard artist; storyboard supervisor; writer | TV series; 16 episodes |
2011 | Priest | Storyboard artist: prologue animation | |
2012 | John Carter | Storyboard artist | |
The Avengers | Storyboard artist | ||
Hotel Transylvania | Storyboard artist | ||
2013 | Iron Man 3 | Storyboard artist | |
Thor: The Dark World | Storyboard artist | ||
2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Storyboard artist | |
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Storyboard artist | |
Ant-Man | Storyboard artist | ||
2016 | Doctor Strange | Storyboard artist | |
2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Story artist | |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Storyboard artist | ||
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Storyboard artist | |
Skyscraper | Storyboard artist | ||
2019 | Captain Marvel | Storyboard artist | |
Avengers: Endgame | Storyboard artist | ||
2021 | What If...?[8] | Director | Animated TV series; 20 episodes |
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Work | Shared with | Result |
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2004 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) | Star Wars: Clone Wars | Brian A. Miller, Claudia Katz, Genndy Tartakovsky, Geraldine Symon, Jennifer Pelphrey, Mark Andrews, Darrick Bachman, Paul Rudish, Scott Vanzo, Yumun Jeong, Robert Alvarez for Vol. 1 |
Won |
2005 | Claudia Katz, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Shareena Carlson, Geraldine Symon, Genndy Tartakovsky, Darrick Bachman, Paul Rudish, Yumun Jeong, Dong Soo Lee, Jong Ho Kim, Scott Vanzo, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers for Vol. 2 |
Won | |||
Outstanding Animated Program (for Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) | Samurai Jack | Genndy Tartakovsky, Brian A. Miller, Mark Andrews, Hueng-soon Park, Kwang-bae Park, Randy Myers, James T. Walker for "The Four Seasons of Death" |
Nominated | ||
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | for "The Four Seasons of Death" | Won | |||
2006 | Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) | Escape from Cluster Prime | Rob Renzetti, Fred Seibert, Scott D. Peterson, Alex Kirwan, Brandon Kruse, Heather Martinez, Chris Reccardi, Chris Savino, Robert Alvarez | Nominated | |
2017 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Samurai Jack | for "XCIII" | Won | |
Art Directors Guild | Excellence in Production Design Award | Doctor Strange | Charles Wood, Ray Chan, Julian Ashby, Thomas Brown, et al. | Nominated | |
2020 | Avengers: Endgame | Charles Wood, Ray Chan, Julian Ashby, Thomas Brown, et al. | Won |
References
- Thill, Scott (September 17, 2010). "Genndy Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan Is a Mecha Mash". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- "Genndy Tartakovsky's 'Sym-Bionic Titan' Canceled Due to Lack of Merchandise?". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- "Sym-Bionic Titan Bios (Press Kit)". Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- "Star Wars: Clone Wars". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- "Star Wars Clone Wars Vol. 2 (Chapters 21-25)". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- "Samurai Jack". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- "Escape from Cluster Prime". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- Radulovic, Petrana (August 24, 2019). "Everything we learned at D23's Disney Plus presentation". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.