My guest today is Mark Simon, story artist, director, and author. In fact, Mark has been called The Godfather of Storyboarding and has been in the industry for 34 years.

Mark’s recent book is his memoir Attacked! In which he details how he and his family fought extreme bullying and physical attacks. They defeated the gang in court and is the first person in the country to successfully use a law holding parents legally responsible for the violent actions of their kids.

Mark also takes us through the development of his career from drawing as a kid to the successful storyboarding career that he loves.  

See below links for links to bout Mark’s storyboarding business and the Attacked! websites, links to Anti-Bullying Groups as well as all kinds fun stuff to check out. 

Thanks Ragnar Hellspong and ragsrag.com for generously allowing me to use Scott Joplin's, The Strenuous Life, on my show!

Links

Connect and Learn more about Mark:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/markasimon/

IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2268773/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Production background: http://www.Storyboards-East.com

About Mark’s Memoir: Attacked!

Buy the book - Kindle & paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088Y4VPFX

Website: https://www.marksimonbooks.com/

Website Videos -http://www.marksimonbooks.com/gallery/videos

On Youtube - https://youtu.be/aW46hAAw3EA

Mark recommends these Anti-Bullying Groups & Support:

http://www.BullyProofingYouth.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1201260469972062

Cool links and resources mentioned in the interview:

Shows:

The Walking Dead Series - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Stranger Things - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Boondocks https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373732/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Flight Attendant https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7569576/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Clarissa Explains It All  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101065/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity (1987) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093991/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Resources:

Storyboard Pro - Toon Boom https://www.toonboom.com/

DAVE School - Digital Art 7 Animation, Founded by Anne and Jeffery Scheetz https://www.daveschool.com/about-dave-school/

Clip Studio - for Comics & Manga creation www.clipstudio.net 

Cinefex - https://cinefex.com/

Industry professionals

Roger Corman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000339/

Greg Nicotero - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630524/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Vaughn Edwards, Production Designer, SeaQuest https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250431/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr45

Mark's great book for your career: Start at the Top

https://www.amazon.com/Start-At-Top-People-Succeed-ebook/dp/B07TMSWC69

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