My name is Amy Mai (rhymes with hi!)
LA-based storyboard artist working in the animation industry since 2016. My strength lies in comedy, musicals, and most importantly- heart!
Past studio work includes Disney, Titmouse, Netflix, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, and Warner Bros.
For professional work, please click on the tabs above.
CURRENT AVAILABILITY:
OPEN FOR FULLTIME (STARTING MARCH 2025)
For Directing, Story Supervising, or Storyboards
OPEN FOR FREELANCE
Storyboards
For personal work, you can say hello on instagram:
Feel free to connect via LinkedIn
CREDITS
Assistant Director - ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series, Disney TVA (Feb 2024 - Nov 2024)
Storyboard Artist - Frozen Shoulder (Live Action)
Second Peak Shorts in assoc. w/ Emergence (Jan 2024 - Feb 2024)
Storyboard Artist – Primos, Disney TVA (Aug 2022 - Nov 2023)
Storyboard Artist – Frog and Toad, Titmouse (Aug 2021 - July 2022)
Storyboard Artist (Freelance) – Storybots, Netflix (Aug 2021 - Oct 2021)
Storyboard Artist (Freelance) – Unannounced Adult Comedy, Bento Box (Jul 2021 - Aug 2021)
Storyboard Artist – Middlemost Post, Nickelodeon (Jun 2020 - Feb 2021)
Episodic Director – TrollsTopia, DreamWorksTV (Feb 2019 - April 2020)
Storyboard Artist (Freelance) – Unikitty!, Warner Bros. Animation (Jan 2019 - Feb 2019)
Storyboard Artist – Extinct (Feature), HB Wink Animation (Oct 2018 – Jan 2019)
Storyboard Artist – Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, DreamWorks TV (Dec 2016 – Oct 2018)
Storyboard Revisionist – Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, DreamWorks TV (Aug 2016 - Dec 2016)
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Action Storyboards with Sung Shin - Warrior Art Camp (July 2024 - Sep 2024)
Studied various types of action sequences (1v1, multi-characters, chase, dialogue & acting) suitable for the TV animation pipeline, including understanding of Blender and SketchUp.
Sketch Writing with Dwayne Colbert - The Pack Theater (Jan 2022 - Feb 2022)
Studied comedy writing for TV, Stage and Digital Format, developing scripts every week.
TV/Feature Storyboarding - Concept Design Academy (Sep 2014 - Dec 2017)
Studied storyboarding and storytelling for television and feature under Ben Juwono and Louie del Carmen.
Improv 101 - Upright Citizens Brigade (2017)
Studied and performed long form comedy improvisation
SKILLS
Directing, Management, Storyboarding, Understanding of 2D/3D Pipeline, Traditional Animation
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, Photoshop, Blender, SketchUp, Cintiq, MAC/PC