When I was a kid, I wanted to be a children’s book writer.

Then one day, I wanted to be a clown.

And then one day, I went to film school — where I got my ass kicked and fell in love with every step of the storytelling process. There I learned how much I loved making my mom cry (in a good way, I promise), but also how bad I was at lifting heavy objects and driving U-Haul trucks. Nowadays, I write movies & moments with my drawings :) 

I feel very blessed to have had the chance to collaborate with some very inspiring people across a variety of storytelling mediums. I do my best work when I’m playing with people, philosophy, and process!

I especially love working on productions with a cinematic film language, a style grounded in naturalistic sensibilities, and a rich emotional palette full of both heart and darkness. I'm a big sucker for anything that pushes the boundaries of storytelling.

Let’s crack open weird questions! Let’s make something cool together!

- Your friendly neighborhood Kath

Los Angeles, CA, USA
kathyliu.mov {at} gmail.com

Resume

Software:

2D Design | Toon Boom Storyboard Pro | Adobe Photoshop | Blender + Grease Pencil | Flix | Adobe Illustrator | Procreate | Clip Studio Paint
3D Layout | Maya* | Blender 3D* | Sketchup | Oculus Quill (VR Paint Software)
Post-Production | After Effects | Premiere | Avid Media Composer | Final Cut
Systems | Mac | Windows

*Camera controls & lensing, 3D navigation, object transforms, basic character posing & keying.

Experience:

Storyboard Artist (Aug 2022 - Present)
Marvel Animation

• Production boards on X-Men ‘97 (Action/Adventure 2D series)

• Production boards on Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Action/Adventure CG series)

Freelance Story Artist (2024)
Netflix Feature Animation

Storyboard Instructor (2023 - 2024)
Gnomon School of VFX, Games, and Animation

Story Artist (Jan 2022 - Jul 2022)
Warner Bros Animation

• Story Artist on Wings of Fire (Action/Adventure CG series, 1hour-long episodes)

• Production boards on Batman: Caped Crusader (Action/Adventure 2D series)

Story Artist (Apr 2021 - Dec 2021)
Blizzard Entertainment

• Launch trailers, in-game cinematics, and shorts for the department of Story & Franchise Development. Various projects for both 2D- and 3D-animation pipelines — action/adventure, fantasy, horror genres.

Freelance Storyboard Artist (Nov-Dec 2020, Feb-Mar 2021)
Dreamworks Animation Television

• Production boards on Dragons: The Nine Realms (Action/Adventure CG series)

Storyboard Revisionist (Jul 2020 - Mar 2021)
Dreamworks Animation Television

• Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Action/Adventure CG series)

Freelance Storyboard Artist (Jun 2020 - Jul 2020)
Nickelodeon Animation

• Production boards on Star Trek: Prodigy (Action/Adventure CG series)

Associate Producer (Nov 2018 - Jun 2020)
The Game Band

Production Coordinator, Pre-Visualization (Oct 2017 - Nov 2018)
The Third Floor Studios — Los Angeles, CA

Education:

University of Southern California (Aug 2013 - May 2017)
Film & TV Production (BFA), Animation (BA)

Concept Design Academy (2020-2022)

Titmouse Foundation: Future Directors Mentorship (2022-2023)
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