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His | '''David Russell''' (born [[December 13]], [[1950]] in Los Angeles) is a storyboard artist. His original choice of profession was to be a comic book artist, inspired by the work of Jack Kirby. After meeting Kirby who became a mentor to him, Russell continued his art education and began working as a storyboard artist on cartoons. After working on ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]: Return of the Jedi'', he storyboarded on the likes of ''[[GoBots|Challenge of the GoBots]]'', ''The Mighty Orbots'', ''Super Friends'' and ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' before succeeding in becoming the first African-American to join the Hollywood storyboarding union. Since then he has moved to storyboarding big budget live-action movies, including ''[[Batman]]'', ''Terminator 2'', ''The Chronicles of Narnia'', and ''[[X-Men]] Origins: [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]''. | ||
==Storyboarding== | ==Storyboarding== | ||
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*"[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" | *"[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" | ||
*"[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]" | *"[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]" | ||
*"[[The Immobilizer]]" Act II | |||
*Season 2 (unknown episodes) | *Season 2 (unknown episodes) | ||
==Notes== | |||
*Russell's favorite of the episodes he worked on is "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]". | |||
*Russell's likeness was the basis for [[Frank (G1)|Frank]]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.dynamicimagesdr.com/ Official site] | *[http://www.dynamicimagesdr.com/ Official site] | ||
*[http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/visual-stimulation-soul-david-russell Biography on African American registry] | *[http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/visual-stimulation-soul-david-russell Biography on African American registry] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, David}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, David}} | ||
[[Category:Storyboard artists]] | [[Category:Storyboard artists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:04, 16 April 2026
| This subject of this article goes by multiple names that apply to other articles as well. See David (disambiguation), Russell (disambiguation). |
David Russell (born December 13, 1950 in Los Angeles) is a storyboard artist. His original choice of profession was to be a comic book artist, inspired by the work of Jack Kirby. After meeting Kirby who became a mentor to him, Russell continued his art education and began working as a storyboard artist on cartoons. After working on Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, he storyboarded on the likes of Challenge of the GoBots, The Mighty Orbots, Super Friends and The Transformers before succeeding in becoming the first African-American to join the Hollywood storyboarding union. Since then he has moved to storyboarding big budget live-action movies, including Batman, Terminator 2, The Chronicles of Narnia, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Storyboarding
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]- "More than Meets the Eye"
- "Transport to Oblivion"
- "Roll for It"
- "Fire in the Sky"
- "S.O.S. Dinobots"
- "Fire on the Mountain"
- "The Immobilizer" Act II
- Season 2 (unknown episodes)
Notes
[edit]- Russell's favorite of the episodes he worked on is "Fire on the Mountain".
- Russell's likeness was the basis for Frank.
