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THOMAS TONKIN /TONKINSTUDIO.COM
Art Credit List

2008 Recent projects of Note

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(update 6/16/ 08)

Broadway Theater /Television

Production Storyboards- "In The Heights " performance for 2008 Tony Awards

Choreographer -Andy Blankenbuehler, Dir.-Thomas Kail


(updated 2/26/08)

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Videos

Production Storyboards ­ "No Air", Jordin Sparks /Chris Brown-
Dir. -Chris Robinson

Commercials

Production Storyboards /animatic
Edwin Jeans -Brad Pitt, Dir. Steven Klein/Cinemetography- Steven Sadobergh for Steven Klein Studios

Production Storyboards- Chase Manhattan Bank "Agent","TV Time" ,"Night", "Rock Climber"- Bisquit Filmworks, Dir. Steve Rogers

Secret Agent Man- Superbowl XLII

Film
Scenic Designer/ Illustrator : birdland sequence
Short Film- To Paint a Potrait of a Bird , Dir. Seamus McNally- Loose Moon Productions,

 

Television

Production Storyboards
SNL 07a: LeBron James / Kanye West,

Angry Dog (Parody Commercial) ,Dir.-Prod.-Jim Signorelli

 

Design Comp / Illustration / 1 Sheet Posters ­ The Tudors, Showtime

(updated--2/8/07)

recent projects :

HBO- ENTOURAGE
HBO SHORT FILMS
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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
THE ILLUSIONIST
SOUTH PARK (3D)
VH1 POP QUESTIONS
NBC SNL (commercial parodies)

FILM

HBO Short Films -'07 (storyboards for director Sam Mendes )

The Devil Wears Prada-'05 ( Opening & title sequence storyboards for (Dir.)David Frankel and (Cinematographer) Florian Ballhaus , 20th Century Fox

The Illusionist-'05 (FX / illusion sequence storyboards for (Dir.) Neil Burger, (Prod.)Michael London,Yari Film Group.

The Battle Of Shaker Heights-'03 (poster concept design/comps)Miramax.

View From The Top-'03 (poster concept design/comps) Miramax.

The Basement- '03 (production design storyboards for (Dir.)Mike Carp(screenwriter)Maurice Chauvet, Lunarfish.

Max Magician & The Legend Of The Rings -'02 (Pitch storyboards) Scorpio Studios.

What Women Want -'00 (prop illustrations for product placement) Kepplar Ent.

Dragon Heart-'95 (pre-production concept keyframes) (Dir.)Rob Cohen(Prod.)S.Spielberg /Hasbro Toys

Men In Black-'95 (pre-production concept design, storyboards) Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld (Prod.)S.Spielberg /Hasbro Toys.


Sparrow-in development(concept design, pitch key frames, comic book co-creator and illustrator)Mitch Reichgut (creator/screenwriter)Millennium Ent..

Blue Moon-development(graphic novel illustrations, pitch character design, concept design)William Hjortsberg (creator/screenwriter).

Lucid Dreams ©™-in development(creator character and story concept, keyframe illustration, one sheet illustration)Hawk Ostby, M ark Fergus (screenwriters).

ON CAMERA

North Carolina Project documentary on Eric Robert Rudolph -'06 ( on camera court room sketch artist)Field Hands Productions

Pop Questions ­ VH1 pilot -'04 (on camera artist/actor-NYPD forensic artist) Varsity Entertainment, VH1

TELEVISION

Animal Planet-Steve Irwin Tribute
-'06 (shooting storyboorads) Discovery Communications

30 Rock-'06 (Show Opening storyboards)

Hutch ­'05 (Promo poster comps/concepts) Showtime Networks

Brotherhood- '05(Promo poster comps/concepts)Showtime Networks

Saturday Night Live-'04, 05, 06 (storyboards , commercial parodies Beer Buddy, Taco Town, Dyson Vacuum Parody etc. Producer Jim Signorelli)-NBC

Avenue Q / Tony Awards-'04 (Production storyboards /shot design for musical number " It Sucks To Be Me" performed at the 2004 Tony Awards, Director Jason Moore.) Winner Best Musical 2004.


The Heidi Chronicles-'03
(
Poster design /comps, storyboards show promo)USA Networks.

MTV / TRL/ Matrix Reloaded- '03 (show opening, art direction/shot design storyboards) MTV Networks.

Dead Like Me- 03
'(poster concept design/comps) Showtime Networks Inc.

Law & Order- '00(prop graphics) NBC Entertainment

Hollywood Stock Exchange
-01, ( animated show opening concept & storyboards)Lunarfish.

Jeopardy
-'00(show opening animation design/, logo design, storyboards)Sony/ King World, Lunarfish.

"JEP"-'00(show opening storyboards) Sony/King World. Lunarfish, M.Carp Prod.
Wheel of Fortune--99(show opening animation design, logo design, storyboards)Sony/King World.Lunarfish.

Hollywood Squares
-'99(show opening animation design, storyboards,) Sony/King World.

Mystery's and Scandals-'99(Show opening , storyboard key frames)A&E Network.
Raptoons-development-'98(Pilot creator, writer, character design, voice-over, produced animatic storyboards) Tonkinstudio for MTV Animation.

Cyberchase- (character design, storyboards)Thirteen WNET

G.I . Joe Extreme
-(storyboards)Image Design/ Sunbow Ent./ Hasbro.

William Shatner's
Tek World -(storyboards,comic book poster)William Shatner/ Marvel Ent.

Girl With a Golden Gun-
(concept storyboards, one sheet for pilot) Landmark Ent.

Chase in Space
(concept storyboards, one sheet for pilot) Landmark Ent.

Wedgie Boy™
(Pilot writer creator, art director, animation design, background illustration, character design)Indigo Ent./ Grey World Wide (game), Lunarfish(produced animated series pilot).

The Late Show (David Letterman)-(skit storyboards) National Video, NBC.


MUSIC VIDEO

Ashanti"Foolish"'02
-MurderInc.,FM Rocks, Irv Gotti(Dir).

Rage Against the Machine
'oo-(Concept key frames)Squeak/Honey,Nick Brooks (dir.)

Natalie Embruglia
'99-"Smoke"-(keyframes) HSI/Mathew Ralston (dir)

Foxy Brown
'00-storyboards for music video.



STAGE

Sweet Charity -'04 (credits pending)

Avenue Q / Tony Awards-'04 (Production storyboards /shot design for musical number " It Sucks To Be Me" performed at the 2004 Tony Awards, Director Jason Moore.) Winner Best Musical 2004.

ALL Night Radio-'02-
(set & promo graphics) Maurice Chauvet,(playwright).


GAMES

ZOO TYCOON-'04 (Shot design storyboards for animated promotional trailer), set design schematics, prop design illustration.) New Pencil Inc.

Myth III ,The Wolf Age'01-(Level & cinematic illustrations/character design)New Pencil for Mumbo Jumbo, Rock Star Games (formerly published by Bungie Studios.)

U.S.Army-'01(concept design illustration) Battle scenario training game for New Pencil Studio.

MicroMicromaster-(character design) Microsoft/ Grey Worldwide
Millennium Auction- (character design, storyboards)Eidolon

Paper Boy-(commercial storyboards) Midway, DDB Dallas.


COMIC BOOK & RELATED

The Adventures of Seinfeld Superman
-'04 (layout, pencil, digital color)Digitas/ American Express

Sparrow -(Co-creator, series cover painter, pencil ink 1st addition) Millennium Ent..

Spiderman's girlfriend (Mary Jane)-trading card painting, Marvel Ent..

X-MEN
(Haven)-trading card painting, Marvel Ent.

X-MEN
(Colossus)-trading card painting, Marvel Ent.

Best of Marvel
-cover painting, Marvel Ent.(M.Nicieza AD)

Galactic Storm-Poster -painting, Marvel Ent.(M.Niciezia AD)

William Shatner's TEK War-poster painting, Marvel Ent.(W. Shatner,M.Niciezia A.D.)

CASINOS / THEME PARKS

H.R. Giger theme ride -'00
- (concept design illustrations)/Cinemagic Pictures.

Las Vegas London Millennium-laser show concept design

Trump Taj Mahal-Storyboard ,logo design, illustration.LHSB, D.Trump.

Bally's Park Place(Cashzilla), animitronic concept design.


Partial client List
(including various finsihed art projects not listed)

DreamWorks Ent.,Disney Ideas, MTV Animation, MTV/TRL, NBC, PBS, HBO, Showtime,Sony/King World Marvel Ent.., D.C. Ent.(Mad mag.),Sci-Fi Channel, National Video, New Pencil Studio, Miramax , Murder Inc., Def Jam Records. Cliff Freeman and Partners,

Film Realite', HSI, @Radical Media, Rhythm & Hues, Digital Domain, Sony Pictures,Blue Sky,RGA, A. Leibovitz Studio.

Bozell, Campbell Ewald, BBDO, DDBWorldwide, Di Massimo, Deutch, Foote/Cone & Belding,Grey Worldwide,JWT, Kirshenbaum & Bond,TBWA/ChiatDay,Olgilvy&Mather,Saatchi&Saatchi,Spike(Lee)DDB,
The Lord Group,McCann Erickson,Young & Rubicam, Hasbro Toys, Mattel Toys, Toy Biz, Lanard Toys.

Advanced education

New York University-Film & screenwriting continued ed. workshops.
Center for Creative Studies-Post grad advanced illustration workshops.
Perry White Studios-Illustration Apprenticeship
Eastern Michigan University-Bachelor of Fine Art





Credit List for Thomas Tonkin, ©-2002, www.tonkinstudio.com