Demo Reel
Storyboard artist demo reel
Jack Rinderknecht: Storyboard Artist jackmasonrinderknecht@gmail.com
Storyboards/Animatics
Negotiate with homies
An animated storyboard dialogue scene with audio taken from the film Long Shot. In this repurposed scene, an agent tracks down a suspect linked to a hostage crisis and she convinces him to give it up. Storyboards were drawn and timed out to the audio using Storyboard Pro.
Project completed October 2020.
The Weregoat
An animated storyboard transformation scene of an explorer who encounters a hidden gemstone that unleashes a disastrous change for him. Storyboards were drawn and timed out using Storyboard Pro.
Project completed September 2020.
Bridge of Fate
An animated/live-action portfolio piece that pits two samurai against each other on a long wooden bridge connecting two cliffs. Boards were drawn in Procreate, and edited for timing with camera movements in Storyboard Pro.
Project completed July 2020.
Full windsor
A live-action drama short film about a collegiate speech team who’s coach preys on the team captain and the team’s decision whether or not to take it to Title IX. The film had to be created with storyboards due to the filming limitations of COVID-19. While working remotely, I collaborated virtually with the director, director of photography, and a background artist for a number of the shots. Once the storyboards were completed, an editor compiled the boards together into an animatic to accompany the voice acting. Storyboards were created using both Procreate and Photoshop.
Storyboards completed June 2020.
Off a ledge
A live-action dramatic styled portfolio piece featuring a teenager contemplating his life, but being talked down with the aid of a stranger offering him kindness and a laugh. Storyboards were created using Procreate.
Project completed February 2020.
A hike for love
A live-action romantic styled portfolio piece following a couple on a hiking date having fun as they fall in love. Storyboards were done in Procreate.
Project completed February 2020.
To catch a Monster
A live-action mystery/thriller styled portfolio piece following a detective as she follows a lead on the whereabouts of a serial killer on the loose. Storyboards were done in Procreate.
Project completed February 2020.
Party Crashers
A portfolio piece about two high school seniors planning to crash a party on their last night of high school. Audio taken from the film Booksmart(2019), but character designs, setting and acting choices were created on my own. Backgrounds were drawn using Procreate, and the storyboards and timing were done using Adobe Animate.
Project completed January 2020.
Blackbird
The initial storyboards were drawn loosely for scene setups for a live-action short film directed by Caitlin Ward. I was brought on the project days before shooting began and was able to quickly draw up clear rough boards for the entire film in a few hours so that the production could use them to work into their shooting schedule, and then cleaned up a few from the first scene to work with the film’s kickstarter. Storyboards were drawn using Adobe Photoshop.
Storyboards were completed in March 2018 and the film was completed in June 2018.
Tijuana flats commercial/ad boards
This is a series of ads created for a Mexican chain called Tijuana Flats. I worked on this project while working at the production studio, Ubiquity. Storyboards were drawn in Adobe Photoshop.
Storyboards completed in March 2018, commercial finished in June 2018.
Maxwell's ball
Maxwell's Ball was my 3D animated thesis film I worked on while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design. The concept development of the project began in early 2017, and the bulk of the film's production was worked on in late 2017-early 2018. Storyboards were drawn in Adobe Animate and later imported into Storyboard Pro to work out the timing of the animatic.
Storyboards completed March 2017, film finished April 2018.
Saturday's Lament
Key storyboard shots for a portion of a live-action short film directed by Tyler McElrath. I worked closely with the director through multiple script re-writes before finalizing the boards for the beginning scenes of the film. Boards were drawn in Adobe Photoshop.
Storyboards completed Janurary 2018, film finished May 2018.
Chasing Maisie
This portfolio piece was a blend of action and comedy for a chase scene intended for a live action romantic comedy film. Boards were drawn in Photoshop before importing them into Storyboard Pro to edit together the animatic.
Project completed November 2017.
Star wars: the fallen
This portfolio piece was a tension conflict between a Jedi master who has fallen to the dark side of the force and the Jedi knight he trained, which would lead up to an actual lightsaber duel. The boards were drawn in Adobe Photoshop.
Project completed November 2017.
Re-Supply commercial/Ad boards
This project was for a donation company called Re-Supply. The commercial was a 30 second live action advertisement directed by Coleman Mason. Boards were drawn in Photoshop.
Storyboards completed October 2017, advertisement finished November 2017.
The secrets of isis opening montage/transformation
This portfolio piece was to recreate the opening montage sequence and transformation scene of the 1970s live action superhero show, "The Secrets of Isis." Boards were drawn in Photoshop before importing the scene to Storyboard Pro to edit the animatic, complete with camera movements.
Project completed October 2017.
Dial soap ad boards
This portfolio piece was for a live action faux commercial for Dial Soap featuring an ad campaign "for the gold experience." Boards were drawn in Photoshop.
Project completed October 2017.
Ex Machina: Dance scene
Storyboard scene recreated from the 2015 live action film "Ex Machina." Boards were drawn in Photoshop before inputting them into an action/dialogue template.
Project completed September 2017.
04:18
Key shot layouts of a live action short film directed by Lisa Rae Bowman. Worked closely with the director to help her visualize her shot sheet for the final film. Boards were drawn in Photoshop and then inputted into an action/dialogue template.
Storyboards completed September 2017, film completed May 2018.
The 'back to the future' pitch
This scene was taken from a part of John Mulaney's standup special The Comeback Kid. Boards were drawn in and compiled into an animatic in Adobe Animate.
Project completed July 2017.
Noah & the Ark
This scene was taken from an piece of audio from a stand up comedy routine. I designed a character for Noah and created layout artwork to go along with the piece before compiling the individual boards into an animatic. The boards and animatic were created using Adobe Animate.
Project completed May 2017.
Smoked Out
"Smoked Out" is a 2D Adobe Animate animation inspired by a story my father told me about his growing up. I originally boarded the scene traditionally before transitioning the boards digitally to get clean key frame positions in Animate. From there I saved the key frames into the board format before in-betweening them in the animation process that followed.
Storyboards completed April 2017, film completed May 2017.
Star Wars: The Hunt (Story/Concept Boards)
"Star Wars: The Hunt" is a live action storyboard scene I created in the span of a week. It follows the Empire hunting down the few surviving Jedi after the events of Order 66. I originally boarded thumbnails for this scene traditionally to figure out the lighting and composition. I then brought each board into Autodesk Sketchbook Pro to digitally clean them up and add color throughout it. After the boards were polished I brought them into Final Cut Pro to turn the scene into an animatic by editing the timing of each shot and incorporating sound. Boards were drawn in Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.
Project completed March 2017.
Superbad: McLovin'
I took the audio from the McLovin' scene from "Superbad" and recreated the set up of the scene using new character designs that fit with their character's personality. Boards were drawn and then timed out into the animatic in Adobe Animate.
Project completed March 2016.
Jack Rinderknecht: Storyboard Artist jackmasonrinderknecht@gmail.com
Animations
Maxwell's ball
Maxwell's Ball is a 3D animated short film that was created as my thesis film while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design. The film's production spanned over a year's length from conception to the finished product. The animation was created using Autodesk Maya, with Adobe After Effects being used for minor color correction and visual effects.
Film completed April 2018.
Magic is not real
"Magic is Not Real" is a 3D animated short using Autodesk Maya, Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro. The three shot short shows a rabbit transforming over the course of the film. Created over the span of 10 weeks, I created everything in the short using Maya with the exception of the rabbit rig which was provided for me. First I modeled basic furniture for the scene and then began animated the rabbit in the scene. Once the animation was done I did in depth modeling of the scene, followed by texturing it. Afterwards I lit the scene and once the shots rendered I did minor color correction in After Effects. Finally I synced sound to the short in Final Cut Pro.
Completed in December 2016.
Smoked Out
"Smoked Out" is a 2D animated short created using Adobe Animate and Final Cut Pro. The story was inspired by a story my father told me about his growing up and from there I exaggerated it. Created over the span of 3 weeks, I began with thumbnail storyboards and then digitally cleaning them up in Animate. From there I animated the in-betweens from my powerful key frames. Once there I added sound and edited the timing in Final Cut Pro.
Completed in April 2017.
Jack Rinderknecht: Storyboard Artist jackmasonrinderknecht@gmail.com
digital art
portraits
My style of portraiture is to capture the person’s essence while giving them a pop art type feel to them with the colored shading and vibrant liquified backgrounds. I create the portraits using procreate.
Abstract Minimalist illustrations
A style of minimalist abstract artwork that I had developed out of a period of art block. I curate the colors for each piece by looking at the color palettes of frames from films that have had an impact on me and from there I create a new environment. Drawn using procreate.
Groover series
A series of triadic color scheme illustrations that stemmed out from my experience of taking dance classes in college, and desiring to capture the fluidity of the body while dancing and set it towards an abstract background the captures the energy of the music. Illustrations drawn using procreate and photoshop.
Illustrations
Independent illustrations or illustrations of a small set. Process for creating these uses both procreate to create the artwork and photoshop for resizing.
Jack Rinderknecht: Storyboard Artist jackmasonrinderknecht@gmail.com
traditional Art
Gesture/Life Drawing
Scans of life drawing studies taken from multiple sketchbooks.
Black and white ink illustrations
Hand made ink drawings that began as part of the ‘Inktober’ challenge that I stuck with as a signature outlet for creating artwork. Drawn on both white, and toned paper with India inks and white gel pens. Inks are drawn on either 5x7 or 9x12 Stonehenge Paper.
Abstract painting
My process of painting abstract involves no brushes, just a palette knife and acrylic paint. Each painting is done while honing in on a specific moment or emotion in mind, which makes each piece it’s own story. Paintings are each done on either a 20x25 or 16x16 canvas.
Black & White Photography
Shot on a Canon DSLR camera, edited in Lightroom.
Color Photography
Shot on a Canon DSLR camera, edited in Lightroom.
Jack Rinderknecht: Storyboard Artist jackmasonrinderknecht@gmail.com
about
Hello I'm Jack Rinderknecht and I am a storyboard artist. I am a graduate from the Savannah College of Art and Design(SCAD) where I majored in animation and minored in storyboarding. My passion for being a storyboard artist comes from my yearning to tell as many diverse stories across as many different forms of media as possible.
I am from and currently based in Houston, TX.
