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Erli Ling
Story Development
Visual Storytelling
Compositing

Howdy, my name is Erli Ling, an MFA student in Visualization at Texas A&M University, with a graduate minor in Film Studies.

Biography

Erli's animated stories all come from life. When she looks at the ordinary elements, her mind starts to meander. She builds up whimsical worlds with interesting characters in them. Her biggest inspiration comes from Hayao Miyazaki. Her animatics represent a sense of innocence and kindness in the characters. And she hopes those characters' experiences bring people inspiration and strength. Erli's animatics, The Moment, and World Rhapsody have won six Best Animation Short Awards and have been selected for forty film festivals all over the world.

Skills

Roles

  • Intermediate
  • Basic
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Technical Skills

  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
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Other Skills

  • Intermediate
  • Basic

Work Experience

2022 – Present day

Storyboard artist

NOIRTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS (CA)

● Storyboarding on episode 4 season 1 of an animated/live-action sci-fi series, Haisley ● Storyboarding on an animation short, Tremor, which will be submitted as Oscar contention

2020 – Present day

Freelance Story Artist

Texas Department of Transportation (College Station)
1. In charge of storyboards for Hobbit & Harley Animation series to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety 2. Assist with character design, environment design, and other visual development

2019 – Present day

Teaching Assistant

Texas A&M University (College Station)
Teaching Assistant for Courses include 3D Animation, Art History, Design Communication, Generative Art, Data Visualization and 3D Software Programming (Contract)

Education

2019 – Present day

MFA

Texas A&M University

Visualization

Core Curriculum: Methods in Film Study, Visual Storytelling, Time Based Media, German Film, Contemporary Art Studio, 3D Modeling & Animation, Computer Animation, Design Communication, Digital Image