Avery Kroll
Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Animator, Production Manager
(615)939-3718
avekroll@gmail.com
Nashville, TN (willing to relocate)
Profile:
Passionate artist, story teller, musician, and creative thinker. Well-rounded with knowledge of animation pipeline. Specializing in storyboarding and directing. Self-motivated, collaborative, hardworking, and welcoming to critique.
Work Experience:
Writer - Director - Story Artist - Animation Lead - Production Manager. - “THE PIANO” - Lipscomb University (2022-25)
Overseeing fundraising, managing artist relationships, maintaining a virtual pipeline, and making key creative decisions. managing the animation pipeline - providing creative direction to support the story - setting and maintaining deadlines - communication and providing notes for artists - managing contracts and artist payment - scheduling team meetings- drawing over notes for animation - collaborating with the sound designer and composer, and editor -storyboard script to animatic. etc World Premiere -Tribeca 2025)
Adjunct Animation Professor - Southern Adventist University (2024)
Teach and supervise sophomore animation students in the craft of animation. Guide students through the animation pipeline as they create their short films.
Animation Lead - Animator - Story Artist - “The Legend Of Bill” - Lipscomb University (2023)
Worked collaboratively with graduate and undergraduate students to create a 2D/CG animated short. As graduate students, we worked in leadership positions in the pipeline. short.
Director - Animator - Story Artist - “KNOCK KNOCK” - Southern Adventist University(2020)
Worked collaboratively with two other students to create a CG animated short. Worked on Storyboard, Animation, and Design. (SAU) (Award Winning Short Film)
Director of Drawing Class/ Drawing Instructor - Indian Creek Camp - (2019-2020)
Directed and instructed campers in drawing techniques and fundamentals in drawing from life drawing and imagination. instructed how to use art equipment properly.
Animation Reader/Grader - Southern Adventist University (2020)
Graded 2D and CG animation assignments of freshman students for the animation professor. Analyzed and gave notes for improvement on assignments. (Professor: Jesse Rademacher. See contact in reference)
Summer Story Internship - Riley Animation Studios (2020)
Responsible for boarding film “Teaser” for Riley Animation Studios, under the direction of Kevin Riley(Principal +Creative Director). The teaser will be used as a visual aid during a pitch to raise funds for future production. (Employer: Kevin Riley) (see reference)
References
Jesse Rademacher (Animation Professor: SAU) email: jlradem@southern.edu Cell: (423)236-2091
Hendel Butoy (Animation Professor: SAU) email: hbutoy@southern.edu Cell: (423)236-2725
Zach Grey (Animation Professor: SAU) email: zcgrey@southern.edu Cell: (423)236-2088
Greg Taylor (Youth Summer Camp Director) email: gregtaylor9@gamil.com Cell: (615)571-9099
Kevin Riley(Principal + Creative Director: Riley Animation Studios) email: email: kevin@rileyanimation.com
Skills:
Possess an understanding of storytelling, design, and composition
Can confidently articulate ideas and suggestions in meetings
Welcoming to criticism and critique for improvement
Strong organizational and management skills
Capable of supervising and organizing group projects
Well rounded with knowledge of animation pipeline.
Proficient in traditional animation, CG animation, storyboarding, digital drawing and painting
Awards:
Personal Awards: “Excellence in Storytelling” - (2020-2021) - SAU School of Visual Art n’ Design
“Excellence in Storyboarding” -(2021-2022) - Senior Achievement Award- SAU School of Visual Art n’ Design
Project Awards:Knock Knock - Collaborative Animated Short (2020-2021):
- (Best Animated Short), (Best in Festival), and (Best Animated Short) - (2021) Sonscreen Film Festival
- (Best Undergraduate Student Film) - (2022) Windrider Summit Film Festival at Sundance
The Piano - Storyboard Animatic (2022 - present) :
- “Best Animated Short” and “Best in Festival” - (2023) Sonscreen Film Festival
The Boy and the Rattlesnake - Script (2023):
- “Best Unproduced Screenplay” - (2023) Five Minute Film Festival - Lipscomb University
Family Jewels- Script (2024):
- “Best Unproduced Screenplay” - (2024) Five Minute Film Festival - Lipscomb University
Software Knowledge:
Adobe Photoshop - Autodesk Maya - Storyboard Pro - TV Paint - Sketchbook Pro - Blender
Familiar with: Adobe Premiere - After Effects
Education:
Lipscomb University: MFA Film & Creative Media- Animation (2022-2025)
Southern Adventist University: BA Character Animation + Art History Minor (2017-2021)
Villa Aurora University(Adventist Colleges Abroad (ACA) program): Italian Minor- (2020 year abroad)