Miranda Quesnel

Filmmaker, Story Artist, Animator

email: mir.quesnel@gmail.com web: mirandaquesnel.com

instagram: mirandaquesnel   twitter: mirggles 

Hello!

I’m Miranda, a director and artist of animation. I’ve been working in the industry for nearly 10 years, working in multiple positions in the pipeline of animated television and film. I specialize in storyboarding, 2D traditional character animation, and have an enormous passion for emotional, lush and cathartic storytelling. 

Work Experience

Titan1Studios – Unreleased Teaser – Series – Co-Director & Storyboard Artist

July 2024- Present

  • Currently in Production, release date April 22nd, 2025

  • CG Animated Series

Titan1Studios – Welcome – Series – Director & Storyboard Artist

December 2023- Present

  • Currently in Production, release date April 22nd, 2025

  • CG Animated Series, ages 6-11

  • Directing and Storyboarding episodes including revisions

Together – Unreleased Biographical Film – 22 Min. Short Film – Animation Director & Storyboard Artist

October 2021- November 2023

  • Currently in Production, release date TBA.

  • Storyboarded 22 minute length short

  • Responsible for 12 minutes of hand drawn animation

  • Worked in TVPaint

National Film Board of Canada – Shovelling – Short Film – Storyboard Artist 

July 2021 – September 2021

  • Worked closely with Filmmaker to complete boards, reboards and revisions for animated short film

  • Boards done in Toonboom Storyboard Pro

National Film Board of Canada – Boat People – Short Film – Animator & Storyboard Artist

August 2019 – September 2021

  • Completed storyboards and their subsequent revisions

  • 2D Rough Key Animator, provided full keys and breakdowns

  • Worked closely with Directors and Producers regarding story and performance

Smiley Guy Studios – Blackish –  ABC – Animated Special – Storyboard Artist

September 2020

  • Worked in a team of 4 to complete full episode storyboards within very tight deadline

Smiley Guy Studios – One Day At A Time – CBS – Animated Special – Storyboard Artist

April 2020 – May 2020

  • Worked in a team of 3 to complete full episode storyboards within very tight deadline

National Film Board of Canada – 4 North A – Short Film – Animator

October 2018 – February 2019

  • Responsible for traditionally animating all stages, including rough and clean, of around 5 minutes of animation.

  • Worked closely with Directors regarding performance.

  • Gained proficiency in TV Paint.

Industrial Brothers – Dot. Season 2– CBC & Jim Henson Company – Storyboard Supervisor

December 2017 - August 2018

  • Responsible for a team of 5 Storyboard Artists and 2 Storyboard Revisionists

  • Worked closely with Director and Editor in execution of all Animatics, a total of 22 episodes

  • Worked closely with all other departments and supervisors, specifically Background, Assets and Animation

  • Additionally participated in revisions and one episode board

  • Worked closely with Director through “Storyboard Pass” on scripts

  • Guided team through massive changes in script and narrative, re-writing dialogue and plot

  • Assisted in editing Animatics, along with recording scratch track

  • Worked in Toonboom Storyboard Pro

Smiley Guy Studios – Corner Gas Animated – CBC – Storyboard Artist & Key Pose Artist

January 2017 – December 2017

  • Responsible for boarding half of a 22 minute episode

  • Worked closely with Director and contributed ideas and changes in story meetings

  • Boards completed in Storyboard Pro

  • Responsible for executing key poses within shots for animators to work with

  • Built characters to pipeline standard for Rigging

  • Poses done in Flash (Animate CC)

Industrial Brothers – Dot. – CBC & Jim Henson Company – Storyboard Artist

January 2016 - January 2017

  • Responsible for boarding episodes, along with revisions

  • Worked closely with Director and contributed ideas and changes in story meetings

  • Boarded opening to the show in collaboration with Director and production team.

Software Proficiencies

TVPaint | Toonboom Storyboard Pro | Toonboom Harmony | Adobe Animate | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe After Effects | Adobe Premiere

Education and Training

Bachelor of Animation- Sheridan College                                           September 2010- April 2014

Diploma of Visual and Creative Arts - Sheridan College                        January 2009- May 2010

Films

Athru – Completed 2018 – screened at Cinemuskoka Festival & TAAFI

Trinkets – November 2020 – live/recorded production on Twitch, made in 42 hours

Moss – February 2020 - Present – live/recorded production on Twitch

Teaching and mentorships

Introduction to Character Design       Hyper Island – 2021

CEL: Character Animation                  Hyper Island – 2021
CEL: Effects                                            Hyper Island – 2021


Media coverage

The Best Non-Gaming Twitch Channels, According to Twitch Streamers – The Strategist
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-non-gaming-twitch-channels.html