Workshop Description: Animator and Illustrator Mollie Ong will share an in-depth look at her process behind the illustrations for Watcher Entertainment’s horror web series’ “Ghost Files” and “Are You Scared?”. In addition, she’ll discuss different tools of visual storytelling and composition in the horror genre. Then attendees will get to illustrate their own horror illustrations, in the same technique that was used for the shows. All materials will be provided.

Mollie Ong is an educator and freelance animator born and raised in the Inland Empire. She began studying art and animation at Riverside City College (RCC) in 2013 and went on to earn her BFA from CalArts’ Character Animation program in 2020. She has worked as a freelance animator since 2017, in projects that include documentary, feature, commercial and short films. Her past clients include Netflix, HBO, Starburns Industries, Amazon Music, Toon Boom Animation, Epipheo, Six Point Harness, Charlie Kaufman, and Watcher Entertainment. In addition, she has had the pleasure of teaching at RCC, Otis College of Art & Design, and CalArts. She deeply appreciates the impact of education and aims to share her love for the craft while offering an inside look at her technical approach.