Rebecca Stillman has worked in the entertainment industry and arts education for nearly 20 years. She has been working in stop-motion animation as an Production Designer, Art Director, Model Maker, Painter, Set Dresser and Puppet Fabricator for film, print and TV productions. She also makes traditional hand puppets, marionettes, and large scale puppets for TV, film, and theater. She teaches animation and fine art, is an independent film maker and artist.

She has a Bachelors of Fine Arts, specializing in Natural Science Illustration, Set Design, Printmaking from UCSC and a Masters of Fine Art specializing in Film/Experimental Animation from CalArts.

2013

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – Screen Novelties/Sony
Puppet Fabricator

Animation Instructor -California State Summer School for the Arts/CalArts

Zyrtec/Facebook New Media Commercial
Production Designer

Google Informational Interface Video – Screen Novelties
Model Maker

Unnamed Feature Pitch– Stoopid Buddies Stoodios
Model Maker

2011-2012

Shadow King – Henry Selick/Disney/Pixar
Assistant Art Director: Specializing in Greens, Organics, Textiles, Textures, and Color Design, and Puppet Art Direction

2010

A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas – Mark Gustafson/Laika House/WB
Puppet Department: Fur, Flocking, Costumes

Planter’s Peanuts Commercials – Mark Gustafson/Laika House
Puppet Department: Hair, Fur, Costumes, Painting

Annie Award winning Children’s Medical Center Commercial “Brooke” – Jamie Caliri/Duck Studios
Art Director, Set Dresser Paper Engineer: Designed and built pop-up book paper mechanics

Children’s Medical Center Commercial “Adrian” – Jamie Caliri/Duck Studio
Interim Production Manager, Set Dresser, Paper Engineer: Designed and built pop-up book paper mechanics

Children’s Medical Center Commercial “Jubilee” – Jamie Caliri/Duck Studios
Set Dresser, Paper Engineer: Designed and built pop-up book paper mechanics

Monster Safari Feature – Screen Novelties/Jim Henson Co.
Puppet Department: Hair, Fur, Costumes

2009

Annie Award Nominated Kellogg’s Corn Pops Commercial – Screen Novelties/Duck Studios
Puppet Department: Fabricator, Painter, Costumes, Wrangler

Chowder – Screen Novelties/Duck Studios/Cartoon Net.
Puppet Department: Fabricator, Painter, Costumes
Art Department: Props Fabricator, Painter

Flapjack – Duck Studios/Screen Novelties/Cartoon Net.
Art Department: Props Fabricator, Painter

2006-2008

Coraline – Henry Selick/Laika/Focus Features
Art Department: Model Maker/Painter Specializing in highly detailed models, fabric/sewn models, and animatable models.

Coraline – Henry Selick/Laika/Focus Features
Art Department: Interim Assistant Art Director/Pre-Vis Artist R and D, concept design, fabrication and engineering of set mock ups

Coraline – Henry Selick/Laika/Focus Features
Puppet Department: Hair Fabricator, Fur/Flocking Specialist R and D, design, fabrication of animatable miniature wigs/fur

2006

Music video – Bitter:Sweet “Dirty Laundry” – Rob Shaw/Bent Image Lab
Production Designer, Puppet Department Lead

Lux Soap Commercial – Chel White/Bent Image Lab
Puppet Department: Fur/Wig Fabricator, Painter, Costumes

Kellogg’s Fruit Twistables Commercials – Dave Daniels/Bent Image Lab
Puppet Department: Painter, Costumer, Wigs/Fur Fabricator
Art Department: Prop Fabricator, Upholstery

Sleep Country Commercial – Rob Shaw/Bent Image Lab
Puppet Department Lead: Fabricator, Armatures, Painter, Hair/Fur Fabricator, Costume Designer/Sewer

Tinactin Commercial – Bent Image Labs
Puppet Department: Fabricator, Painter, Costumes

Tractor Supply Co. Commercial – Bent Image Lab
Puppet Department: Painter

2005

ESPN Commercial – Laika House
Puppet Department: Fabricator, Armatures, Painter

Moral Orel – Dino Stamatopoulos/Shadow Machine/Cartoon Network
Puppet Department: Fabricator, Painter, Costumes

2004-2005

Robot Chicken – Shadow Machine/Cartoon Network
Art Department: Model Maker, Painter, Set Construction
Puppet Department: Designer, Fabricator, Painter, Costumer

2004

Team America – Matt Stone/Trey Parker/Chiodo Bros./Paramount
Puppet Department: Rigger, Wrangler, Fabricator, Painter

Barbie – Mattel Photography Division
Art Department: Miniature Props Fabrication, Set Construction Set Dresser
Puppet Department: Designer, Fabricator, Painter

2002-2004

Disney’s “Clay” Interstitials – Disney Channel/Chiodo Bros.
Lead Set Dresser/Head of Art Department: (2nd and 3rd season) Puppet Department Lead: (1st season) Fabricator, Sculptor, Painter

2003

Elf – Chiodo Bros/New Line Cinema/John Favreau
Art Department: Props Designer, Fabricator, Painter, Set Construction Set Dresser
Puppet Department: Fabricator, Painter

The Simpsons – Chiodo Bros/FOX Art Department: Fabricator, Painter, Flocker Puppet Department: Sculptor, Fabricator, Painter

2001

Sponge Bob Square Pants – Nickelodeon/Mark Osborne
Puppet and Props Department: Fabricator

Ambrosia Salad Creator, Production Designer, Fabricator, Animator, Editor. Rebecca Stillman’s 16mm short film, Ambrosia Salad.

 

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