I'm Ian McBride, an Illustrator and Screenwriter
based in Los Angeles, California.

I focus on Storyboarding, Character Design, and VisDev for Animation.
That might seem like a lot, but my generalism stems from respect and understanding for
every step of the Animation Pipeline, including the audience waiting at the end.

I'm a graduate of ArtCenter College of Design's Entertainment Design/Animation Program, 2024.
I was also a Writing Tutor there--you may have seen my work in a couple essays or pitch packages.

I wrote, directed, and animated the award winning Short Film The Wild Life.
It's the longest Capstone project in the history of ArtCenter's Animation Department.
It's also really good.

I tell stories about:
Winners taking hits.
Losers getting even. 
And the heroes in all of us waiting for the chance to pop.