Storyboards | Marissa Rakowski

Storyboards / ANimatics

SToryboards / animatics of group and solo animation projects

A STYLIZED 3D, SURREAL HORROR SERIES.

LOGLINE: A man wakes in a body that’s not his own and in an a kingdom overgrown by flesh. he ventures into its heart to find answers and escape but finds himself in a twisted time paradox.

SYNOPSIS: EVi is the husk of a man named ellis rivera. After a tragic accident left him paralyzed, ellis sought a new body through demonic means. Immortality, in the form of an endless purgatory, was given to him at the cost of his autonomy and homeland.

evi animatic

an action fantasy series inspired by the jrpg genre

LOGLINE: a young girl and her adoptive father seek revenge aginst an army of demons, all while unraveling the secrets to their universe.

storyboard

heart-to-heart

unofficial “xenoblade chronicles” scene remake

LOGLINE: a young soldier and a war veteran reflect on their past. they bond over the soldeir’s aspiration to fight alongside one another.

storyboard

(official stardew valley logo)

short fan animation

LOGLINE: the new resident of pelican town loses his novel’s final draft to the wind and his new neighbors help him recover them.

A young man with long red hair sits on a red blanket on the beach, reading a book. is dressed in a maroon jacket and green pants. Behind h is a wooden structure with potted plants, some of which have green, round creatures on them. In the background, there is a sandy beach, a calm water body, and a blue sky with clouds. Colorful leaves and small creatures float through the air.

colored storyboard

Handwritten word 'JINGLE' in red marker on a piece of graph paper with grid lines, surrounded by purple borders.

final animation

"Jingle" is a short animation done for the 2025 fall semester of Gunner School.

The animation portrays a sadden Old Man watching old home videos of his lost cat, Jingle. Upon being visited by the manifested memories of Jingle, he realizes that he needs and has the strength to move on from these dark moments.

This project was completed in 2 weeks.