Hello! I’m Mollie McElvain, an LA-based artist with a passion for storytelling both on the screen and in physical spaces.

I am a storyboard artist with experience in commercials, cartoons, and film. 2025 has seen me boarding for stop-motion animation on two unannounced projects, as well as live action in advertisement spots for Amazon’s Small Business Success Studio series.

I’ve had the pleasure of writing and boarding shorts for the hilarious Jellystone! and the action-packed Batwheels at Warner Bros. Animation. I did story revisions for both shows, as well as on Netflix’s Sonic Prime at WildBrain Studios.

In 2024 I directed my first art installation, telling a story in a space people can step into in A Tea Party for Extinct Birds at the 826LA Time Travel Mart. It received recognition by the LA Times in their July 2024 article “The 22 Best Spots to Nerd Out In LA”.

Prior to boarding, I worked as a CG previsualization artist, doing the first pass at translating storyboards into 3D animation. My experience in this has given me unique insight into what creates the most helpful template possible for animators when boarding on shows that use CG. Projects I worked on include Warner Bros.’ Space Jam: A New Legacy, HBO’s upcoming Sesame Street film, Disney+’s Flora and Ulysses, and advertisements for the Oculus Quest.

In my down time I’ve been developing a webcartoon called Tode and Fraug, a story of two amphibian friends inspired by the Arnold Lobel books I loved as a child, combined with my contemporary love for the comedy of Mitch Hedberg.

You can reach me by email at molliemcelvain@gmail.com and I’ll get back to you ASAP! Have a good day!