jim mortensen / meridiandream

Director, Storyboard Artist & Writer for Animation / Los Angeles, CA


TrollsTopia is a script-driven show. I served as Supervising Director and directed these episodes. Episodes are available on Hulu/Peacock.

NTR 300 TrollsTopia Moonboy & Main Title

Contact Jim for password.

Boards & Timing by me. Song by Alex Geringas.

NTR 328 My Dinner With Dante

Dante wants...nay, NEEDS... a "WooHoo!" from Holly Darlin'.

Boards by Andrew Bendik, Michelle Thompkins-Lima, & me


Trolls is a script-driven show. I served as Supervising Director and directed these episodes. Episodes are available on Netflix.

TRL 126 Pillow War

One pillow. Two Trolls.

Boards by Fabien Tong, Pat Pakula & me

TRL 249 What Did I Miss?

Our skit episode.

Boards by Lexy Naut, Nic Parris, & me.

"Klaus 1/2/3" rewritten by me.


Home is a board-driven show. I directed these episodes, my partner Dakota & I wrote/storyboarded them. Episodes are available on Netflix.

HOM 112 Boov Flu Blues

Oh gets the Boov Flu.

HOM 123 Adventures in Sitting on Babies

K-Trong asks Tip & Oh to babysit for him.

HOM 147 Nuttypunny

Tip wants to win a Boov game.

HOM 201 Queen of Police

Tip becomes the Boov Queen of Police and dissolves all rules.

HOM 220 The Great Chicago Hot Dog Crisis

hotdoghotdoghotdoghotdoghotdoghotdog...


ToromTellum was created by me and is now playing on nick.com.

ToromTellum Pilot Best Flavr Evar

Torom invents a new flavor of magical froyo that has magical consequences.

ToromTellum Short #1 Angry

Torom loses his temper.


AHMBiF

I wrote/boarded AHMBiF as a pitch for the Nickelodeon Shorts Program. It will never get made!
So I turned it into a YouTube video where I pitch the pilot.

AHMBiF Pilot

Valuable lessons are learned.


King Julien is a CG show storyboarded in Photoshop. Episodes are available on Netflix.

KJN 121 Body Double

King Julien hires a body double. The double decides to ascent to the throne.

KJN 117 True Bromance

Maurice and King Julien break up. Maurice accidentally hires The Rat King to kill King Julien.

KJN 124 The King Who Would Be King(?)

King Julien falls in love with legends about him that are totally made up.


BreadWinners was boarded in Flash from a radioplay. The timing was adjusted to fit the action.

BreadWinners 020 Buhdeuce Goes Berzerks

Buhdeuce gets a bad haircut and goes on a rampage!

BreadWinners 017 Diner Ducks

Buhdeuce & SwaySway frantically try to run Pumpers' Restaurant.

BreadWinners 014 Qwazy for Vanessa

Oonski the Great falls in love with the bros' Rocket Van.


Fairly OddParents was boarded & sheet timed like a traditional Hanna-Barbera cartoon.

Fairly OddParents 394 Fairly OldParent Part 2

To rescue Poof from Mrs. Crocker, Timmy and Wanda must pretend to be old people.

Fairly OddParents 389 Turning into Turner

Using Timmy's DNA, Crocker pretends to be Timmy from the future.

Fairly OddParents 384 Lame Ducks

Dad starts a neighborhood watch group.


Puss in Boots is a CG show storyboarded in Photoshop/Flix.

Puss in Boots 103 Toby or Not Toby

Thieves have invaded San Lorenzo, and Toby wants to help!