Boola Robello
Advanced Senior Animator
Insomniac Games
Clarence “Boola” Robello has been a professional animator since 1997 and is currently an advanced senior animator at Insomniac Games. Boola has also worked as an animation director, supervisor, lead animator, previs and postvis artist, and storyboard artist. He has worked at many major studios, including Walt Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, The Third Floor, Digital Domain, and MPC.
His career began on Disney classics; Mulan and Tarzan, and DreamWorks’ The Road To El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. He then went on to animate in 3D/CG on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC television shows, and all the recent Spider-Man AAA video games. Boola has been a mentor since 2008 and currently teaches Advanced Acting, the fifth Core Character Animation Course at Animation Mentor.
Boola’s Credits
Spider-Man 2
The Lion King
Avengers: Infinity War
Mulan
Recent Films
- The Lion King
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Beauty and the Beast
- Passengers
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- Monster Trucks
- The Jungle Book (Animation Lead)
- The Finest Hours
- Goosebumps
- Justice League Adventures: Trapped In Time
- The Smurfs 2
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Animation Lead)
Other Films
- Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
- Aliens in the Attic
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
- Bolt
- The Incredible Hulk
- I Am Legend
- Spider-Man 3
- Monster House
- Mickey’s Toon Tales
- Dreams & Giants
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
- The Road to El Dorado
- Tarzan
- Mulan
Games
- Spider-Man 2
- Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps
- Spider-Man
TELEVISION
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series
- DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
- Supergirl
What Boola’s Students are Saying
Boola Encourages Us to "Think" Like an Animator
The insights from many years of study are a value that cannot be measured. Boola teaches more than just the animation principles, but encourages what it means to “think” like an animator. While sharing said knowledge, Boola exhibits real strength in answering all questions thoroughly and with professional honesty. But I would be remiss if I didn’t bring up his most enduring lesson. “Do or do not. There is no try.” You have to trust yourself to be able to accomplish whatever it is that you set out to do.
Boola is Awesome!
In the few short months that I’ve been learning from Boola, I can honestly say that I truly look up to him as the kind of animator that I want to be. Our backgrounds are different but his work ethic, professionalism, and ability to tell it like it is without sugar-coating or hurting anyone’s feelings, are things that I find myself aspiring to. He often writes encouraging and helpful emails each week, and they always help me stay focused and motivated. Boola is awesome!
He Treats Students with Care and Respect
Boola is an excellent mentor because he treats his students with care and respect. His feedback is always candid, but also leaves it up to the student to figure out how to solve the problems he points out. He doesn’t hold your hand. He always acts professional. When I receive feedback from him, I’m never wondering what he thinks of me, I just take his feedback and GO. He takes time to write encouraging, helpful emails every week. He does all this while being really fun and easy to talk to
Boola Encourages Us to "Think" Like an Animator
The insights from many years of study are a value that cannot be measured. Boola teaches more than just the animation principles, but encourages what it means to “think” like an animator. While sharing said knowledge, Boola exhibits real strength in answering all questions thoroughly and with professional honesty. But I would be remiss if I didn’t bring up his most enduring lesson. “Do or do not. There is no try.” You have to trust yourself to be able to accomplish whatever it is that you set out to do.
Boola is Awesome!
In the few short months that I’ve been learning from Boola, I can honestly say that I truly look up to him as the kind of animator that I want to be. Our backgrounds are different but his work ethic, professionalism, and ability to tell it like it is without sugar-coating or hurting anyone’s feelings, are things that I find myself aspiring to. He often writes encouraging and helpful emails each week, and they always help me stay focused and motivated. Boola is awesome!
He Treats Students with Care and Respect
Boola is an excellent mentor because he treats his students with care and respect. His feedback is always candid, but also leaves it up to the student to figure out how to solve the problems he points out. He doesn’t hold your hand. He always acts professional. When I receive feedback from him, I’m never wondering what he thinks of me, I just take his feedback and GO. He takes time to write encouraging, helpful emails every week. He does all this while being really fun and easy to talk to
Courses Taught By Boola
Courses may vary from term to term.