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. Over his career, Boola has also worked as an animation director, supervisor, lead animator, and storyboard artist. He has worked at many major studios, including Walt Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Imageworks, and MPC. He started his career in 2D animation on the Disney classic, Mulan, and went on to animate on full CG films, visual effects films, films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC television shows, and AAA video games. Boola is also the animator who created the Spider-Cat finishers in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales video game. He is also an accomplished martial arts instructor in Kyokushin Karate. Boola has been a mentor since 2008 and has taught Animation Basics, Body Mechanics, Intro to Acting, and Creature Animation. He currently teaches Advanced Acting, the fifth Core Character Animation Course at Animation Mentor.

Boola’s Credits

Spider-Man: Miles Morales

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: Miles Morales
Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps
Spider-Man

TELEVISION

Green Lantern: The Animated Series
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Supergirl

See more of Boola’s credits on IMDB

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.

Advanced
Acting

12-Week Course

Tell a complex, two-person story with dialogue.

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What Boola’s Students are Saying

Boola Encourages Us to "Think" Like an Animator

Boola is Awesome!

He Treats Students with Care and Respect

Boola Encourages Us to "Think" Like an Animator

Boola is Awesome!

He Treats Students with Care and Respect

Courses Taught By Boola

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