Mario Orlando
Mario Orlando has been a professional animator since 2005 and is currently a senior animator at Industrial Light & Magic. He was previously at ILMxLab, a Lucasfilm immersive entertainment studio that creates interactive, virtual storytelling. He honed his animation skills at Animation Mentor and graduated in 2015. Mario is a huge Star Wars fan so it was a dream to work at the studio where it all began. A fun fact about Mario is that his father and brother have the same name he does, with different middle names. He currently teaches Animation Basics, Body Mechanics, Advanced Body Mechanics and Introduction to Acting from the Character Animation Course at Animation Mentor.
Mario’s Credits
The Book of Boba Fett
The Mandalorian
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Films
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Bumblebee
- Welcome to Marwen
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Streaming Media
- The Mandalorian
- The Book of Boba Fett
Television
- Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law (Adult Swim)
- Stroker & Hoop (Adult Swim)
- Hall of Games (Cartoon Network)
- ELEAGUE (TBS)
- Level Up (Cartoon Network)
- Star Wars The Clone Wars commercials (Cartoon Network)
- Ben 10 Alien Swarm (Cartoon Network)
- Falling Skies spots (TNT)
- NBA TV spots
- NCAA spots
Virtual Reality
- Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge
- Vader Immortal Episode 1
- Vader Immortal Episode 2
- Vader Immortal Episode 3
- Avengers: Damage Control VR
- Ralph Breaks VR
What Mario’s Students are Saying
Having a Blast with Him as My Mentor
Excellent Feedback
Awesome Personality
Having a Blast with Him as My Mentor
Excellent Feedback
Awesome Personality
Courses Taught By Mario
Courses may vary from term to term.
Animation
Basics
12-Week Course
Begin your character animation journey and master the basics.