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Sam Tung
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Union storyboard artist for film, animation, and videogames (The Odyssey, Twisters, X-Men '97, Metroid Prime 4, etc)
Into knights, dinosaurs, and tabletop RPGs
Writing and directing
He/him // https://linktr.ee/samtung
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Been some places
A map showing where in the USA I have been and lived
January 9, 2026 at 4:56 AM
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Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you

People seemed to like this one
A pen and marker drawing of a fantasy medieval knight based on the green dragon knight Lego minifigure. The knight has dark grey armor with gold detailing, a gold halberd, a yellow shield with a green dragon, an a green panache. Markers and the Lego figure the drawing is based on are on top of the drawing
January 9, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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Hi everyone, Happy New Year! I am available for storyboarding, revisions, or directing work in film, animation, commercials, and/or game cinematics -- let's make something cool together!

#film #filmsky #filmmaking #storyboard #art
A collection of storyboard panels by Sam Tung advertising him as available for work. Previous projects include Twisters, The Odyssey, Metroid Prime 4, and X-Men '97
January 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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My brother and I both have #darksouls tattoos
Two Dark Souls bonfire swords tattoos, one line art the other color
January 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Mounted archery
Photo of me on a child’s playground horse aiming a child’s suction cup bow
January 4, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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Artists! Quote with your night #art 🌒
A digitally painted poster of a Blades in the Dark crew: fantasy Victorian criminals stand on building rooftops in blue moonlight.
January 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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A screenshot of Samus from the ending Metroid Prime 4, edited so she has a Santa hat and is putting an ornament on a Christmas tree
December 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Quick experiment, I think we can do better but the direction is good
A pen and marker drawing of a knight's helmet in a hood colored with the red-yellow-green tone of a reflection hologram
December 31, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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I want knights and/or holograms
A hologram by Rob Munday of the Guilt Helmet of King Charles I, 1987 It is a medieval knight helmet captured as a reflection hologram with an orange and green tint on a black background
December 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Lots of new followers! My name is Sam Tung and I am a storyboard artist for film, animation, and video games, and doing my best to push into the writer-director space. Recent projects include The Odyssey, Metroid Prime 4, and X-Men '97. Active in my unions.

Available for work in 2026!
Storyboards from Metroid Prime 4: a Galactic Federation soldier is trapped on top of a ship suspended by vines when an alien creature attacks. Samus readies her weapon. Storyboards from Angelyne (2022): a pink car goes over a cliff but instead of crashing flies over Los Angeles at night. Pen and marker cover of tabletop RPG Longsword: three knights sit around a campfire. The campfire illuminates the environment to create the shape of a sword hilt. Still from short film Knights & Relationships (2025): a knight in a yellow hood sits reading a book by candlelight and campfire.
December 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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If you see this, quote with your winter art ❄️
A digital drawing of two Christmas-themed medieval knights in a snowy forest. One wears a green tabard over silver armor, the other has a red panache and cape over gold armor.
December 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Ha actually used this in a character design for a pitch a few years back
December 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Got so mad about AI they put me on TV
December 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Bruh come ON
A small pewter statue of a dragon with a 3D hologram on a dragon in a small pendant above it
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Did I drop enough hints for my wife to get me a Make Your Own Hologram kit for Christmas
3D hologram cards of Godzilla characters Destroyah and Space Godzilla 3D hologram of a tyrannosaurus Photograph of a Liti Holo brand Hologram Kit box 3D hologram card of Spider-Man
December 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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I re-read this every Christmas and it’s always delightful.

#medievalsky
Photograph of “The Medieval Christmas” by Sophie Jackson
December 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Honored to paint the cover forJames Brennan's sixth novel, The Watchfire: Shadow Queen’s Revenge, which is now available on Amazon.
Cover of The Watchfire: Shadow Queen's Revenge by James Brennan. From a balcony, a woman with silver hair and a dark purple dress overlooks a crowd of people with torches in front of a large cathedral. Full wraparound painting of the cover of The Watchfire: Shadow Queen's Revenge by James Brennan. From a balcony, a woman with silver hair and a dark purple dress overlooks a crowd of people with torches in front of a large cathedral. A large fantasy city of bridges is visible beyond the plaza.
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Tower Dungeon is so cool
Photograph of pages from the manga “Tower Dungeon” by Tsutomu Nike: three fantasy characters walk along an exterior walkway of a massive castle ruin-like structure high above the landscape.
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Getting to lead the storyboard team for a Nintendo project was a dream come true. What an honor to get to contribute to the legacy of Metroid with this incredible crew.

#metroid #gaming #gamedev #filmsky
Screenshot of Metroid Prime 4's credits featuring the Cinematics team A screenshot of Samus in her Metroid Prime 4 armor aiming her weapon at the camera.
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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I can finally say that the lead in my short film KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS was none other than Krystle Martin, Samus Aran herself from METROID PRIME 4!

I needed a badass woman who could act and handle herself in a suit of armor and there is no one better than Krystle.

#filmsku #medievalsky #metroid
Two images: on top, a closeup of actress Krystle Martin in medieval armor with her helmet visor up from the short film Knights & Relationships. On the bottom, a similarly framed closeup of Samus from Metroid Prime 4
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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I storyboarded the live-action elements of the 2025 Instacart holiday spots for one of my favorite directors, Lucy Tcherniak. Some fun stuff in here!
Storyboard / final frame comparison image: a daschund wrapped in ornaments runss toward camera from a tipped-over Christmas tree, amid torn-up ornaments and decorations Storyboard / final frame comparison image: Upshot from within a shoping bag, a woman pulls an object out of the bag away from camera Storyboard / final frame comparison image: An over-the-shoulder shot of a phone with the Instacart app, a table with messy pie ingredients in the background Storyboard / final frame comparison image: a woman picks up a large platter of rotisserie chickens close to camera, her kitchen island is full of groceries and an Instacart bag
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Was lucky enough to go several times for motion capture shoots. Really special place with a lot of history! I’m sure some will be preserved— Hollywood is always evolving!
Photo of me with a Dark Crystal Skeksis at the Henson lot
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Little late to the party but RIPLEY (2024) on Netflix is so insanely well-shot. Referencing for everything right now

#filmsky
Screenshot from RIPLEY: A black-and-white image of an elevated train in New York, the street below lit by streetlight, a small figure walks on the street Screenshot from RIPLEY: A black-and-white image of a man standing on an arched bridge in Atrani, Italy, framed by the arch of a bridge closer in the foreground Screenshot from RIPLEY: A black-and-white image of Atrani, Italy, shot at water level from the ocean. The camera descends below the waterline. Screenshot from RIPLEY: A black-and-white image of a man sitting in a chair looking at a table in the foreground. The foreground table has an ash tray and tumbler glass and uses deep focus to composite both parts of the image.
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Three-year-old has discovered my glow-in-the-dark dice set
A photo of a toddler quickly moving a glow-in-the-dark die at a long exposure to create light trails
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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My friend (and storyboard artist extraordinaire) Armando Atencio posted this today re: not using AI because it takes away your skills and like… amen
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM