Oliver Acker

Background

About Oliver Acker

I’m a story artist and supervisor with 25+ years shaping visual storytelling in feature animation and games. My foundation was built at Disney and Lucasfilm, where I developed a deep passion for cinematic storytelling, character-driven performance, and sequence clarity. More recently, I’ve contributed to major narrative titles, including South of Midnight (Compulsion Games) and a globally recognized Eidos/Square Enix franchise (under NDA). My focus has been bringing stories to life through storyboards, sequence direction, and animation supervision, ensuring both narrative flow and emotional impact. At King (Microsoft), I broadened my scope by leading a 25-person international art team on a top live-ops title. This chapter strengthened my skills in team leadership, cross-cultural collaboration, and product-driven creativity. It added valuable managerial depth to my profile, while reinforcing that my true passion lies in character-driven storytelling and cinematic narrative direction. Alongside production, I’ve been an educator and mentor, supporting artists in Europe and Asia in developing their craft in storyboarding, animation, and storytelling. Sharing knowledge and inspiring the next generation of storytellers is as rewarding to me as shaping sequences myself.