PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Animation Supervisor, Animator and Generalist with 15 years of experience in the feature, short film and commercial industry.
Proven ability to lead, manage, motivate and mentor animation teams on high profile award winning productions. Key strengths include the ability to communicate and collaborate inter departmentally, to build relationships within a team in order to understand the key strengths of each animator when it comes to casting individuals for sequences and assisting animators with problem solving on their shots.
An efficient and versatile animator who understands the principles of animation and acting very well and has an excellent eye for detail. Extremely passionate about creatures, characters, story and also exploring different styles of animation.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Lead Animator - Untitled Feb 2019 - Current
MPC Film (Moving Picture Company) - London, UK.
Character supervisor and consultant - Seal Team (Animated Feature) Nov 2018- Jan 2018
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape.
Lead Animator – Zog (2018) Mar 2018 – Sep 2018
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape.
Freelance Remote Animator - Pettersson und Findus 3 (2018) Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
The Chimney Group Berlin - Remote.
Animation Supervisor and Head of Department – The Highway Rat (2017) Nov 2016 – Sept 2017
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
Animation Supervisor and Head of Department – Revolting Rhymes (2016) Oct 2014 – Oct 2016
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
Animation Supervisor and Head of Department – Stick Man (2015) Oct 2014 – July 2015
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
Freelance Animator and Generalist May 2013 - Sept 2014
Cape Town, Western Cape
Animation Director and Head of Department – Khumba (2013) May 2011 - Apr 2013
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
Lead Animator – Adventures in Zambezia (2011) Nov 2009 – Apr 2011
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
Masters and Savant - Johannesburg, Gauteng
Senior Animator, CG Generalist June 2006 – Feb 2009
Anamazing Workshop - Johannesburg, Gauteng
CG Generalist and Animator Jan 2005 to Jan 2006
Free The Orange - Johannesburg, Gauteng
Freelance Animator, Graphic designer Jan 2003 to Dec 2004
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Communication 2001-2004
The Open Window - Pretoria, Gauteng
SKILLS:
Software:
Artistic/other
EU Blue Card Profile:
https://www.apply.eu/share/1f06r
Candidate ID: 113319
Animation Supervisor, Animator and Generalist with 15 years of experience in the feature, short film and commercial industry.
Proven ability to lead, manage, motivate and mentor animation teams on high profile award winning productions. Key strengths include the ability to communicate and collaborate inter departmentally, to build relationships within a team in order to understand the key strengths of each animator when it comes to casting individuals for sequences and assisting animators with problem solving on their shots.
An efficient and versatile animator who understands the principles of animation and acting very well and has an excellent eye for detail. Extremely passionate about creatures, characters, story and also exploring different styles of animation.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Lead Animator - Untitled Feb 2019 - Current
MPC Film (Moving Picture Company) - London, UK.
Character supervisor and consultant - Seal Team (Animated Feature) Nov 2018- Jan 2018
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape.
Lead Animator – Zog (2018) Mar 2018 – Sep 2018
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape.
- Served as Lead Animator for Julia Donaldson's Zog, produced by Magic Light Pictures and directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon.
- Responsible for animating core performance and action sequences.
- Managed and Mentored a team of animators during production.
Freelance Remote Animator - Pettersson und Findus 3 (2018) Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
The Chimney Group Berlin - Remote.
- Served as Senior Animator on the Pettersson und Findus feature film remotely from Cape Town, South Africa.
- Was responsible for establishing the style and setting the standard for the film.
- Was responsible for delivering sequences on time.
Animation Supervisor and Head of Department – The Highway Rat (2017) Nov 2016 – Sept 2017
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
- Managed and supervised a team of 16 animators on Julia Donaldson's “Highway Rat” for Magic Light Pictures which is directed by the Jeroen Jaspaert.
- Assisted animators on the floor as the director was working remotely from the UK.
- Reviewed and approved lower priority animation shots.
- Approved shape fixes from the Shape Fix department.
- Responsible for the consistency in animation.
- Worked as a senior animator on key shots.
- Mentored and coached junior animators on the team.
- Helped with assisting clear communication between the director and animators.
Animation Supervisor and Head of Department – Revolting Rhymes (2016) Oct 2014 – Oct 2016
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
- Managed and supervised a team of animators on Roald Dahl's “Revolting Rhymes” for Magic Light Pictures which was directed by the Oscar nominated directors of Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer.
- Responsible for the consistency in animation throughout the film.
- Reviewing animation before animator submitted their shots to the Berlin based directors.
- Worked as a senior animator on key shots.
- Mentored and coached junior animators on the team.
- Also worked in Berlin for a couple of months in the beginning of animation to develop the style with the Berlin based team.
- Revolting Rhymes won the Crystal award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2017.
Animation Supervisor and Head of Department – Stick Man (2015) Oct 2014 – July 2015
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
- Managed and supervised a team of animators on Julia Donaldson's "Stick Man” which was directed by Jeroen Jaspaert and Daniel Snaddon.
- Collaborated closely with the co-directors and supervisors to develop the animation style and performance testing.
- Was responsible for consistency in animation throughout the film.
- Worked as a senior animator on key shots.
- Mentored and coached junior animators on the team.
- Stick Man won the Crystal award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2016.
Freelance Animator and Generalist May 2013 - Sept 2014
Cape Town, Western Cape
- Worked as a freelance generalist and character animator on local and international projects.
- Collaborated with teams and clients remotely.
Animation Director and Head of Department – Khumba (2013) May 2011 - Apr 2013
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
- Managed and supervised a team of 25 animators on the feature film "Khumba” (2013, Anthony Silverston).
- Collaborated closely with the director and supervisors to develop the animation style and performance testing.
- Collaborated with the rigging department during the character setup process.
- Was responsible for consistency in animation throughout the film.
- Acted out reference videos and choreographed scenes with animators and the director.
- Worked closely with producers and other departments to make sure production ran smoothly.
- Was responsible for keeping the team motivated throughout the production.
Lead Animator – Adventures in Zambezia (2011) Nov 2009 – Apr 2011
Triggerfish Animation - Cape Town, Western Cape
- Animated on the the feature film "Adventures in Zambezia “(2012, Wayne Thornley).
- Supervised a small team of animators.
- Collaborated with the animation director to ensure style consistency throughout the film.
- Consulted departments throughout the production including character modeling and character setup.
- Mentored junior animators throughout production.
- Worked as an additional lighting artist on "Adventures in Zambezia".
Masters and Savant - Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Senior animator on multiple broadcast commercials ranging from character, product and motion graphic animation.
- Collaborated with broadcast designers on multiple motion graphic commercials.
- Communicated with producers and clients from pitch to final presentation of products.
Senior Animator, CG Generalist June 2006 – Feb 2009
Anamazing Workshop - Johannesburg, Gauteng
- As a CG generalist I was actively involved in all aspects of the pipeline.
- Co-Directed and served as a generalist on the short film "Chameleon's tongue".
- Worked as a generalist on the short film "Snail Trail".
- Worked as a senior animator on the pilot for the film “Liewe Heksie”.
CG Generalist and Animator Jan 2005 to Jan 2006
Free The Orange - Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Worked as a CG generalist and animator on commercials, music videos and corporate AV's.
- Presented projects to clients.
Freelance Animator, Graphic designer Jan 2003 to Dec 2004
- Did my animation internship on the “Vis and Tjips” series with Threshold Collective.
- Worked as a freelance animator and Graphic designer during my studies.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Communication 2001-2004
The Open Window - Pretoria, Gauteng
SKILLS:
Software:
- Autodesk Softimage XSI (Generalist)
- Autodesk Maya (Animation)
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premier
Artistic/other
- Animation directing
- Character animation
- Communication
- Team leading
- Drawing
- Photography
- Team motivation and mentoring
- Problem solving
EU Blue Card Profile:
https://www.apply.eu/share/1f06r
Candidate ID: 113319
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