Fernando Franco

Fernando Franco

Senior 3D Animator / 21 yrs

Spain

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Senior Animator

Smallfoot (2018)

Senior Animator

occupation rainfall (2021)

Senior Animator

Rumble (2021)

Animator

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

3d senior animator

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Senior Animator

Storks (2016)

Senior Animator

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

3d senior animator

YOKO (2015)

Lead Animator

Capture the Flag (2015)

Senior Animator

Dragonkeeper (2024)

Creature Animator

Blended (2014)

Character Animator

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Senior Animator

Tad, the Lost Explorer (2013)

3d senior animator

The Lords Of The Fallen

More than 18 years of experience in Character animation in Spain and Canada, I have worked in the production of several films and have been involved in animation supervision and technical direction.

Main Role:

Character Animator

Other Skills:

Casual illustrator & modeller, traditional and digital.
Composition and postproduction knowledge.
Technnical direction and animation supervision.
Ability to work well under pressure.
Great time management for meeting production deadlines.
Work effectively both with a team and independently
Available for freelance work only.
Work History

  • Senior 3D Animator

    Little Zoo Studio

    January 2024 - May 2024
    Remote

  • Senior Character Animator

    Flying Bark Productions

    September 2023 - December 2023
    Australia · Remote

  • Senior Animator

    RocketFrames

    September 2022 - July 2023

    Gameplay Animator for "Lords of the Fallen" Videogame. (working full animation and adapting mocap)
    Gameplay and cut scenes animator For "Stumble Guys" Videogame (full Character animation)
    Gameplay Animator " for "Giants" Videogame. (Full Character animation)
    Character animator for Dino Cookies TV Commercial from "Artiach.
    Character animator for "Tiny Worlds" TV Commercial

  • Senior Animator

    i-real Studios

    June 2022 - August 2022

    Freelance Character animator in "Angry Birds" mobile game TV commercial.
    Character animator for "Marbu Dorada" TV commercial
    Character animator for "Royal Casino" TV commercial
    Character animator for "Satori" TV commercial

  • Character Animator

    i-real Studios

    July 2022 - August 2022

    Character animator for "Marbu Dorada" TV commercial
    Character animator for "Royal Casino" TV commercial
    Character animator for "Satori" TV commercial

  • Senior Animator

    Bipolar Studio

    February 2022 - July 2022

    Character animator for "Germania Insurance" TV commercial
    Character animator in "World of Eternal" Game Cinematics

  • Character Animator

    Bipolar Studio

    June 2022 - July 2022

    Character animator for "Germania Insurance" TV commercial

  • Senior Animator

    RocketFrames

    June 2022 - June 2022

    Freelance Character animator for Leage of Leguends "wild rift"cinematics.
    Freelance Character animator for "Everforce" Videogame cinematics

  • Senior Animator

    RocketFrames

    January 2021 - December 2021

    Character animator in Star Atlas Video game (Cinematics).
    Character animator in feature film Dragon Keeper.
    Character & Creature Animator for TV commercials
    VFX Creature animator for feature film "Ocupation Rainfall"

  • Freelance Character Animator

    i-real Studios

    August 2020 - December 2020

    Character animator for TV Commercials

  • Freelance character animator

    RocketFrames

    August 2020 - September 2020
    Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, España

    Character animator for TV Commercials

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Little Zoo Studio

    October 2019 - May 2020

    Animator in:
    Feature film "Rumble" from Paramount Animation

    Virtual Reality projects

  • Character Animator

    Little Zoo Studio

    November 2019 - April 2020

    Senior Animator in Feature Film "Rumble"

  • Freelance Character Animator

    i-real Studios

    June 2019 - July 2019
    Madrid y alrededores, España

    Animation of all characters included in the TV Commercial for "Angry Birds 2 Game" Final Client :Rovio.

  • 3d senior animator

    Dibulitoon Studio

    January 2019 - March 2019

    Character Animation

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    February 2015 - July 2018
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Senior Animator in:
    "Angry Birds"
    "Storks"
    "Emoji"
    "Smallfoot"

  • Lead Animator

    Light Box Entertainment

    April 2014 - February 2015
    Madrid

    Lead Animator in "Capture the Flag"

  • Online tutor

    ANIMUM Creativity Advanced School

    March 2014 - June 2014

    Online tutor of "advanced human motion" course.

  • Online Tutor

    ANIMUM Creativity Advanced School

    October 2013 - November 2013

    Online tutor of "advanced human motion" course.

  • Creature animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    September 2013 - October 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Creature Animator in the live action movie "Blended" making realistic animation of CG generated animals.

  • Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2013 - July 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Character Animator in "Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2"

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Cocoloco Studio.

    August 2012 - August 2012
    Barcelona Area, Spain

    Character animator for the IOS game "Pasapalabra".
    Animated all characters in the game performing all the actions
    of the participants (applause, stand by, right/wrong answers,
    etc.)

  • Senior Character Animator

    Lightbox Entertainment

    May 2010 - March 2012
    Madrid

    Senior Character animator in "Tad Jones, The lost Explorer"

  • Freelance Character Animator / Animator supervisor

    Irreal Studio

    December 2009 - December 2009
    A Coruña Area, Spain

    Short Film ¨Cribba The Vampire"
    Supervised Animation and animated several shots, also
    assisted in character setups.

  • Animation TD

    Dygra Films

    January 2009 - November 2009
    A Coruña Area, Spain

    Acted as animation Technical Director in the production of "Holynight" involved in the development of characters and useful interfaces for the Animation department.

  • Character animator

    Dygra Films

    October 2002 - January 2009

    Full animation of characters and objects, lipsync, acting and
    body dynamics for the feature films:

    Long-film "Midnight Summer Dream" (2005)
    Long-film "Spirit of the Forest" (2007)
    Some commercials for TV and short films like "Mosquis" and "El Bufon y la Infanta"

  • Animation Director Assistant

    Dygra Films

    2004 - 2009

    Assisted the animation director in supervising
    animators at some stages of production:

    "Midnight Summer Dream"
    "Spirit of The Forest"
    "Mosquis: El retorno de la Ley"
    Other media for TV and Web.

  • 2D Animator Generalist

    Limaia Produccions

    2000 - 2002

    Worked as a 2D animator on film "El Embrujo del Sur" , and short film "Carro, Gallarda e Marelo".

    Other works as a 2D/3D animator, composer and layout artist, on projects like media CD´s or web pages.

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Education

  • High School Degree in Mixed Sciences

    O Couto #4 high school

    1989 - 1994