Alex Fernandez Pons

Alex Fernandez Pons

Lead Character Animator / 15 yrs

Barcelona, Spain

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Work History

  • 3d senior animator / Cinematic Animator / Rigger

    Tarsier Studios

    September 2024 - December 2024

    Consultant services producing unique animations adapted to the style and gameplay of the last project.
    Animating bipeds, creatures, props and camera . Maya and Unreal.

  • 3d senior animator / rigger

    Resolution Games

    June 2024 - September 2024

    Consultant services as Senior animator providing game-ready rigs and game-ready animations for a Reality Mixed game Spatial-Ops. Working with Maya and Unity.

  • 3d senior animator / MOCAP consultant

    PIXEL DREAMS

    April 2024 - June 2024

    Senior Character Animator providing services as consultant defining a proper pipeline to optimize the production in a Reality mixed project. Offering solitions to retarget and implement Motion Captured animation through AI.

  • 3d senior animator

    Rocket Frames

    March 2024 - April 2024

    Character animation for Monopoly Go!

  • Lead Animator

    Quell Tech

    June 2022 - February 2024
    London, United Kingdom

  • Lead Animator

    Quell

    June 2021 - February 2024

  • Lead Animator - MOCAP / Facial animation

    oxford vr

    February 2020 - October 2021
    London, England, United Kingdom

    Defining activity plans, optimizing workflow and meetings with other departments. Motion capture (facial and motion capture). Focusing in lipsync (fullkeyframe and Dynamixyz software) Providing technical solutions like rigging, video edition. Working in Unity and VR.

  • Senior Character Animator

    OxfordVR

    November 2019 - October 2021
    London

  • Senior Character Animator - MOCAP / Facial animation

    oxford vr

    November 2018 - February 2020
    London, United Kingdom

    Motion capture (facial and motion capture). Focusing in lipsync (fullkeyframe and Dynamixyz software) Providing technical solutions like rigging, video edition. Working in Unity and VR.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Enjoy UP

    September 2017 - October 2019
    Barcelona Area, Spain

    Creating character animation for multi-platform fighting game.
    Facial, motion capture and keyframe animation.
    Implementing animation pipeline and rigging.

  • 3d character animator

    Animade

    October 2018 - November 2018
    London

    Character animation for vr project

  • Character Animator

    MPC

    May 2018 - October 2018
    London, United Kingdom

  • Character Animator

    Axis Animation

    November 2017 - January 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    Character animation for Happy!

  • Character Animator

    Blow Studio

    November 2016 - March 2017

    Working in the short film ALLEYCATS.

  • Character Animator

    Novarama

    February 2014 - October 2015
    Barcelona, Spain

    Published videogames:

    Invizimals: Battle of hunters
    Invizimals: The resistance

  • Character animator

    Freelance

    January 2014 - February 2014

  • Character Animator

    Zitro

    July 2012 - December 2013
    Barcelona Area, Spain

    Character animation and modeling for various projects.

  • Character Animator / Multimedia Designer

    Freelance

    April 2011 - September 2012

  • Character Animator

    Acció / MUF Animation

    May 2012 - July 2012
    Barcelona

    Character animator in Barça Toons Stories.

  • 3D Animator, VR, Teacher

    UB (University of Barcelona)

    October 2011 - July 2012

    Developing virtual environments in the Personality department, Evaluation and Psychological treatments. Modelling, animating, texturizing with 3d MAX and programming with Virtools.
    I analyze and find strategies to develop and improve 3d interactive in a group of investigation that make Virtual Reality videogames oriented to acquired phobias, exam anxiety and more.

  • Character Animator

    Robot Media, SL

    January 2012 - March 2012

    2D Character animator in these published apps.

    Princess Poppy Picture Books
    Who's in the Loo?
    Robot Media's Storybuilder

  • BIWORLD3D

    March 2010 - April 2011

    Rigging and keyframe animation for realistic and cartoon characters in different projects (Low poly / high poly versions).

    Managing the development and Art direction of ISLA FUTURAGEL, a high quality 3d web interactive using Unity for commercial purpose. It contains dynamic data, video streaming and advanced graphics.

    Establishing activity plans,focusing on prioritys and tracking performance.I have reached a good climate of work and motivate team members to give their best.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5yGIhNMWrA

  • Character Animator

    Reel fx / Mass Animation

    January 2010 - March 2010
    Barcelona, Spain

    Grand Prize Winner for DC Universe™ Online/Mass Animation Animation Competition.
    I've animated the Superman/Lex luthor shot of Mass animation DC UNIVERSE ONLINE.cinematic trailer .
    Working with INSIGHT production tool,a Reel FX’s proprietary production management software. And animating with high res model/rigs in Maya and facial expressions plugin.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3bwRnEZJec&playnext=1&list=PLD39631E6D326C87F

  • Character Animator

    Akaoni Studio

    October 2008 - March 2010
    Barcelona, Spain

    Character animation and rigging for all the characters of Zombie
    Panic in Wonderland, a Nintendo Wii Ware game.

  • Character Animator

    Gammick Entertainment

    October 2007 - October 2008

    Working as senior character animator and rigger in several projects. including Animal Boxing, a Nintendo DS videogame published in US.
    Web Design of Animal boxing url : https://www.gammickentertainment.com/animalboxing/index.html

  • 3d Artist

    FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA – UB)

    February 2003 - September 2007

    Developing virtual environments in the Personality department, Evaluation and Psychological treatments. Modelling, animating, texturizing with 3d MAX and programming with Virtools.
    I analyze and find strategies to develop and improve 3d interactive in a group of investigation that make Virtual Reality videogames oriented to acquired phobias, exam anxiety and more.

  • PIXEL DREAMS

    February 2004 - May 2006

    Virtual environments integration and programming through Virtools and 3d MAX.

  • UPC and INDRA

    September 2002 - June 2004

    SIMULATION OF THE NEW FLOOR OF BARCELONA AIRPORT
    Multimedia and 3d designer for the simulation project of a virtual environment of the airport of Barcelona. Aeroport del Prat.
    Participated in all aspects of simulation iconography. Making 2d and 3d icons for the specific software created.

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Education

  • Producción Ejecutiva de largos y series de animación

    Media Training Consulting

    2022 - 2022

  • Advanced animation course in Crafting a belieable face. Advanced actin

    CGTarian

    2017 - 2017

  • Advanced Character Animation Training in 2015 Ianimate ​feature animat

    iAnimate

    2015 - 2016

  • Workshop. Modeling for facial animation.Workshop. Modeling for facial

    Digital Rebel

    2013 - 2013

  • Diploma in Comic, visual narrative, character design, anatomyDiploma,

    Escola de còmic JOSO

    2010 - 2011

  • 3 courses in creation of animation shorts3 courses, creation of animat

    Pepe-School-Land

    2006 - 2007

  • Postgraduate in Multimedia InterfacesPostgraduate, Multimedia Interfac

    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    2005 - 2006

  • Diploma in Technic producer in synthetic imageDiploma, Technic produce

    IDEP

    2000 - 2001

  • Graduate in MultimediaGraduate, Multimedia

    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    1997 - 2000