Nelson Brown

Nelson Brown

Animator

Animator / 19 yrs

San Francisco, CA

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Lead Animator

The Portal - Bleacher Report (2021)

Animator

Soul Snatcher (2020)

Cinematics Animator

Marvels Avengers (2020)

Animator

Lost in Russia (2020)

Animator

Crazy Alien (2019)

Animator

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Animation Lead

Star Wars Resistance (2018)

Animator

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Senior Animator

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

animation lead

Star Wars: Rebels (2014)

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Animator

The Book of Life (2014)

Animator

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

Character Animator / Cycle Animation Sup

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Animator

Puss in Boots (2011)

Animator

Open Season 3 (2011)

Animator

Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011)

Animator

Scared Shrekless (2010)

Animator

Megamind (2010)

Animator

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Lead Animator

The Princess and The Frog (2009)

Animation Lead

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Senior Animator

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007)

Senior Animator

Crash of the Titans (2007)

Senior Animator

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Senior Animator

Eragon (2006)

Lead Animator

Where the Wild Things Are

Animator

B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations

Hi there! I come from Olympia, WA, but am currently in the San Francisco area working as an animation lead at Lucasfilm Animation. Previously I have worked for Sony Pictures Imageworks, PDI/Dreamworks, Pixar, Reel FX, and Griptonite Games. Please have a look around and feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.
Work History

  • Animator

    Tippett Studio

    August 2018 - October 2018
    Berkeley, California, US

  • animation lead

    Lucasfilm Animation

    October 2016 - February 2018

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    February 2015 - September 2016

  • Animator

    DreamWorks Animation

    October 2013 - January 2015

    - Penguins of Madagascar
    - B.O.O. (Bureau of Otherworldly Operations)
    - Mr. Peabody and Sherman

  • Animator

    Pixar

    September 2013 - September 2013

    - Project postponed.

  • Character Animator / Cycle Animation Supervisor

    DreamWorks Animation

    May 2010 - September 2013

    Animating shots, as well as leading a team of crowd animators in the U.S. and India.

    - Mr. Peabody and Sherman
    - Rocky and Bullwinkle
    - Madagascar 3
    - Megamind: The Button of Doom
    - Megamind

  • Animator

    Reel FX

    February 2010 - April 2010

    - Open Season 3
    - Shrek Forever After (marketing)

  • Lead Animator

    Foundation 9 Entertainment

    November 2007 - January 2010

    - Rigging and animating 3d characters for real-time, multi-platform engine.
    - Storyboarding, animating and scripting real-time cut scenes.
    - Leading a small team of project-based animators.

    - Shipped Titles:
    “Spiderman: Red Vs. Black – Amazing Allies Edition” – PSP/PS2 – 2008
    “Where the Wild Things Are” – Xbox 360 - 2009
    “The Princess and the Frog” - Wii

  • Senior Animator

    Griptonite Games

    March 2005 - November 2007

    - Designing, rigging and animating 3d characters for a real-time engine.
    - Leading a core team of animators, as well as leading meetings and activities to push animation quality studio-wide

    - Shipped Titles:
    "Crash of the Titans" - Nintendo DS - 2007
    "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - Nintendo DS - 2007
    "Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy" - Game Boy Advance - 2007
    "Over the Hedge: Hammie Goes Nuts" - Nintendo DS - 2006
    "Eragon" - Nintendo DS - 2006
    "Shrek Super Slam" - Nintendo DS - 2005
    "Shrek Super Slam" - Game Boy Advan

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Education

  • Animation Mentor

    2008 - 2009

  • Art Institute of Seattle

    2002 - 2005