Chris Derochie

Chris Derochie

Animation Director, Voice actor, Animator, Author, Teacher

Supervisor Animation Director / Supervisor Professor of Animation

Kelowna, Canada

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Senior Animator

Don't Breathe 2 (2021)

CG Animator

Songbird (2020)

Supervising Animation Director

Dragons Rescue Riders (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

The I-Land (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Another Life (2019)

Supervising Animation Director

44 Cats (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

The Order (2019)

Visual Effects Artist

Project Blue Book (2019)

Supervising Animation Director

The Dragon Prince (2018)

Cinematic Animator

Destiny 2 (2017)

Animation Supervisor

Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)

Animation Revisionist

Ready Jet Go (2016)

Animator

Descendants (2015)

Supervising Animation Director

VeggieTales in the House (2014)

Supervising Animation Director

Rick and Morty (2013)

Senior Animator

The Thing (2012)

Senior Animator

District 9 (2009)

Senior Animator

Tales of the First People, Vol I: Spirit Tales (2016)

Previs Animator

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Animation Supervisor

Horizon: Zero Dawn (2017)

Traditional Animator

A Goofy Movie (1995)

Visual effects artist

Stargate SG-1 (1997)

Animator/visual effects artist/storyboard artist

Stargate Atlantis (2004)

Traditional Animator

Thumbelina (1994)

Animation supervisor/ animator

The 100 (2014)

Freelance Animator

Tales of the First Nation

Previs Animator

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

Senior Cgi Animator

The Wizard's Christmas: Return of the Snow King (2016)

Animation Supervisor

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

Senior Cgi Animator

The Wizard's Christmas (2014)

Animation Supervisor

Teen Titans Go! (2013)

Senior Animator

Banshee (2016)

Animator

A Fish Tale (2001)

Character Animator

The King and I (1999)

Animator

The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)

Animator

Babar: The Movie (1989)

Animator

Hercules

Animator

Banshee (2013)

Animation Supervisor

The Flash (2014)

animation consultant

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)

Animator

Hop (2011)

Animator

SSX (2012)

Animator

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Traditional Animator

The Return of Jafar (1994)

Traditional Animator

Rock-A-Doodle (1992)

Traditional Animator

The Princess and the Cobbler (1995)

Help! I'm a Fish!

Traditional Animator

A Troll in Central Park (1994)

Animation Supervisor

DC Superhero Girls

Previs Animator

The Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Senior Animator

Battleship (2012)

Senior Animator

Immortals (2011)

Animation Supervisor

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Animation Supervisor/Animator/Previs Animator

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013)

Animation Supervisor/Animator

Falling Skies (2011)

Lead Animator

The Losers (2010)

Animator

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

Senior Animator

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

Lead Animator

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

Lead Animator

Hidden (2015)

Hard Surface Animator

Safe House (2012)

Senior Animator

Dragonball: Evolution (2009)

Animator

Case 39 (2010)

Face replacement animation

Blades of Glory (2007)

Senior animator

Eureka (2013)

Animation Supervisor/Animator

Wayward Pines (2015)

Animation Supervisor/Animator/Previs Animator

Arrow (2009)

Freelance Animator

Wizards II Return of the Snow King

Animation Supervisor/Animator

Witches of East End (2013)

Animation Supervisor

Hemlock Grove (2013)

Animation Supervisor/Lead animator

666 Park Avenue (2012)

Lead Animator

Hayabusa

Animator

Reaper (2007)

Animation Supervisor

Grown Ups 2 (2013)

Lead Animator

The Resistors

Traditional Animator

Karlsson on the Roof (2002)

Traditional Animator

Madonna - Music

Traditional Animator

Duck Ugly (2000)

Animator

The Little Mermaid Animated Storybook

Animator

Hercules Heroquest

Animation Director/Animator

Hercules - Action Game

Animation Director/Animator

Mulan Gamebreak

Animation Director/Animator

101 Dalmatians Animated Storybook

Animation Supervisor/Lead Animator

Werner - Das muss kesseln

Storyboard Artist

Prince of Atlantis

Storyboard Artist

Land of Google

Storyboard Artist

Mars Moose

Storyboard Artist

Mutant League

Animator

Toonstruck

Traditional Animator

Quack Pack (1996)

Traditional Animator

Bonkers (2012)

Traditional Animator

Shamu - The Beginning

Traditional Animator

The Wright Stuff

Traditional Animator

Strawberry Fields

Freelance Animation Inbetweener

The Raccoons (1985)

Animator

Shhh (2012)

Animation Supervisor

Marcelino and Bartolomeo: Bye-Bye! (2007)

Key Animator

Jorden kalder (2004)

I'm a self-taught animator with over 38 years of experience in studios large and small. I have been a writer, director, storyboard artist, previs artist, studio owner, actor, voiceover artist and teacher.
I have spent over 25 years teaching at animation schools and colleges including Okanagan College, Animation Mentor, VanArts and the Animation Workshop in Denmark and I've been a guest lecturer in numerous schools.
I am currently writing and publishing a series of 26 books on advanced animation techniques and developing an online course to help animation hopefuls break into the industry with solid instruction, mentoring and love introductions to studio decision-makers.
Work History

  • Supervising Animation Director

    Bardel Entertainment

    August 2016 - Present

  • Freelance Animator

    New Machine Studios

    May 2016 - August 2016

  • Animation Supervisor

    Axis Animation

    April 2016 - July 2016

    I supervised the cut scene animation on a complex AAA game.

  • Animation Supervisor

    Bardel Entertainment

    October 2015 - January 2016
    Vancouver/Kelowna

    Animation Supervisor on DC Superhero Girls in the Kelowna and Vancouver studios.

  • Freelance Animator

    New Machine Studios

    January 2015 - August 2015
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Head of Animation

    Zoic Studios

    January 2012 - February 2015
    Vancouver, Canada

    Animation Supervisor for Once Upon A Time, Once Upon A Time in Wonderland, Falling Skies, Wayward Pines, The 100 and all episodics at Zoic Studios.

  • Senior Animator

    Image Engine

    April 2009 - December 2011
    Vancouver, Canada

    Senior animator on District 9, The Thing, Battleship, Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Immortals, Hayabusa, Safe House, SSX Deadly Descents, The Losers, and Stargate Universe
    PreViz artist on Ceasar - Rise of the Apes, The Thing, Twilight: Breaking Dawn and Twilight: Eclipse
    Experimental Animation on The Thing

  • Mentor

    Animation Mentor

    2005 - January 2011

    Online mentor for animation students with the California based animation school, AnimationMentor.com I have mentored classes on short film creation, storyboarding, physics and body mechanics and acting.

  • Freelance Animator

    Leviathan VFX

    May 2010 - September 2010
    Vancouver, Canada

    Animated robot character "Tiny" in 2 episodes of Eureka.
    Animated a flying sleigh and reindeer for Christmas episode of Eureka

  • Owner

    The Forge Studios Ltd.

    1998 - August 2010

    The Forge Provided 2d and 3d animation services to customers for feature films, tv, commercials, games products and more. With our team of highly experienced professional animators, modelers, and other artists, we were involved in many exciting projects - from Disney Interactive games to the pilot of the Resistors, a fully animated series in Ireland.

    The Forge produces PoseAmation - royalty free generic 3d animation for use in Daz Studio, Poser and many other 3d packages.

  • Senior Animator/Previs Animator/Storyboard Artist

    MGM Stargate Universe

    February 2009 - April 2010
    Vancouver, Canada

  • 3D Lead

    Bridge Studios - Stargate In house VFX

    February 2009 - March 2009
    Vancouver, Canada

    3D lead on the new Stargate Universe series.

  • VFX artist/animator

    Zoic Studios

    October 2008 - February 2009

    animator/3d generalist at Zoic, which seems to be the vfx home of every cool tv show on the planet! (and features too!)

  • Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    November 2006 - January 2008
    Vancouver, Canada

    • Created visual effects from storyboard to final 3d on the award winning TV series Stargate Atlantis -using Lightwave
    • Animated digital replacement faces for feature film, “Blades of Glory” –using Maya
    • Animated 3d hornets for the feature film, “Case 39” –using Maya
    • Created growing jungle for Magnum Ice Cream ad – using Paint FX in Maya
    • Animated 3d bison for TV ad –using Lightwave

  • Animation Instructor

    The animation Workshop

    2002 - 2005
    Viborg, Denmark

    Taught modules an the Animation Workshop in Denmark on the following topics:

    • Dialogue, covering the fundamentals of convincing dialogue; the theories and techniques.
    • 3D animation, covering the fundamentals of physics, timing, acting and design for students that were making their final project.
    • Poses and Gestures, concentrating on how to study people to build a mental library of character traits and how to apply that knowledge to animated characters.

  • 3d artist

    The Element

    November 2002 - December 2002
    Dublin, Ireland

    Animator for 2 television commercials

  • Content Supervisor/Animator

    Smith Micro Software (Curious Labs)

    2001 - November 2002
    Dublin, Ireland

    Supervised a team of content creators and created poses and animation for Poser 5 and Avatar Lab.

  • Content Supervisor/ Content creator

    EGISYS AG

    January 2001 - September 2001
    Tübingen, Germany

    • Animation and 3D modeling supervisor for EGISYS and its subsidiaries, Curious Labs and Curious Labs Ireland. Created the animation and supervised the modeling content for the CyberOne Awards
    • Created the web avatar character “ThreeDee”.

  • Animator

    Filmkameratene AS

    September 2000 - October 2000
    Stockholm, Sweden

    • Traditional animator on feature film, “Karlsson on the Roof”.

  • 3D Texture artist

    Windmill Lane (Film House)

    July 2000 - August 2000
    Dublin, Ireland

    • Stargate SG-1 – Created texture maps for valley destruction scene in episode entitled, “Scorched Earth”.

  • Animator

    Monster Animation

    May 2000 - June 2000
    Dublin, Ireland

    • Traditional animator on the Madonna Music video, “Music”

  • Animator

    TerraGlyph

    1999 - April 2000
    Dublin, Ireland

    Character animator on Help! I'm a Fish!, Duck Ugly and other projects.

    • Animated entire “Joe’s transformation” sequence in "Help! I'm a Fish!" as well as many other sequences and individual scenes.

  • Traditional Animator

    Scarecrow

    December 1998 - January 1999
    Dublin, Ireland

  • Animator

    Rich Animation Studios

    September 1997 - January 1999
    Dublin, Ireland

    • Senior animator on “The King and I”
    • Animated bridge fight sequence and other various scenes from the feature film, “Scarecrow”.

  • Traditional Animator

    The King and I

    September 1997 - July 1998
    Dublin, ireland

  • Traditional Animator

    Hades Challenge

    November 1996 - August 1997
    Vancouver, Canada

    Animated cut scenes in a Playstation game

  • Traditional Animator

    Aladdin Math

    November 1996 - August 1997
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Animator

    Creative Capers Entertainment

    November 1996 - August 1997
    Dublin, Ireland

    • Traditional character animator for several cd-rom games and storybooks for Disney Interactive, including:
    -Hades Challenge
    -Hercules Animated Storybook
    -Aladdin Math (also designed Bizarrah character)
    -Hercules Heroquest
    -Little Mermaid

  • Animation Director/Animator

    Natterjack Animation

    1994 - November 1996
    Vancouver, Canada

    Animation director on several sections of Werner 2, commercials and several Disney animated storybooks and interactive games.

  • Traditional Animator

    Mulan Animated Storybook

    June 1996 - August 1996
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Traditional Animator

    Hercules Gamebreak

    June 1996 - August 1996
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Traditional Animator

    101 Dalmatians Gamebreak

    March 1996 - June 1996
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Traditional Animator

    Hercules Animated Storybook

    March 1996 - June 1996
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Traditional Animator

    Hunchback Gamebreak

    December 1995 - February 1996
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Traditional Animator

    Hunchback Animated Storybreak

    October 1995 - December 1995
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Storyboard Artist

    NOA Network of Animation

    January 1995 - March 1995
    Vancouver, Canada

    -Mutant League (television series)
    -Prince of Atlantis (television series)

  • Animator

    Bardel Entertainment

    1986 - January 1995
    Vancouver

    -Toonstruck (computer game) Animated “Spike the Clown” sequence and “Scarecrow/Carecrow” sequence
    -Mars Moose (interactive game)
    -Land of Google (television special)

  • Animator

    Bardel Entertainment

    1986 - 1995

    -Toonstruck (computer game) Animated “Spike the Clown” sequence and “Scarecrow/Carecrow” sequence
    -Mars Moose (interactive game)
    -Land of Google (television special)

  • Animator

    Walt Disney Television Animation Australia

    1992 - 1994
    Sydney, Australia

    Character animator on A Goofy Movie, The Return of Jaffar, Aladdin (tv), Bonkers (tv), and Quack Pack (Donald Duck tv series)

  • Animator

    Sullivan Bluth Studios

    1989 - October 1992
    Dublin, Ireland

    Senior character animator on several fully animated features and live action reference actor for the character of Prince Cornelius in "Thumbelina".

  • Traditional Animator

    The Pebble and the Penguin

    April 1992 - June 1992
    Dublin, Ireland

  • Traditional Animator

    Babar: The Movie

    April 1988 - March 1989
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Animator

    Gord Stanfield Animation

    January 1985 - March 1989
    Vancouver, Canada

    -The Babar Movie
    -Grandbillie (Television special)
    -Strawberry Fields (Unreleased animated feature by Michael Jackson)

  • Animator

    Delaney and Friends

    1986 - 1987
    Vancouver, Canada

    -Shamu (Television special)
    -The Wright Brothers (Television special)

  • Animator/Assistant animator

    International Rocketship Ltd.

    June 1984 - May 1985
    Vancouver, Canada

    Various tv commercials

  • Assistant Animator

    Hinton Animation

    May 1984 - June 1984
    Vancouver, Canada

    Animation assistant on The Raccoons (tv)

  • Artistic Director/Co-Founder

    Cubed

    2003 - 2006

    I co-founded and operated this top performing animation service studio with a high caliber team of professionals.

  • Freelance Animator

    Mind Over Eye

    December 2015 - January 2016

  • Freelance Animator

    New Machine Films

    February 2015 - August 2015

    3D Character animation on the following features The Wizard's Christmas1 and 2, and Tales of the First Nation.

  • Freelance Animator

    Eh-Okay

    August 2015 - February 2016

  • Animator

    Sullivan Bluth Studios

    1989 - 1992

  • Character Animator

    Sullivan Bluth Studios

    1989 - 1992

    Character animator on Rock a Doodle, Thumbelina, A Troll in Central Park and the Pebble and the Penguin. I was also the live action reference actor for Prince Cornelius in Thumbelina.

  • Animator/ Content supervisor

    Curious Labs

    2001 - 2002

    Supervised a team of content creators and created poses and animation for Poser 5 and Avatar Lab.

  • Mentor

    Animation Mentor

    2005 - 2011

  • Owner

    Cobblestone Media

    September 2011 - Present

    At Cobblestone Media, I am producing a series of children's book apps for the iPad and iPhone market. The stories include high quality painted illustrations and classical animation.

  • Animation - 3D, 2D, cartoon, hard surface, digi-double, and traditiona

    Freelance

    August 2015 - Present

    I'm looking for some new freelance animation work! If you have some animation that needs to be done - creature, 3d cartoon, digi-double, hard surface or even traditional 2D, have a look at my demo reel, read some of my recommendations, then give me a shout! I'd love to hear from you.

  • Previs animator

    Proof Inc

    March 2016 - March 2016
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Previs Animator

    Proof Inc

    January 2016 - March 2016
    Vancouver

    Previs animation for a popular live action adventure franchise

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Education

  • Self Taught

    April 1984 - ?

  • Emily Carr

    1985 - 1986

  • Port Coquitlam Sr. Secondary

    ? - ?