Scott Guppy

Scott Guppy

Character Animator / 22 yrs

Vancouver

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Work History
  • Senior Character Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2021 - October 2023
  • Character Animator

    Freelance

    December 2019 - May 2020
  • Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2013 - August 2017

    Smurfs 2 - feature film
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - feature film

  • Animator

    Bron Studios

    August 2012 - December 2012
  • CG Animator

    Freelance

    May 2012 - August 2012
  • Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    April 2011 - April 2012
  • Animator

    Red Rover Studios

    February 2010 - October 2010

    Worked on various commericals

    • Character animator for the various commercial and animation projects
    • Animated action and performance driven scenes according to the storyboards and directors pitches
    • Worked on animatics and rough layouts as well as final animation

  • Animator

    C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

    March 2009 - January 2010

    "Planet Sheen" Tv series

    • Maintained or exceeded the 30 sec a week quota
    • Animated performance and action driven scenes

  • Animator

    Hatch Studios

    April 2007 - February 2009

    Worked on various commericals

    • Character animator for the various commercial and animation projects
    • Animated action and performance driven scenes according to the storyboards and directors pitches
    • Worked on animatics and rough layouts as well as final animation
    • Created rough edits for the spots

  • Animator

    Starz

    April 2006 - April 2007

    TV series “Chop Socky Chooks” and the Veggie Tales features “The Pirates that don’t do anything”

    • Worked as a senior character animator
    • Animated action and performance driven scenes according the storyboards
    • Worked on a weekly quota of 35 seconds for the TV series and a weekly quota of 12 seconds for the feature

  • Animator

    Get Ed Productions

    March 2005 - March 2006

    Disney "Get Ed" Tv series

    • Maintained or exceeded the 30 sec a week quota
    • Animated performance and action driven scenes

  • Animation Director

    Providential Pictures

    December 2003 - March 2005

    "Paws and Tales" DVD series

    • Lead animator on episode 1, quickly promoted to Animation Director for episode 2.
    • Supervised animators while making my own quota
    • Animated performance and action driven scenes
    • Helped develop and create blend shapes for lead characters
    • The Lead modeler, creating several of the main characters

  • 3D Animator

    Genex Productions

    October 2002 - March 2003

    "Wide Mouth Frog" Pilot

    • Layout Director, developed and oversaw scene layouts for 3D animated short
    • Modeled primary and secondary characters
    • Animated performance and action driven scenes
    • Oversaw texturing of a realistic boat and composited it into scenes

Education
  • Humber College

    2002 - 2002
  • Humber College

    1999 - 2001