Kenny Roy

Work History

• Lecturer

  Animation Conferences Globally

  June 2009 - Present

  I am a regular speaker at CGCon, and am actively looking to increase my speaking engagements in 2011. My lectures cover animation topics from Advanced Workflow to Secondary Action. I always have a lot of fun with the crowd!
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  Owner/ Director

  Arconyx Animation Studios

  December 2006 - Present

  I have started my own studio, Arconyx Animation Studios. My tight-knit team of animators are an incredibly talented and imaginative group. Our current slate of work will keep us busy through Fall of '08. The company reel is available at http://www.arconyx.com
  
  Our commitment is to characters. All the work we do is centered around the artful execution of character animation. Arconyx is striving to be considered a top tier character boutique! Come check us out...
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  Mentor

  Animation Mentor

  July 2005 - January 2013

  I am a mentor on the first and best online animation school, ANIMATIONMENTOR.COM This school is turning out animators that are alarmingly (!) good, and I am proud to be a part of this organization.
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  CG Supervisor

  Shilo

  July 2009 - September 2009

  Supervised the 3D on Clue "Secrets and Spies" game trailer. Available Week of September 21st, at www.cluegame.com. Quite some talented people at Shilo, I hope to work with them all again!

• Animation Director

  PlaygroundLA

  June 2006 - December 2006

  I am directing six (6) animated short films for use in the Las Vegas Springs Preserve museum, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. I am overseeing more than 10 minutes TRT of animation, and acting as supervisor at a 3rd party vendor, Zoic Studios.
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  Animation Director

  Zoic Studios

  April 2006 - June 2006

  I was lead animator on a TV pilot, and then Directed and Supervised my own Nike Viral Video animations for Zoic. 10x15s spots, and 1x 55s spot, available around the net and at http://www.ZoicStudios.com.
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  Animator

  Wētā FX

  January 2005 - November 2005

  Animated creatures on King Kong

  
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  Animator

  Zoic Studios

  April 2005 - May 2005

  Animator on EA's "Medal of Honor" E3 booth film, and "The Way" a TV Pilot.
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  Animator

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  September 2003 - May 2004

  Character Animator on:
  Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
  Garfield: The Movie

• Animator

  Super78

  May 2003 - September 2003

  Animator on "Awards Night" museum film.
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  Junior Animator

  Industrial Light & Magic

  May 2001 - September 2001

  Junior Animator working directly with Lead Animator

• Animation Cleanup/Dustbuster

  Title House

  June 1999 - September 1999

  It's amazing what you learn about animation when you frame-by-frame through an ENTIRE FEATURE!!! :)