Kevin Herron

Work History

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  Animation Supervisor

  Bardel Entertainment

  September 2021 - April 2023

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Dragon Prince S4-7
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  Animator

  Cinesite

  February 2021 - August 2021

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  - Addams Family 2
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  Team Lead

  Bardel Entertainment

  July 2020 - February 2021

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Managed a team of 16 people on a television-film. Duties included shot & artist management, training and education, supervising animation and layout for my teams, technical support and rig testing, animated cycles & poses for animation libraries, and animated on winning a bid for a television show.
  • Undisclosed (2021)
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  Remote Animator

  Agora.studio

  June 2020 - July 2020

  -ReelFX's Rumble (Animator)
  -Unannounced Project. (Story/Storyboarding)
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  Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  August 2019 - May 2020

  Vancouver, BC
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  Intermediate Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  November 2017 - May 2020

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  -Hotel Transylvania 3: Monster Cruise (2018)
  -Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
  -Angry Birds 2 (2019)
  -Connected (2020)
  -Over the Moon (2020)
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  3D Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  December 2018 - April 2019

  Vancouver, Canada
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  intermediate animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  April 2018 - October 2018

  Vancouver, BC
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  Animator

  Mikros Image

  May 2017 - December 2017
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  Freelance Animator

  Reel FX

  March 2017 - April 2017

  Dallas, Texas

  Responsible for a high volume of animation involving a lot of dialogue, and fish animation
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  Character Animator

  Mikros Image

  December 2016 - February 2017

  
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  Animator

  Brazen Animation

  October 2016 - November 2016
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  Remote Freelance Animator

  JibJab Bros. Studios

  March 2016 - March 2016

  Remote animation for Story Bots
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  Temp Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  April 2015 - February 2016

  Greater New York City Area

  Ice Age 5: Collision Course (2016)
  Peanuts (2015)
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  Junior Animator

  Reel FX

  March 2014 - April 2015

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  
  Rock Dog, Junior Animator (Feature, 2015)
  Responsible for juggling multiple hero and background shots at the same time..
  
  Book of Life, Junior Animator + Generalist (Marketing, 2014)
  Animated promotional advertisement for the film, as well as created marketing stills,
  and Modeled and Animated Chester Cheetah in a theatrical commercial.
  Cheetos Commercial: https://youtu.be/lJ8oA07ndi8
  
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  Freelance Animator + CG Generalist

  The STUDIO NYC

  January 2014 - February 2014

  Greater New York City Area

  
  Modeling, Animation, Facial Rigging, Layout, Texturing, Lighting (Mental Ray) and Story Boarding.
  
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  Freelance Animator + CG Generalist Intern

  Brazen Animation

  May 2013 - December 2013

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  
  2D and 3D Animation (Toonboom/Maya), Modeling, and Layout on a short film ("To Be").
  
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  Director/Creator - "Peck Pocketed"

  Ringling College of Art + Design

  January 2012 - April 2013

  Sarasota, Florida Area

  
  2013 - Student Academy Award Winner in the Animation Category
  
  Created and Directed a short animation about a bird who dreams of a luxury home and seizes the opportunity one day as an old lady falls asleep in the park one day.
  
  Responsible for; Story, Character Designs, Modeling, Layout, Editing, Rigging, Animation, Texturing, Lighting, and Compositing.
  
  https://vimeo.com/63923453
  
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  Student Volunteer

  ACM SIGGRAPH

  August 2012 - August 2012

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  
  • Developed a plan to alleviate confusion and expedite the registration process for hundreds of conference-goers.
  • Trained other student volunteers in this process and took on additional duties above the expected regiment.
  • Greeted and provided friendly, enthusiastic assistance, and answered questions.
  
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  Computer Animator

  Ringling College of Art + Design

  October 2011 - December 2011

  Sarasota Florida

  
  Developed and animated a story that emphasized realistic and exaggerated movement, line of action, and weight:
  • Designed, modeled, rigged, textured, animated, and lit a unique character.
  • Explored several acting choices by thumb-nailing and shooting reference; under strict deadlines.
  
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  CG Animator Intern

  Element X Creative

  June 2011 - August 2011

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  
  As part of a team of 5 animators, worked on a kids’ animation and mentored in several animation exercises:
  • Completed training in Softimage XSI; Facilitated the production of the animated kids’ show Bowlopolis by creating daily biped and quadruped run cycles.
  • Instructed coworkers in an After Effects technique for a commercial after researching effective methods and self-teaching on site.
  •Assisted in building 20 computers with 4 peers by volunteering my weekend.
  
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  Smile Staff

  Ringling College of Art + Design

  August 2010 - August 2011

  Sarasota, Florida Area

  
  Welcomed 250+/- freshmen during orientation week by providing fun and enthusiastic activities:
  • Group leader for cleaning up a local kids science museum, and assisted faculty in hosting dinner events and icebreaker games.
  
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  Production Assistant

  Ringling College of Art + Design

  November 2010 - December 2010

  Sarasota, Florida Area

  
  Collaborated with 14 students in the production of a traditionally animated music video:
  • Assisted with creating a theme, and designing a character.
  • Animated a character dancing, and brainstormed interesting transitions.
  
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  Student Monitor

  Ringling College of Art + Design

  August 2009 - April 2010

  Sarasota, Florida Area

  
  Ran figure drawing class in the teacher’s absent and ran the Figure Enhancement With Students club (FEWS) every Thursday night for 12 +/- students.