Paul McLennan

Paul McLennan

Senior Animator / 24 yrs

Toronto, Canada

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Animator

Thomas and Friends (2021)

Additional Concept Artist

Elliot the Littlest Reindeer (2018)

Animator

A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown (2016)

Animator

Barbie & Her Sisters in the Great Puppy Adventure (2015)

Animator

The Nut Job (2014)

Animator

Game Over (2013)

Animator

ModNation Racers: Road Trip (2012)

Animator

VeggieTales: It's a Meaningful Life (2010)

Animator

Splice (2010)

Animator

ModNation Racers (2010)

Animation Artist

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)

Animator

Chop Socky Chooks (2007)

Animator

Everyone's Hero (2006)

Animator

VeggieTales (2006)

Animator

The Happy Elf (2005)

Animator

VeggieTales: Duke and the Great Pie War (2005)

Animator

VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera (2004)

Final Line Animator

Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)

Inbetween Artist

The Road to El Dorado (2000)

Work History
  • Senior Animator

    Nelvana

    January 2020 - April 2021
    Torotno
  • Senior Animator

    Guru Studio

    September 2019 - March 2020
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Senior animator on the Paw Patrol special and series.

  • Animator

    Jam Filled Entertainment

    October 2018 - September 2019
    Toronto Ontario Canada

    Creating character animation.

  • Senior Character Animator

    Awesometown Entertainment

    March 2015 - September 2019
    Toronto

    Animating on a feature film

  • Senior Character Animator

    Arc Productions

    July 2014 - December 2014
    230 Richmond Street East Toronto, Ontario

    Character animation for DVD movie.

  • Lead Animator

    Guru Studio

    August 2013 - June 2014
    110 Spadina Ave #500 Toronto

    Responsibilities include animating full quota, creating the cycles for collective and individual episodes, creating character pickers, attending to animators questions/problems, taking notes from the director and making sure the animation production runs smoothly overall and is delivered on schedule.

  • Animator

    Toonbox Entertainment

    November 2011 - July 2013
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Character animator on the feature film "The Nut Job"

  • Freelance Animator

    Paul McLennan Animation

    June 2011 - November 2011
  • Senior Animator

    Hawaii Animation North

    March 2011 - May 2011
    #489 Queen St East, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, C

    Created creature animation for The Discovery channel program "Dinosaur Revolution"

  • Senior Animator

    March Entertainment

    August 2010 - January 2011
  • Senior animator

    Red Rover Studios

    November 2008 - September 2010

    Animator on commercial work

  • Supervising Animator

    Gallus Entertainment

    November 2008 - November 2009

    Supervised animation on my team for the #1 BBC kids show Waybuloo

  • animator

    C.O.R.E Digital Pictures

    April 2006 - October 2008

    Animation on the Aardman produced series "Chop Sockey Chooks."
    Animation of creature effects on the Feature film "Splice"

  • animator

    Starz Animation Toronto

    2003 - 2007

    Animated on various projects including:
    ·1) The Happy Elf (Harry Connick Christmas special)
    ·2) Shoebox Zoo (BBC live action/CG character show)
    ·3) Surly Squirrel (award winning short directed by Peter Lapeniotis)
    ·4)Veggie Tales DVD movies
    ·5) Game Over (UPN TV series)
    ·6) MTV Movie Awards "Best Fight" intro sequence
    ·7) The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: The Veggie Tales Movie
    ·8) Chop Socky Chooks (Aardman studio owned property, TV series)
    ·9) Everyone's Hero
    Designed and Storyboarded on:
    ·10) Everyone's Hero (Background and Colour Design)
    ·11) MTV Movie Awards "Best Fight" intro sequence (Storyboard)
    ·12) Surly Squirrel (Texture Design)
    ·13) Pow – Stan Lee owned company animated logo (Storyboard)

  • animator

    IDT (formally DKP)

    2003 - 2007
  • Previs animator

    Frantic Films

    May 2004 - September 2004

    Animated storyboards with detailed choreography for the Warner Brothers film "Catwoman".

  • Final Line Animator/In Betweener

    Bardel Entertainment

    June 1999 - November 1999
    Vancouver, Canada

    Worked as an in betweener on the Feature film "The Road to Eldorado"
    as well as the DVD movie "Joseph: King of Dreams"

Education
  • 1 year in Animation

    Red River College

    1996 - 1997
  • 2 year in Graphic design

    Red River College

    1992 - 1994