Worked as a Senior Remote Animator on the Pettersson und Findus
Animation Supervisor - "The Highway Rat"
Triggerfish Animation Studios
November 2016 - September 2017
Cape Town Area, South Africa
Animation Supervisor on "The Highway Rat" film for BBC1. Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Animation Supervisor - "Revolting Rhymes" (Oscar nominated and Emmy aw
Triggerfish Animation Studios
October 2015 - October 2016
Berlin(Temp) and Cape Town
Animation Supervisor on Roald Dahl's "Revolting Rhymes" films. Produced by Triggerfish Animation Studios and Magic Light Pictures
Animation Director
Triggerfish Animation Studios
October 2014 - July 2015
Animation director/supervisor on the Stickman short film
Animation Director, Animator, CG Generalist and Illustrator
Freelance
April 2013 - October 2014
Im currently a freelancer focusing mainly on character driven content.
Animation Director -"Khumba"
Triggerfish Animation Studios
May 2011 - April 2013
Cape Town Area, South Africa
Managed and supervised a team of 25 animators on the animated feature film, "Khumba", Directed by Anthony Silverston.
Animation Director
Triggerfish Animation Studio
2011 - April 2013
– I led and supervised a team of 25 animators on the up and coming feature film, "Khumba", Directed by Anthony Silverston.
– Did R&D for all the characters in the film
– Consulted and communicated with the rigging department during character set up
– Worked with the lead animators during rig performance testing, character development and building basic reusable cycles for production.
– Worked very closely with the director and the animators to ensure the director's vision was fulfilled.
– Responsible for making sure the animation was consistent throughout the film
– Acted out reference videos and choreographed scenes with animators and the Director.
– Worked closely with producers and other departments to make sure production ran smoothly.
– Kept animators motivated and inspired during very tight deadlines.
– Consulted the modeling department during character modeling process.
– Supervised a team of modelers to create blend shapes for facial animation
Lead Character Animator - "Adventures in Zambezia"
Triggerfish Animation Studios
November 2009 - April 2011
I was lead character animator on the feature film "Adventures in Zambezia", Directed by Wayne Thornley
Animator, 3d Generalist
Masters and Savant
March 2009 - November 2009
I was a CG generalist and lead animator working on mostly broadcast commercials.
Senior Animator
Anamazing
June 2006 - February 2009
– As a CG generalist and senior animator I was actively involved in all aspects of the production including storyboarding, character modeling, character rigging, texturing, character animation, lighting, rendering and compositing.
