Quentin Vogel

Work History

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  Lead Animator

  MPC

  February 2019 - Present

  London, United Kingdom
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  3d senior animator

  Triggerfish Animation Studios

  April 2018 - August 2018

  Cape Town Area, South Africa

  Worked as Senior Animator on "Zog".
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  3d senior animator

  Edisen

  November 2017 - March 2018

  Berlin Area, Germany

  Worked as a Senior Remote Animator on the Pettersson und Findus
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  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.
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  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
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  Animation Director

  Triggerfish Animation Studios

  October 2014 - July 2015

  Animation director/supervisor on the Stickman short film
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  Animation Director, Animator, CG Generalist and Illustrator

  Freelance

  April 2013 - October 2014

  Im currently a freelancer focusing mainly on character driven content.
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  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
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  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
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  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.

• Animator, CG Generalist

  Free The Orange

  January 2005 - January 2006
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  Animator, Graphic Designer

  Freelance

  January 2003 - December 2004