Scott Kravitz

Work History

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  Senior Animator

  Halon Entertainment

  October 2022 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States
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  Director

  Swordfish (iBelieveInSwordfish Inc.)

  January 2016 - October 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area

• Character Animator

  Contract work

  June 2022 - July 2022

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Lead Animator

  IMVU

  September 2020 - July 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area

  - Created a pipeline and standard methodology for the creation and implementation of animated assets
  - Created a new animation library for the popular metaverse platform using key-framing and custom motion capture.
  - Collaborated with the engineering leads to design and implement new games and animation features.
  - Assisted with directing the animation, balancing performance, quality, and continuity.
  - Coordinated with the Project’s Planners to achieve all technical, schedule, and budgetary requirements. Skills: Teamwork · Interdisciplinary Collaboration · Animation Direction · Project Management · Leadership · Animators · Autodesk Maya · Unreal Engine 4 · Keyframe Animation · Character Animation · Motion Capture · Facial Animation
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  Senior Character Animator

  ScanlineVFX

  January 2018 - July 2018

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Project: Aquaman Skills: Teamwork · Project Management · Leadership · Animators · Storytelling
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  Character Animator / Technical Director

  Google

  February 2015 - March 2016

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Worked with Google's ATAP Lab and Evil Eye Pictures to create two animated shorts for the Spotlight Stories series- On Ice and Pearl (nominated for a 2017 Academy Award).
  
  • Collaborated with the engineering team to develop the SDK
  • Supervised animation team to conform all animation assets to technical requirements set by engineers Skills: Teamwork · Interdisciplinary Collaboration · Project Management · Leadership · Animators · Augmented Reality (AR) · Virtual Reality (VR) · Adobe Illustrator · Storytelling
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  Animation Supervisor

  Image Engine

  January 2011 - December 2014

  Vancouver, Canada

  I directed teams of over 30 animators for the feature films, Chappie and Elysium. We delivered thousands of key framed character and vehicle shots on time and at the highest quality.
  • Collaborated with the leads in all departments along the production pipeline.
  • Worked directly with Producer and VFX Supervisor to establish schedule and personnel requirements
  • Nominated for Outstanding Character Animation by the Visual Effects Society (2016) Skills: Teamwork · Interdisciplinary Collaboration · Animation Direction · Project Management · Leadership · Animators · Autodesk Shotgun · Visual Effects · Facial Animation
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  Animation Supervisor

  Image Engine

  January 2011 - November 2014

  Vancouver, BC

  Elysium and Chappie

  

  
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  Lead Character Animator

  Digital Domain

  November 2009 - January 2011

  Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Animated and supervised commercial projects for Disney, Panasonic, Electronic Arts, et al
  • Directed motion capture actors for cinematic game sequences Skills: Teamwork · Project Management · Leadership · Animators
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  Lead Animator

  Digital Domain

  September 2010 - January 2011

  Los Angeles, CA

  Various commercials
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  Stop-motion Animator

  Starburns Industries

  2010 - 2011

  Stop-motion character animator on Christmas episode of the sit-com "Community". Skills: Animators · Stop Motion
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  Stop-motion Animator

  Bent Image Lab

  2010 - 2010

  Stop-motion and CG animation for various commercials. Skills: Animators

• Animation Supervisor

  MX Productions

  January 2009 - December 2009

  Supervised all aspects of animation for the Magic Mirror character for the menu of the Blue-Ray release of Disney's Snow White. Skills: Project Management · Leadership · Animators
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  Senior Animator

  Technicolor

  June 2008 - January 2009

  Animated cinematic sequences for Gears of War 2. Skills: Project Management · Leadership · Animators
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  Lead Animator

  Eveo

  2009 - 2009

  Created medical animation sequences to illustrate drug reactions at molecular and cellular level. Skills: Leadership · Animators
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  Lead Animator

  Duck Studios

  February 2008 - June 2008

  United Airlines "Heart" commercial (Annie Award winner); Animation Lead on Madagascar 2 end title sequence Skills: Leadership · Animators · Stop Motion
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  Animator

  The Orphanage

  September 2006 - May 2008

  San Francisco, CA

  Superman Returns, The Host, various commercials
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  Character Animator

  Flagship Studios

  January 2007 - February 2008

  Hellgate: London
  Animation and rigging for various game characters using 3D Studio Max CAT Skills: Animators
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  Character Animator

  Industrial Light & Magic

  March 2006 - December 2006

  Pirates of the Caribbean 2
  Animated Kraken and Davey Jones characters using Maya Skills: Animators
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  Character Animator

  The Orphanage

  September 2005 - March 2006

  Superman Returns and The Host
  Animated Superman and Host creature using Maya
  Created crowd cycles for background animation
  Cape animation on Superman using Syflex Skills: Animators
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  Character Animator

  Electronic Arts

  April 2005 - September 2005

  Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (for XBOX 360)
  Created in-game facial animation. Edited body motion capture assets for current and Next Gen platforms
  Worked with character TDs to design motion capture editing interface
  Updated asset tracking documents for animation team Skills: Animators

• Lead Animator

  Carl's Fine Films

  December 2004 - March 2005

  Fruity Pebbles (3 Commercials)
  Led team of three animators to create the first 3D Barney Rubble
  Used XSI application Skills: Traditional Animation · Animators · Stop Motion

• Stop Motion Animator

  Shadow Machine

  August 2004 - December 2004

  Robot Chicken (TV Series)
  Worked directly with show writers and directors to animate comedy sequences
  Responsible for character setup and staging
  Responsible for coordinating with all departments (puppet, set, lighting) to set up shots Skills: Animators · Stop Motion
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  Character Animator

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  September 2003 - June 2004

  Garfield and Scooby Doo Too
  Character animation on title characters using R&H's Voodoo software Skills: Animators

• Character Animator

  ESC Entertainment

  May 2002 - September 2003

  Matrix Revolutions
  Animated Sentinels and APU characters for siege sequence using Maya Skills: Animators

• Character Animator

  Wholesome products

  August 2001 - April 2002

  Phantom Investigators (TV Series)
  Worked directly with episode director to complete scenes with multiple characters
  Responsible for coordinating with all departments to set up shots Skills: Traditional Animation · Animators · Stop Motion
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  Character Animator

  Tippett Studio

  March 2000 - May 2001

  Evolution and Hollow Man
  Character animation on multiple creatures using Maya
  Sequence lead on "Cutie Pie Dog" scene Skills: Animators · Stop Motion

  

  

• Freelance Animator

  Colossal Pictures

  January 1994 - March 1996

  San Francisco, California, United States

  2D and stop-motion animation on various commercials. Skills: Traditional Animation · Animation

• Animator

  Colossal Pictures

  1994 - 1996

  2D in-betweening on 2 Coke commercials. Skills: Animators