Andrew Silke

Andrew Silke

Senior Animator and Instructor

Senior Animator / 24 yrs

Sydney

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Gravity (2016)

Animator

The Polar Bears (2012)

Happy Feet Two (2011)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Avatar (2009)

Happy Feet (2006)

George of the Jungle 2 (2003)

Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)

Andrew is an animator and 3d generalist (Gravity, Avatar, Harry Potter) who now teaches 3d Character creation techniques ate Create3dCharacters.com.
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Work History

  • Instructor

    Independant

    October 2011 - Present

  • Animal Logic

    June 2012 - July 2012

  • Lead Lensing Artist

    Dr D

    2011 - October 2011

    Previs on Happy Feet 2

  • Previs and Layout

    Dr. D Studios

    March 2011 - August 2011

  • Lead Lensing Artist

    Dr D

    2011 - April 2011

    Previs Maya

  • Senior Animator

    Framestore

    April 2009 - April 2011

    Commercials Freelance

  • Animator

    Framestore

    January 2009 - January 2011

  • Animator Generalist

    Z Space

    November 2008 - January 2009

    Worked on Titles for ABC kids, created and animated most characters for that promo.

  • Animator

    Wētā FX

    March 2008 - September 2008

    Was an animator working on Avatar for 6 months

  • Animator

    Wētā FX

    January 2008 - July 2008

  • Animation Teacher

    AFTRS

    2007 - 2007

  • Animator

    Animal Logic

    April 2003 - October 2006

    Modeling, Layout Previs and Animation on Happy Feet
    Maya, XSI.

    Scene Lead in Layout and Animation Departments.

  • Animator

    GMD

    February 2003 - March 2003

    In house pitch for Lost in Space TV series
    Maya

  • Animator

    Rising Sun Pictures

    December 2002 - January 2003

    Animator on George of the Jungle 2

  • Rigger

    Ambience Entertainment

    2003 - 2003

  • Rigger

    Ambience

    August 2002 - September 2002

  • Animator

    Beeps

    June 2002 - July 2002

    George of the Jungle 2
    Maya

  • Animator

    Cutting Edge

    January 2002 - February 2002

    -character animation, rigging (Inspector Gadget 2 - end titles, Baba - Indian film)
    Maya

  • Animator

    Photon

    September 2001 - October 2001

    Scooby Doo Previs
    Inspector Gadget 2
    Maya

  • Animator

    Krome Studios

    February 2000 - August 2001

    -character animation, modelling, texturing, animation, rigging.
    -cut scene pre rendered and low poly (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Kat Burglar)
    3ds Max

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Education

  • Communication Design

    QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

    1997 - 1999