Andrew Tamandl

Work History

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  Supervising Director/Animation Director

  Netflix

  December 2021 - Present

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  Working on 2 animated series for Netflix Anime.

• Supervising Director

  Valkyrie of Iron Productions

  December 2021 - April 2024

  Supervising Director and Co Director NETFLIX and THE STONE QUARRY adult animated series "Twilight of the Gods".
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  Animation Director

  DreamWorks Animation

  December 2016 - December 2021

  Glendale

  Animation Director on Boss Baby backing ing Business, Boss Baby Back in the Crib, Fast and Furious Spy Racers.
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  Professor

  Savannah College of Art and Design

  March 2015 - May 2019

  Savannah, Georgia Area

  Teaching in the Animation Department at SCAD. On campus in Savannah and eLearning.
  
  
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  Character Animator

  Method Studios

  October 2016 - November 2016

  Commercials. Target Christmas.
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  Character Animator

  MPC

  September 2016 - September 2016

  Commercials. Pistachios.
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  Shot Creator

  The Third Floor

  June 2016 - August 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Previz and Character Animation for Feature Film projects.

  
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  Character Animator

  Daqri

  July 2014 - August 2014

  Animating virtual humans for augmented reality content.
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  Character Animator

  MPC

  January 2014 - May 2014

  
  Character animation for "Guardians of the Galaxy".
  Layout and animation for "Fast and Furious: Supercharged" theme ride.
  

  

  
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  senior character animator

  OOOii

  April 2011 - June 2013

  
  Character animation, design and previz on a variety of IP for new technology development exporting to Unreal.
  
  Design/animation info graphics for "Star Trek Into Darkness".
  
  Character animation, rigging, teddy bear for "Gucci" flagship in store children's interactive game, Milan.
  
  Design/animation for the immersive presentation for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum fundraising launch at LACMA.
  
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  senior character animator

  Image Engine

  September 2010 - April 2011

  
  Animating creatures of horror and madness on "The Thing" prequel.
  
  Animating a bunny drumming on "Hop".
  

  

  
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  character animator

  FuseFX

  July 2010 - August 2010

  
  Animating the villainous Frog Monsters on "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster".
  
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  character animator

  CIS Hollywood

  May 2010 - June 2010

  
  Character animator on "Red Dawn". Digital soldiers, parachutists, tanks, planes etc.
  
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  character animator/generalist

  Method Studios

  September 2009 - May 2010

  
  Commercials and features.
  
  Various character animation "tests" for client pitches.
  
  "Ford Fiesta"
  Asset management. Rigging of engine, wheels and suspension systems. Animation. Camera moves.
  
  "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
  Camera tracking, match moving, soft tracking and animation of Freddie's head, body and claws.
  
  "I'm Here" short film dir. Spike Jonze.
  Character animation of robot's eyes and mouths replacements.
  
  "US Cellular"
  Animation of various cel phones figure skating.
  
  "Feet on Head" New Balance.
  Rigging and animation of legs and feet.
  
  "The Legend of Zelda" Nintendo.
  Modeling and animation of "Zelda" and "Phantom".
  
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  character animator

  Digital Domain

  March 2006 - August 2009

  
  "Tron Legacy" teaser.
  Character animation of a light cycle crash.
  
  "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen".
  Animation of transforming robots.
  
  "GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra".
  Character animation of hero CG stunt doubles and multiple car crashes sequences.
  
  "Gears of War 2" commercials "Happy Warrior" and "Last Day".
  Character animation of the "Gears" and the monsters they fight.
  
  "The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons".
  Character animation of Benjamin's facial performance.
  
  "Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor".
  Jet Li facial animation, and previz of battle sequence and opening sequence.
  
  "Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End".
  Creature animation of hero seagulls, building animation for massive cycles for seagulls, CG double pirates, sailing ships and flying hats.
  
  "Transformers".
  Animation of F16 fighter jets, helicopters and smashed robots.
  
  "Letters from Iwo Jima".
  Design, layout and animation of Corsair's and B-24 attack sequences.
  
  "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima".
  Animation and layout of the pillbox vistas of the invasion of Iwo Jima. Animation of CG exploding marines on the battlefield.
  

  

  

  
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  senior character animator

  Prime Focus World

  June 2009 - July 2009

  
  "The Tree of Life".
  Creature animation of various dinosaurs.
  
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  character animator

  Fin Design + Effects

  April 2007 - April 2007

  
  "Coco Rocks" commerical.
  Character animator of the 'Euro' Coco Rock bickering pair.
  
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  character animator

  Ring of Fire

  January 2005 - February 2006

  
  Character animation, modeling and rigging for commercials and TV series. Clients including "Conoco Phillips", "NBC Winter Olympics", "Lipton Tea", "Xbox" and "Target". Creature animation for the "Invasion" series.
  
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  character animator

  Logan

  October 2004 - November 2004

  
  "BBC Internet Radio" commercials.
  Character animation of people in a surreal landscape with surreal props.
  
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  character animator

  Giant Killer Robots

  June 2003 - October 2004

  
  "Scooby Doo 2".
  Character animation of the 10,000 volts character. Animating electrical bolts.
  
  "Blade Trinity".
  Matchmoving and animation of the vampire dogs' mouths.
  
  "The Son of Mask".
  Character animation and rigging for, fast running zips, animated masks, tornados, crazy props ...
  

  

  

  
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  animator

  Cinesite

  December 2002 - May 2003

  
  "Xmen 2".
  Worked in a team developing the design and animation of the 'Phoenix' effects and 'Cerebro destruction' sequences.
  
  "Freddy vrs Jason".
  Previz fight around lake.
  
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  lighter

  Centropolis Effects

  October 2001 - March 2002

  
  "8 Legged Freaks".
  Lighting TD.
  
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  character animator/animation supervisor

  Hammerhead Productions

  April 1999 - September 2001

  
  "Behind Enemy Lines".
  Animation of helicopters and parachuting pilots. Camera tracking.
  
  "Dr Dolittle 2".
  Animation supervision, character animation of talking bear head replacements.
  
  "The Fast and the Furious".
  Tracking, animation of cars and debris, compositing, roto.
  
  "Someone Like You".
  Animation of yawning and talking cows.
  
  "Red Planet".
  Camera tracking and animation of fire balls and debris.
  
  "Xmen".
  Animation of claws, laser bolts, and skeets.
  
  "Deep Blue Sea".
  Creature animation of sharks.
  
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  character animator

  Cutting Edge

  December 1999 - December 1999

  
  "Brisbane Casino - Mozzie"
  Character animator of cartoon mosquito.
  
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  character animator

  Animal Logic

  September 1999 - November 1999

  
  "Tomb Raider 4".
  Character animator of Lara Croft, Mummy, and skeleton warriors.
  
  "Lawson's Communications".
  Creature animation of spiders on webs.
  
  "Panadeine".
  Character animation of people, dogs, and environments made from typography.
  

• animator

  Harrow

  April 1996 - December 1996

  
  Character animator on computer games, web content and creative pitches.