Birte Niedermyer

Birte Niedermyer

Freelance Character Animator, free for commissions

Senior Character Animator / 9 yrs

Braunschweig Area, Germany

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Character Animator

Nico - Beyond The Northern Lights

Animator

Pip and Posy (2021)

Cinematic Animator

Oddworld: Soulstorm

Character Animator

DIE HEINZELS - RÜCKKEHR DER HEINZELMÄNNCHEN (2021)

Character Animator

Floogals (2016)
3D Character Animation Showreel 2024
3D Character Animation Showreel 2020
3D Character Animation Showreel 2019
3D and 2D Character Animation
Character Animation Showreel 2017
As a Character Animator, I believe in storytelling. I love breathing life into characters and enjoy coming up with brave acting choices for clients. I am a great team player, skilled at working to director briefing and feedback.
Work History

  • Character Animator

    Studio Rakete

    March 2023 - August 2023

    I animated part-time on 'Nico - Beyond The Northern Lights'.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Blue Zoo

    October 2022 - February 2023

    I worked part-time as a Cover Animator on the second season of 'Pip & Posy'.

  • 3D Animator

    Blue Zoo

    June 2020 - June 2021
    Rötgesbüttel, Germany

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Blue Zoo

    June 2020 - April 2021

    I was a remote animator on 'Pip & Posy', a TV series animated on 2s, giving the show a stop-motion feel.

  • Cinematic Animator

    Superseed Studios

    March 2020 - May 2020
    Rötgesbüttel, Germany

  • Character Animator

    Studio Rakete

    August 2019 - December 2019
    Rötgesbüttel, Germany

  • Animator

    Rollickin'

    June 2019 - August 2019
    Rötgesbüttel, Germany

  • Character Animator

    Dreamwall

    February 2019 - March 2019
    remote

  • Lead Animator

    Cappelli Miles

    January 2019 - January 2019
    Oregon

    I animated a 30 second commercial in Blender, quickly acclimatizing to the program.

  • Character Animator

    Studio Rakete

    May 2018 - September 2018
    Hamburg, Germany

    I'm currently doing Character Animation for a feature film production in Hamburg

  • Character Animator

    Mad Snow Studios

    August 2017 - February 2018
    Braunschweig, Germany

    I did Character Animation for "Floogals" a television series for children.

  • Character Animator

    Ambient Entertainment

    May 2017 - July 2017
    Braunschweig, Germany

    I animated characters for a feature film production in 3Ds Max.

  • J&A Bureau

    November 2016 - March 2017
    Braunschweig, Germany

    I developed and produced an animated Explanation Video in After Effects using puppet tools like DUIK.

  • Character Animator

    Studio 228

    July 2016 - September 2016
    Braunschweig, Germany

    I created 2D Character Animations for a series of modern fairy-tale-adaptions featuring 'Nabisco' products using After Effects.

  • Maya Animator

    Blue Zoo

    August 2015 - March 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Character Animation for Tree Fu Tom, a highquality TV series for preschoolchildren

  • Internship Character Animation

    Aardman Animations

    January 2015 - February 2016

  • Fixer

    Blue Zoo

    April 2015 - July 2015

    Fixing/Character Animation for Tree Fu Tom, communicating, problem-solving

  • Certificate in Character Animation

    Aardman Animations

    September 2014 - December 2014

    Subjects include: 3D character animation, staging, creating/acting reference

  • Internship Graphic Design

    Steffen und Bach GmbH

    September 2009 - August 2010

    I designed logos, business cards, posters and fliers, used creative
    methods and graphic editing programs.

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Education

  • professional development

    Romanwerkstatt

    January 2024 - ?

  • CGTarian

    December 2016 - February 2017

  • Certificate in Character Animation

    NFTS

    September 2014 - December 2014

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)

    Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art

    September 2012 - June 2014

  • National Film & Television School

    2014 - 2014

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Animation

    University of Dundee

    2012 - 2014

  • Design and Visual Communications, General

    Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig

    2010 - 2012