Toby Winder

Toby Winder

Creature/Character animator

Animator / 17 yrs

Montréal, Canada

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Digital Artist

The Little Mermaid (2023)

Lead Visual Effects Artist

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

Animation Artist

Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021)

Animation Artist

Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)

Animation Artist

Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)

Animation Lead

Lovecraft Country (2020)

Lead Animator

Zombieland - Double tap (2019)

Animator

The Mountain Between Us (2017)

Animator

Until Dawn (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Outcasts (2011)

Animator

Mowgli (2018)

Animator

It: Chapter Two (2019)

Lead Animator

Men in Black: International (2019)

Animator

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Lead Animator

Dumbo (2019)

Senior Animator

Alien: Covenant (2021)

Animator

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Senior Animator

Doctor Strange (2016)

Animator

Anna (2019)

Senior Animator

The Mummy (2017)

Senior Animator

Wonder Woman (2017)

Animator

Get Santa (2014)

Senior Animator

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Senior Animator

Arrival (2016)

Animator

Beowulf

Animator

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)

Animator

The Bastard Executioner (2015)

Animator

Doctor Who (2006)

Animator

Doctor Who (2006)

Animator

John Carter (2012)

Roto Animator

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Previz Animator

Robot Overlords (2015)

Previz Animator

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

Match Mover

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Matchmover

Wanted (2009)

Matchmover

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Matchmover

The Golden Compass (2007)

Matchmover

Primeval (2008)

I specialise in Character & Creature Animation.
I have experience in high-end feature film VFX, long form/commercial television work and games.

Currently based in Canada (Permanent Resident), holding British and New Zealand passports.

Please contact me:
winder.toby@gmail.com
www.tobywinder.com
Work History
  • Lead Animator

    Rodeo FX

    July 2019 - March 2024
    Montréal, Canada

    -Love Craft Country
    -Dumbo
    -Men in Black: International
    -Those who wish me dead
    -Zombie Land 2

  • Senior Animator

    Rodeo FX

    July 2017 - July 2019
    Montreal, Canada Area

    -Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
    -Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald
    -Anna
    -The Kid who would be king
    - IT: Chapter 2
    -Jumanji: the next level

  • Senior Animator

    MPC

    July 2016 - July 2017
    Montréal, Canada

    Alien

  • Animator

    Framestore

    March 2016 - July 2016
    Montreal, Canada Area

    Animation on:
    -Arrival
    -Beauty and the Beast
    -Dr. Strange

  • Animator

    Cinesite

    February 2016 - February 2016
    London, United Kingdom

    Animation on Independence Day 2: Resurgence

  • Animator

    Milk Visual Effects

    April 2015 - December 2015
    London

    Animating creatures and characters

  • Post Viz Animator

    Nviz

    April 2015 - April 2015
  • Animator

    The Mill

    January 2015 - April 2015
    London

    animation on several commercials

  • Freelance Animator

    Milk Visual Effects

    May 2014 - December 2014
    London

    animating things on....
    Dr Who series 8
    24: Live Another Day
    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
    Get Santa - Film

  • freelance Animator

    Time Based Arts

    April 2014 - May 2014
    London

    Matchmoving and Tracking on BMW ad
    Animation and rigging of a butterfly for The Times ad
    Animation and tracking for Lucuzade ad

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    February 2014 - April 2014
    London

    Animation and Mocap cleanup for a "Citracal- Xray" advert.
    Animation on "Audi-Dominos"

  • Freelance Animator and Matchmover

    Electric Theatre Collective

    February 2014 - February 2014
    London

    head track and lipsync animation for a head replacement commercial

  • Freelance Animator

    Time Based Arts

    October 2013 - December 2013
    London

    predominately animating on a commercial,

    also helped out with some matchmoving, rigging and lighting/rendering

  • Freelance Animator

    Partizan

    September 2013 - October 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Animation on a Lemsip commercial

  • Freelance Animator

    Time Based Arts

    July 2013 - September 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Sun Digital ad - Tracking, On set Supervision
    Vodafone -Add Power to your Life - Animation, Tracking
    Foot Locker/ Nike - Kevin Durant investigates - Tracking

  • Creature Animator and Rigger

    Uniform

    June 2013 - July 2013
    remote

    Modelling/Look dev, rigging and animation of a creature

  • Freelance Animator

    Nviz

    April 2013 - July 2013
    London

    -animator/previz on 'Our Robot Overlords'
    -animator/previz on some other top top secret things

  • Senior Animator & Previz Artist

    Fgreat Motion Graphics Studio

    June 2013 - June 2013
    London
  • Freelance Animator

    Time Based Arts

    March 2013 - April 2013
    London

    super secret awesome stuff

  • Freelance 3D Artist/Animator

    Fgreat Motion Graphics Studio

    March 2013 - March 2013
    London

    camera tracking, CG layout, and some animation on a commercial

  • Freelance Animator/Generalist

    Analog Studio

    January 2013 - March 2013
    London

    Tracking, Previz, rigging & animation on a fancy advert :)

  • Freelance Senior Character Animator

    Partizan

    December 2012 - January 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Layout, blocking and final character animation on a fully CG Acer commercial directed by Mat Landour.

  • Freelance 3D Generalist/Animator

    ENVY Post Production

    November 2012 - December 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    -modelling/look dev for a commercial
    -Previz/camera animation for commercial

  • Freelance Animator/3D Generalist

    Time Based Arts

    August 2012 - November 2012
    London

    EE commercial
    Vodafone commercial
    Coke commercial

  • freelance 3D Artist

    Pipedreams 3D

    July 2012 - July 2012
    London

    Matchmoving plates for a commercial
    using Boujou and 3DsMax

  • Freelance Animator

    Lumiere Studios Ltd

    June 2012 - June 2012
    London

    Animating human characters for an online promotional campaign

  • Lead Animator

    Kazoo Creative

    March 2012 - May 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    Leading a team of my self and 3 other animators on a high end game trailer.
    Project was a very fast turn around that involved hand Key framing and mocap wrangling/fixing/massaging.

  • Freelance Creature Animator

    Man vs Machine

    February 2012 - February 2012
    London

    Rigging and Animation of a rabbit for a short project

  • Freelance CG Generalist

    Time Based Arts

    January 2012 - February 2012
    London

    Lexus commercial

  • Animator

    Supermassive Games

    July 2011 - January 2012
    Guildford

    Hand Keying and Mocap clean-up on:
    Dr.Who and the Eternity Clock -unreal engine
    Start the Party 2 (PlayStation Move)
    Unannounced AAA PlayStation Move title

  • Animator

    Cinesite

    February 2011 - July 2011

    Moving things about on John Carter of Mars

  • Animator

    Darkside Animation

    May 2010 - February 2011

    Animation on Kitchen Games animated feature. As well as work for clients including:
    -Iron Maiden
    -Play doh/Hasbro
    -BBC
    -Litizen

  • Jnr Animator

    Darkside Animation

    November 2009 - May 2010

    Animation on the 'Kitchen Games' feature film and other tv/film projects

  • Animator

    Blue Zoo Productions

    September 2009 - September 2009

    Freelance animator on a test commercial for 'Innocent Smoothies'

  • Tracker

    Framestore

    October 2007 - July 2008

    Camera and object tracking on a variety of television and film based projects
    -James Bond: Quantum in Solace
    -Batman: The Dark Knight
    -Narnia:Prince Caspian
    -Wanted
    -The golden Compass
    -Primeval series 2 & 3

Education
  • AnimSchool

    2014 - 2014
  • Animationateam.com

    2010 - 2011
  • Animation Mentor

    2008 - 2009
  • Escape Studios

    2007 - 2007
  • Ravensbourne

    2004 - 2007