Toby Winder

Toby Winder

Creature/Character animator

Animator / 18 yrs

Montréal, Canada

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Visual Effects Crew

Blue Beetle (2023)

Lead Visual Effects Artist

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

Outcasts (2011)

Lead Animator

Dumbo (2019)

Senior Animator

The Mummy (2017)

Senior Animator

Wonder Woman (2017)

Senior Animator

Arrival (2016)

Animator

Beowulf

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
  • Senior Animator

    Framestore

    April 2024 - February 2025
    Montreal, Canada
  • 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 VFX

    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 VFX

    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

    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

    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