Ben Brigham

Work History

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  Character Animator

  Refuge VFX

  November 2022 - December 2023

  Portland, Oregon, United States

  OMG yes, lots of insanely cool projects large and small. "Hey, we need spider animation for this" and "We need a guy to fall off a balcony there" and "cut this dude in half." Never a dull moment.

  
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  Animator

  Refuge VFX

  October 2022 - November 2022

  Portland, OR
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  Animator

  Proof Inc

  April 2022 - June 2022

  

• Animator

  DayForNite

  September 2021 - March 2022

  remote

  NDA -

  
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  Animator

  Day for Nite

  September 2021 - November 2021

  remote
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  Animator

  Digital Domain

  July 2021 - August 2021

  remote

  
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  Animator

  Proof Inc

  April 2020 - April 2020

  Remote
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  Animator

  Proof Inc

  January 2020 - April 2020

  Burbank, CA
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  Character Animator

  Zoic Studios

  November 2019 - December 2019

  Culver City, California, US

  

• Character Animator

  Shadow Machine

  October 2019 - November 2019

  Hollywood, CA
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  Animator / Previs Artist

  Halon Entertainment

  September 2019 - October 2019

  Santa Monica, California, US

  
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  Halon Entertainment

  ? - October 2019

  
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  Previs / Postvis Artist

  Halon Entertainment

  December 2018 - August 2019

  Santa Monica, California, US
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  post vis artist

  Halon Entertainment

  October 2018 - November 2018

  Santa Monica, California, US
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  Animator

  Halon Entertainment

  October 2017 - September 2018
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  Animator

  Method Studios

  July 2017 - September 2017

• Animator

  Etc Studio

  September 2017 - September 2017
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  Animator

  FuseFX

  June 2017 - June 2017
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  Animator

  Method Studios

  March 2017 - June 2017
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  Character Animator

  Hydrogen Whiskey

  February 2017 - February 2017
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  Animator

  MPC

  January 2017 - January 2017

  Animating assets for commercial client.
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  Animator

  Method Studios

  January 2017 - January 2017
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  Animator

  Method Studios

  June 2016 - November 2016

  Santa Monica, CA
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  Animator/VFX Artist

  Encore VFX

  August 2015 - May 2016
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  Character Animator and VFX Artist

  Encore VFX

  August 2015 - May 2016

  Burbank, CA

  Am back at Encore, plying my humble trade. And my goodness are we ever busy! My colleagues and I are juggling tasks for "The Flash," "Supergirl," and "Legends Of Tomorrow," and once in a while something spills over for "The Arrow." Our animation pipeline has transitioned almost entirely over to Maya at this point, and all the skillsets from last year are cranked up to full blast with a great deal of additional Previsualization tasks thrown in. And I can now, finally (finally!) add "landshark lip-syncing" to my list of animation skills.
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  Encore VFX

  ? - May 2016

  
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  Previs Animator

  Undisclosed

  May 2015 - December 2015
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  Previsualization Artist

  The Third Floor

  June 2015 - August 2015

  Created Previs shots in Maya for two motion pictures currently in production, utilizing TTF's beloved and combat-proven Previs toolsets. Also while there, I was forced to animate a squid. There, I said it. Please don't judge me.
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  Character Animator

  Encore VFX

  November 2014 - May 2015

• Character Animator and VFX Artist

  Encore Entertainment

  November 2014 - May 2015

  Worked on "The Flash"​ Season one episodes 109 thru 123, as well as the "Supergirl" pilot. Tasks included keyframe animation, previsualization, matchmoving, transition matchmoving, body-doubles and head/body replacement. Software used was 3DS Max using proprietary rigs and plugins.
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  Character Animator

  Hydrogen Whiskey Studios

  August 2014 - October 2014

  Worked in Maya as a character animator on "Telltale: Walking Dead," and something else which hasn't let me talk about it yet.
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  Animator

  Pixomondo

  March 2014 - May 2014

  Animating for something intensely cool.

• Character Animator

  Geisler Graphics

  November 2013 - January 2014

  Animated a wide variety of characters & assets in 3DS Max; bipeds, quadrupeds, snake, objects, to create animated cutaway shots for "Do Or Die" online series. (National Geographic)
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  Character Animator

  Zoic Studios

  July 2013 - September 2013

  Created cutscenes on two undisclosed titles; animated aliens, spiders, humans, and camerawork in 3DS Max and Motionbuilder.
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  Character Animator

  2K Games

  February 2013 - May 2013

  Process & complete MoCap-sourced animation sequences for "W2K14". Work is focused on cutscenes, correcting flaws in and improving upon the animation data, adding camerawork, object animation, hand and face/lip-sync animation, and managing Excel spreadsheets for the engine previewer.

• Character Animator

  THQ, Inc.

  December 2010 - December 2012

  Animated for "W12" and "W13" XBox360 console games. Processed MoCap animation sequences for cutscenes, added camera, object, hand and face/lip-sync animation, and managed Excel spreadsheets for the engine previewer.

• Vacation

  December 2011 - January 2012

• Lead Animator

  WDI, Inc.

  August 2010 - December 2010

  Defining & creating the animation aesthetic of each character to match their individuality & contrast. Also active in defining the narrative of the game, the environments & challenges the player will face.
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  Lead Animator

  Collision Studios

  October 2007 - July 2010

  Animated for a string of projects at the company. Animation tasks ranged from regular in-game character motion, to lip-syncing characters in cutscenes, to MoCap integration & cleanup. Tasks also included implementation into the game engine.

• Character Animator

  MoserBrothers Animation

  March 2007 - June 2007

  Animated 3DCG assets for several Kung Fu Jimmy Chow webisodes.
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  Animator

  Zoic Studios

  2007 - 2007

  Mostly technical animation work for two clients' TV spots; Sears Online and ACT Mouthwash.

• Academic Assistant

  DH Institute of Media Arts

  2003 - 2005

  Processed inquiries, updated the course catalog, scouted for faculty & resources, managed signups, organized the final shows, and taught basic CG classes during Summer Media Camp.
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  Previs / Postvis Artist

  Halon Entertainment

  December 1910 - January 1911

  Santa Monica, California, US
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  Encore VFX

  ? - Present

  
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  Encore VFX

  ? - Present