Chris Mayne

Chris Mayne

Freelance Character Animator

Senior Character Animator / 16 yrs

Overland Park, KS

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3D Animator

Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (2023)

Animator

The Portal - Bleacher Report (2021)

Animator

La Noria (2018)

Animator

Yoko y sus amigos (2015)

Animator

YOKO (2015)

Animator

The Little Painter (2014)

Animator

Tasmanian Devils (2013)

Animator

Rainbow Valley Heroes (2010)

Character Animator

Cascade Commercial

Character Animator

Keebler Commercial

Animator

Rainbow Valley Fire Department

Back in July of 2008, I made a small little post on Facebook that said "headed to KC on July 15th for a 3-month animation project!!"​ That was my first job in the industry and thankfully not the last. I've somehow managed to stay animating professionally since then...and in Kansas City!!! Another year of growth and a few more gray hairs, but the fun hasn't stopped.
Work History

  • Character Animator

    Superseed Studios

    August 2021 - Present
    Remote

    Starting in July of 2022, I'm currently work on a fun episode of an upcoming cartoon series. More information to be shared later.

    In August and September of 2021, I helped with animation on a few episodes of Bleacher Report's "The Portal" series, season 1.

  • Character Animator

    Lucan Studio

    April 2022 - May 2022
    Remote

  • 3D Animator

    Framestore

    October 2021 - February 2022
    Remote

  • Character Animator

    Heckler HQ

    March 2022 - March 2022
    Remote

  • Character Animator

    Nathan Love

    September 2021 - October 2021
    Remote

    Providing cleanup animation on an upcoming commercial

  • Character Animator

    Eyestorm Creative

    February 2022 - February 2022
    Remote

    Provided animation on a promotional video for a game

  • Character Animator

    Hornet Inc.

    September 2020 - September 2021
    Remote

    In 2020, I worked on multiple spots for Kroger brands whether it be taking a shot from start to finish or helping with revisions where needed. In 2021, I've continued to help with various spots for multiple brands (details to follow when possible).

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Origami Dollar

    March 2020 - January 2022
    Remote

    From March through April 2020, I animated on an announcement trailer for an upcoming game. Further details to follow when it gets released.

    For a couple months in summer 2020, I finished up work on another spot to be shown later in the year.

  • Character Animator

    Someone's Cousin

    August 2016 - July 2020

    My first gig with this studio was back in 2016 when I animated on a spot for Keebler and ate many cookies for research purposes only in addition to providing animation for a Cascades spot. I recently finished working on some new spots that will be shown in the near future.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Calabash Animation

    March 2011 - December 2020
    Remote

    Since 2011, I've been able to animate on numerous CG spots for Calabash. Each time is just as fun and challenging, if not more, than the previous one. The bulk of my work was done on spots for Lucky Charms and Trix Yogurt, with more recent animation being done for Starkist.

  • Character Animator

    Wildlife

    November 2018 - March 2020
    Remote

    My first stint with this great group was in late 2018, and I just finished up another fun gig in March 2020. Project details will be shared when possible.

  • Character Animator

    Lagoon Black Studios

    September 2019 - February 2020
    Remote

    Back in October of 2018, I animated a few promotional bits for the "Uglydolls" movie that were displayed on the film's social media channels. In September 2019, I had the pleasure of working on the trailer for the new "Scoob" movie and got to animate some extremely fun stuff for their social media channels.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Made By Radio

    August 2018 - July 2019
    Remote

    My first stint with the studio was in August 2018, with my second one being in July 2019. I animated a couple idents for Nickelodeon that showed around Halloween.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Brand New School

    March 2019 - March 2019
    Remote

    Animation provided for an internal research project. Work won't be released publicly.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Brazen Animation

    March 2019 - March 2019
    Remote

    Animation completed for a currently unreleased promotional campaign.

  • Character Animator

    Tendril

    January 2019 - January 2019
    Remote

    Project yet to be released. Details to come later.

  • Animator

    Digital Domain

    May 2018 - July 2018
    Remote

    Provided motion capture cleanup, facial animation, and other keyframe animation as needed on the VR project "Eleven Eleven"

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Moondog Animation Studio

    December 2017 - January 2018
    Remote

    Animation on the ROBOATS teaser trailer.

  • Character Animator

    MPC

    November 2017 - December 2017

  • Character Animator

    Long Winter Studios

    October 2016 - November 2017
    Remote

    I animated a few shots on a commercial for Roper St. Francis (October 2016). In addition, I worked on the Wall of Death short that was used to showcase the Autodesk Maya software in June 2017 as well as a couple other projects in September 2017 and the fall of 2017 ( a couple weeks in October & November).

  • Character Animator

    MPC

    November 2017 - November 2017
    Remote

    I helped animate some of the characters in the dancing sequence for a Microsoft holiday commercial.

  • Character Animator

    VML

    September 2017 - October 2017

  • Character Animator

    Believe.tv

    October 2017 - October 2017
    Remote

    Small bit of animation on a Banco de Chile spot.

  • Character Animator

    Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio

    April 2017 - May 2017
    Remote

    Details will need to wait, but it was a pretty fun project to be a part of. I'm looking forward to sharing the work at a future time.

  • Character Animator

    Ayzenberg

    March 2017 - March 2017
    Remote

    I contributed some animation on the Darksiders III announcement trailer.

  • Character Animator

    HiFi3D

    March 2017 - October 2017
    Remote

    Animation on an upcoming commercial. More details to come later after it has been released.

  • Character/Creature Animator

    ARCONYX ANIMATION STUDIOS, LLC

    August 2010 - February 2017
    Remote

    **February 2017 update: Just finished working on a pilot. Fingers crossed it takes off!

    It's always a treat getting to work with the crew at Arconyx, and I've been fortunate to have been doing it since 2010. I've tackled projects both big and small and seem to learn a new trick or two by the end of each of them. Below are just some of the projects I've gotten to work on.

    Promotional spots ("Sims 4 Academy Lessons") for the release of Sims 4
    SyFy's "Destination Truth": Seasons 4 and 5
    Animal Planet's "Finding Bigfoot"
    National Geographic's "Tales from the Crypto"
    Mattel WWE Rumblers commercials: Blast and Bash Battle Ring (2011), Rumble Rig (2011), Blastin' Breakdown Playset (2012), Rampage Devastadium (2012), Transforming Tour Bus (2013)

  • Character Animator

    The Brigade

    July 2016 - December 2016
    Remote

    Animation for an in-house project. Details to be released later. (Two separate stints in July and December)

    I also provided animation for a commercial that unfortunately did not air.

  • Character Animator

    VML

    October 2016 - November 2016

    Animated a Rice Krispies internet spot for the holiday season in addition to animation on a small dance scene with Toucan Sam for Fruit Loops.

  • Character Animator

    Long Winter Studios

    October 2016 - October 2016

    Animated a few shots on a commercial for Roper St. Francis.

  • Character Animator

    Someone's Cousin

    July 2016 - August 2016

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Liquid Animation

    September 2015 - October 2015
    Remote

    Animation on an upcoming Polly Pocket episode.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Hoaxland

    June 2015 - September 2017
    Remote

    Animation on a short for the EPCA.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Gasket Studios

    June 2015 - June 2015
    Remote

    Animation on an in-store commercial for Best Buy.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Plastic Wax

    March 2015 - June 2015
    Remote

    --Small bit of cleanup animation on the LEGO Dimensions: Portal trailer (May-June 2015)
    --Animation on LEGO Dimensions: Rebuild video (April-May 2015)
    --Animation on the LEGO Dimensions announcement. (March 2015)

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Outpost12 Studios

    April 2015 - April 2015
    Remote

    Animation on a handful of shots for a pilot.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    DUCK

    January 2015 - April 2015
    Remote

    Animation for a Jordan Wolfson exhibit.

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Steelehouse Productions

    December 2014 - January 2015
    Remote

    Animated a series of shots for The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program.

  • Character Animator

    15Four

    November 2014 - December 2014

    Animation on a promotional campaign for a credit union. Information to be released later.

  • Character Animator

    Wizart Animation

    January 2014 - November 2014

    Animating on the upcoming "Yoko" television series (animation starting April 2014)
    Animated on one of Wizart's next features, currently titled "Sheep & Wolves":

    http://www.wizartanimation.com/projects/volkiiovci

  • Freelance Character Animator

    Stars and Heroes

    September 2014 - September 2014

    Completed animation on a series of shots for a pilot.

  • Character Animator

    Zerofractal

    August 2012 - August 2014

    I was able to work on a super fun project for Disney on three separate occasions with Zerofractal. I hope to show what we did in the near future!

    Timeframes worked: August 2012 - October 2012, July 2013, and August 2014

  • Character Animator

    Elastic Pictures

    March 2014 - April 2014

    Provided cleanup animation on an in-house project using Cinema 4D.

  • Character Animator

    La Noria - Animated Short Film

    May 2013 - April 2014

    Animated on Carlos Baena's short, "La Noria"

  • Character Animator

    Wonderbot Studios

    February 2014 - March 2014

    Animation on the American Red Cross' "Longfellow Whale Tales" project.

  • Character Animator

    The Little Painter - Animated Short Film

    January 2014 - February 2014

    Animating on Kenny Roy's short, "The Little Painter"

    http://www.thelittlepainterfilm.com/

  • Character Animator

    Wizart Animation

    August 2013 - August 2013

    Animating for a television pilot.

  • Freelance Character and Creature Animator and Motion Capture

    Masternull Animation

    April 2010 - July 2013

    I got my start working from home back in 2010 for Masternull on a project for the NFL Network's "Pop-Ups". Since then we've done quite a few of those "Pop-Ups" in addition to projects of all sizes and a wide variety of characters. Just a small sample of projects we've worked on include:

    NFL Network "Pop-Ups"
    Animation for an episode of Disney XD's live-action series "I'm in the Band"
    Animation on the independent short, "Monster Whisperer"
    Animating the robot on the teaser for the movie, "2088".

  • Character Animator

    PiXABLE STUDIOS GmbH & Co. KG

    January 2013 - February 2013

    Animation on a spot for the game, "My Little Farmies"

  • Character Animator

    Shadedbox Animations

    May 2012 - May 2012

    Animated on an episode of "Birds of Paradise"

  • Creature Animator

    Digital Alchemy Entertainment

    March 2012 - May 2012

    Animated on the SyFy original movie, “Tasmanian Devil”

  • Character Animator

    Green Grass Studios

    July 2011 - July 2011

    Animated a 43-second sequence for the GED Metronome project.

  • Character Animator

    Animatic Media Inc.

    February 2011 - May 2011

    Created animation for the character Beep Beep the Bus on the Sesame Street educational outreach program, "The Adventures of Kami and Big Bird".

  • Character Animator

    River Key Creative

    May 2010 - July 2010

    Animating characters and props on the web-based ABE series for the McKenzie Taylor Company.

  • Character Animator

    Killerjellybean Animation

    January 2010 - July 2010

    Worked on the animated short, Café du Destin.

  • Character Animator

    RVPD Partners, LLC

    August 2009 - January 2010

    Creating layouts and character animation for the Rainbow Valley Police Department DVD safety series. Also serving as a character lead for various characters on the series.

  • Character Animator

    DXD Studios

    July 2008 - July 2009

    Character Animator at DXD Studios having the privilege to work on projects for the Rainbow Valley Fire Department and various projects for professional sports teams.

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Education

  • Animation Mentor

    2006 - 2008

  • Kansas State University

    1995 - 1999