Colter Coates

Work History

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  Lead Animator

  CounterPunch Studios

  September 2021 - Present
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  Animator

  inXile Entertainment

  February 2021 - September 2021

  Tustin, CA
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  3D Animator

  Magnopus

  June 2019 - February 2021

  Los Angeles, CA

  -Responsible for key frame character animation and mocap animation
  -Directed animation sequence and Motion Capture Sessions
  -Previs – Animation, Rigging and basic Visual Effects
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  Animator

  2K Games

  February 2019 - June 2019

  California
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  Cinematic Artist

  Telltale Games

  May 2015 - September 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area

  
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  3D Animation/ VFX Lab Technician

  Academy of Art University

  February 2012 - May 2015

  Managing computer labs for Computer Animation and Game Design. Helping students with technical or artistic work in Maya. Animating on collaborative short film with fellow students. Monitoring classrooms and providing immediate solutions to any technical errors with hardware or software any instructor may be having issues with.

• Animator

  Roninfilm

  June 2012 - February 2013

  Animated bipedal robots on the web series “The New Kind”. Worked with Director, Lead Animator, and collaborated with animation team.
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  Freelance Animator

  Black Ops Entertainment

  February 2012 - July 2012

  Santa Monica

  Animated bipedal cycles and character tests for IPhone and IPad application. Helped set up the animation pipeline.

• Jr. Creature Animator

  Roninfilm

  May 2011 - September 2011

  Produced final animation on the feature film “Spiders 3D”. Worked under direction of film Director, VFX Director, and Lead Animator under tight deadlines.

• Animation Intern

  Lamplight Media

  March 2011 - May 2011
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  CounterPunch Studios

  ? - Present