With 10+ years experience in Film. VFX and video games i have a strong blend of styles and knowledge concerning the art of animation and it's role within a scheduled production environment. Ive had the honour of working for some great companies like DreamWorks, Tippett Studio, Double Negative, Reel FX, Sony Imageworks, Rare Microsoft, Image Engine and Guerrilla Games amongst others which have helped form my creative vision.
Work History
Animation Supervisor/Lead Animator
Katuni
December 2018 - September 2019
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Supervising/Lead Animator on the animated feature film Ainbo - Spirit of the Amazon. Pre production development on characters, guiding an onsite as well as a remote team of animators through the production process assuring quality and consistency in the work delivered. Animation directing and sequence supervision.
Animation Director
Planet X
September 2019 - October 2020
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Animation Director on undisclosed VFX film release late 2020. Working closely with Planet X and the live action Director to deliver pre production including character and style
development and previsualization. Recruiting, managing and creatively guiding an onsite as well
as remote team of animators through the production process assuring quality and consistency in
the work delivered.
Owner and creative of everything.
Peer Lemmers Animation
January 2018 - Present
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Working cloud based, providing animation services for AR, VR, Games, VFX, Animated Feature and commercials. Teaching workshops and animation classes at local art schools in The Netherlands.
Services include but not limited to Layout, Previs, Character Animation, Creature Animation, Character development.
Principal Animator
Guerrilla Games
August 2015 - February 2018
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
PS4 Game Horizon - Zero Dawn: Conceptualizing and executing movement for the robot
creatures through key frame animation and then implementing it into the game engine through
use of Morpheme. Nominated for the Annie Awards for best character
animation in a video game production.
Previs Animator - Animator
Mainroad VFX
May 2018 - November 2018
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Character Animator
Little Zoo Studio
December 2017 - January 2018
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Animated on Sherlock Gnomes
Principle Animator
Guerrilla Games
September 2015 - January 2018
Senior Animator
Double Negative
June 2015 - August 2015
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sr Animator
Image Engine
January 2015 - May 2015
Vancouver, Canada Area
Sr Animator Jurassic world
Lead Animator
Bardel Entertainment
June 2014 - December 2014
Vancouver, Canada Area
Lead animator for Puss in Boots Netflix series
Sr Animator
Image Engine
November 2013 - June 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sr Animator
Sony Pictures Imageworks
October 2012 - October 2013
Edge of Tomorrow/All you need is Kill
Smurfs 2
Class Mentor
Animation Mentor
April 2011 - August 2013
Teaching class 1 animation principles and class 2 and 3 body mechanics to students at Animationmentor.com.
Animator
DreamWorks Animation
June 2009 - September 2012
Rise of the Guardians
Mad3
Puss n Boots 18 months
Megamind (1 month)
KFP2: The Kaboom of Doom (8 months)
Animator
Tippett Studio
January 2009 - June 2009
Animator on Cats and Dogs 2 -The Revenge of Kitty Galore
3D Animator
Rare Ltd.
April 2007 - September 2008
www.rareware.com. Staff Animator on Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise for XBOX 360.
Freelance 3D animator
Reel FX
May 2008 - August 2008
Remote freelance animator on the Kung Fu Panda video clip and also on the Kung Fu Panda DVD short film Secrets of the Furious Five. Animating dialogue hero shots.
Advanced Character Studies
Animation Mentor
2006 - 2008
Freelance 3D animator
Reel FX
February 2007 - February 2007
Remote freelance animator. High paced work on Transformers game cinematics.
Freelance Flash animator
AG Interactive – MSN Messenger
July 2006 - September 2006
Creation of several animated WINKS. Concept designed and animated all characters. 2006
Freelance animator
KRO’s Kindertijd – Woeste Woud
November 2005 - January 2006
Animated two 3.50 minutes episodes based on children’s books. After Effects limited animation.
Media Engineer
Hectic Illusions
1999 - 2001
Working on commercials, video clips, web design and interactive media.