Daniel Kmet
Senior/Lead Animator - Remote
Senior Animator / 19 yrs
Singapore
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Work I contributed to as a lead and senior animator in advertising has earned 2 VES awards for animation in 2015 and 2016, and a 3rd VES nomination (2017), as well as Cannes Gold and Silver Lions in Film Craft: Animation (2016, 2015 respectively). Other awards for animation that I have contributed to include British Arrows, D&AD;, LIA, Ciclope, Creative Circle, Eurobest and AEAF.
Work History
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Lead Animator
Automatik VFX
August 2023 - March 2024London Area, United Kingdom · HybridAnimated digital doubles (Golbins) and creatures (Sutekh) for the TV Series Doctor Who.
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Senior Animator
Selected Works
April 2023 - May 2023London Area, United Kingdom · RemoteAnimated a realistic caterpillar for the feature film The Legend of Ochi (2025).
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Senior Animator
The Mill
September 2022 - December 2022London Area, United Kingdom · HybridAnimated the characters 'Fairy' and 'Duckie' for the 'M&S Food Christmas - Duckie' TVC.
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Senior Animator
Swiss International
July 2022 - July 2022RemoteAnimating a giant troll for the film Troll (2022)
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Senior Animator
Axis VFX
June 2021 - January 2022Animated a photo-real capuchin monkey for the film Gigi & Nate (2021).
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Senior Animator
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April 2021 - May 2021London Area, United Kingdom · RemoteAnimated a realistic hybrid horror creature with a bipedal stance for the feature film No One Gets Out Alive (2021).
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Lead Animator
Automatik VFX
October 2019 - September 2020London Area, United Kingdom · RemoteAnimated various bipedal and other robots for the feature films Outside The Wire (2021) and Settlers (2021).
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Senior Animator
Outpost VFX
February 2019 - March 2019London Area, United Kingdom · RemoteAnimated human digital doubles for Catherine the Great (2019), TV Series.
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Senior Animator
MPC
June 2018 - July 2018London, United Kingdom -
Senior Animator
Automatik VFX
February 2018 - May 2018London, United KingdomCreature animation
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Senior Animator
The Mill
August 2016 - December 2017London, United Kingdom -
Senior Animator
Industrial Light & Magic
February 2016 - July 2016London, United KingdomContributing animation to the films: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), Dr. Strange (2016) and Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
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Senior Animator
The Post Republic
August 2013 - February 2014London, United KingdomAnimated various alien creatures for the feature film Monsters: Dark Continent (2015)
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Animator
MPC
December 2012 - March 2013Animated zombies on the feature film World War Z
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Animator
Double Negative
November 2010 - February 2011London, United KingdomCharacter animation and mocap cleanup on the crowd team for the feature John Carter.
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Animator
MPC
April 2010 - November 2010London, United KingdomAnimated characters and creatures on the features films:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
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Animator
Cinesite
February 2010 - April 2010Character Animator on Marmaduke, feature film
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Animator
Framestore
March 2009 - May 2009Character Animator on Where the Wild Things Are, feature film
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Animator
Rising Sun Pictures
November 2007 - March 2008Character Animator on Where the Wild Things Are, feature film
Animator on The Ruins, feature film
Previs Animator on Love Story 2050, feature film
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Education
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Diploma of Advanced Studies in Character Animation
Animation Mentor
2006 - 2008 -
Bachelor of Visual Art
University of South Australia
January 1997 - November 1999