Dave MacDougall

Dave MacDougall

25+ years experience animator/ senior character designer

Senior Character Artist / 29 yrs

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

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Character And Prop Designer

Nature Cat: Ocean Commotion (2017)

Animation Supervisor

Grojband (2013)

Additional Character Design And Clean-Up

Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2011)

Character Designer

Scaredy Squirrel (2011)

Design Supervisor

Wayside (2007)

Additional Animator

Brother Bear 2 (2006)

Storyboard Artist

Pinky Dinky Doo (2006)

Key Animator

Zeroman (2004)

Documentary / Production Accountant

Bowling for Columbine (2002)

Additional Character Design And Clean-Up

Dora the Explorer (2000)

Storyboard Artist

Hoze Houndz (1999)

Production Controller

Lexx (1997)

Character Animator

Anastasia (1997)

Animator / Timing Director

Quack Pack (1996)

Effects Animator

A Goofy Movie (1995)

Assistant Character Animator

Thumbelina (1994)

Over 25 years experience as both a feature animator, and as a supervising/ lead character designer.

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Work History
  • Director Of Training And Development

    Jam Filled

    November 2018 - Present
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Concept / character designer and mentor

  • Character/ concept designer

    Jam Filled

    November 2018 - Present
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Series development character/concept designer

    9 Story Media

    April 2018 - November 2018
  • Director/Character designer/ model designer

    Brown bag films

    January 2015 - November 2018
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Character/Prop concept designer

  • Series Director

    Brown bag films

    January 2016 - April 2018
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Series Director

    9 Story Media

    January 2016 - January 2018
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Nature Cat (PBS)

  • Freelance Concept designer / Character designer

    Hornet Inc.

    October 2016 - November 2016
    Greater New York City Area

    Character design/ concept designs for Alex of Athens

  • Character designer/ concept designer

    TRIXTER

    October 2015 - November 2015

    Concept / Character designer for 3D feature films

  • Character designer/ model designer

    6 Point2

    May 2014 - May 2015
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Character designer for Fresh Beat Band of Spies for Nick Jr.

  • Character Design and Development for show Bibles

    Monsterbot

    July 2011 - January 2015

    Development and design packs for various companies:
    Spiffy Pictures
    Switch Animation
    Hornet Inc.
    Chuck Gamage Animation
    Portfolio Animation Studios
    Little Airplane Studios (New York)
    Littletugboat Studios
    TrioToon Studios
    Freak Show Studios
    Mercury Filmworks
    Melody Live Inc.
    Elliott Animation
    DHX Media
    Marblemedia
    GMTTRIAD Media Solutions
    BAM! Global Industries Inc.
    Goldquill ( United Kingdom)
    Guru Studiios

  • Character Designer

    9 Story Media

    February 2014 - May 2014
    Toronto, Canada
  • Animation posing

    Elliott Animation

    November 2013 - January 2014
    Hamilton, Ontario
  • Character Designer

    DHX Media

    September 2013 - November 2013

    Concept designs for Looped

  • Character designer (development)/animation supervisor

    Elliott Animation

    February 2012 - September 2013
  • Character development and design

    TrioToon Studios

    December 2012 - January 2013

    Set style and look for a series pitch titled Harry and Doofus

  • Storyboard artist

    Littletugboat Studios

    December 2012 - January 2013

    Episodic storyboard artist for a new series titled Napkin Man.

  • Character design (concept designer)

    Hornet Inc.

    February 2012 - November 2012

    working freelance, providing character designs and conceptual designs for various add campaigns.

  • Character Designer

    Atomic Cartoons

    September 2011 - January 2012

    Ella the Elephant
    Rocket Monkeys

  • Character Designer and posing supervisor

    Elliott Animation

    January 2010 - July 2011

    Crash Canyon

  • Character Design on Explorer Girls

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    March 2010 - April 2010

    small freelance job doing rough character designs

  • Development

    Nelvana

    December 2008 - January 2010

    Set style and Design from ground up on a new series called Scaredy Squirrel

  • Character Designer

    Nelvana

    October 2005 - January 2010

    Character designer- Di-Gatta Defenders
    Design supervisor- Wayside
    Concept designer- Di-Gatta Season2
    Developed look and final design/ design supervisor- My Friend Rabbit

  • Character Designer

    Cookie Jar Entertainment

    January 2009 - August 2009

    season three and four Johnny Test

  • Storyboard Artist

    Keyframe Digital Productions Inc.

    June 2008 - September 2008

    Pinky Dinky Doo (season2)- storyboard artist

  • Character Designer

    Pip Animation

    August 2004 - August 2005

    developed look and final design for Carl2

  • Character Designer

    Amberwood Animation

    August 2003 - September 2004

    Secret World of Benjamin Bear Season 1&2
    Zeroman
    Storyboard artist- Hoze Hounds

  • Character Designer and Storyboard artist

    Funbag Animation

    January 2000 - July 2003

    Woody Woodpecker Show
    Watership Down
    Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse
    Bernstein Bears
    Storyboard/ Storyboard clean-up- Robo Roach

  • Animator

    Fox Animation Studios

    1995 - 2000

    character animator- Anastasia
    development for Planet Ice( Titan AE)
    character animator- Bartok the magnificant
    character animator- Titan AE
    character animator- (Africa picture)

  • Character Animator

    Walt Disney Television Animation Australia

    1992 - 1995

    Character animator
    Episodic director (part time)

  • Asst, Trainee Animator

    Sullivan Bluth Studios

    1991 - 1992
Education
  • Sheridan College

    1985 - 1988