David Vandervoort

Work History

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  Storyboard Artist

  Netflix Animation

  August 2020 - Present

  Portland, OR
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  Story Artist

  Pearl Studio 东方梦工厂

  May 2020 - August 2020

  Portland, OR

• Senior Animator

  SPA Studios

  May 2018 - July 2019

  Madrid, Spain
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  Story Artist

  Laika

  March 2009 - December 2017
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  Story Artist/2D animator

  Laika

  April 2010 - January 2015

  Provide hand drawn dialogue tests and character model sheets that inform and guide the facial animation process. Also work directly with riggers and Maya animators to lock down the shapes, which are then printed into 3D objects and placed onto the puppets by the stage animators in a process called 'replacement animation'. Also draw storyboards and contribute character designs to new projects in development.

  

  
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  Director/Animator

  Titmouse

  2004 - 2009

  Directed and animated the short film ‘Pinched’, as well as a handful of commercials, music videos and cut scenes for the Guitar Hero games. Developed an original method of 2D animation using Flash that became one of the studio’s house methods, and trained a staff of 15+ animators in the technique. Served as Animation Director on the pilot for Disney’s Motorcity, and also created the Flash head models.
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  Lead Animator

  WildBrain

  2004 - 2006

  Animated on campaigns such as Capn’ Crunch, Nesquik, Honda, Coke, and Esurance. Also contributed concept and character design work for in-house feature development.
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  Assistant Director

  Cartoon Network

  2002 - 2003

  Layouts and sheet timing for overseas production of 'Megas XLR'. Also created model sheets with numbered facial expressions and wrote numbers next to dialogue in the script. Seriously.
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  Animator/Director

  Klasky Csupo

  2001 - 2003

  Directed commercials and sold my soul to the devil for Bratz $$$.
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  Character Designer

  Mondo Media

  July 2000 - November 2001

  Character designer and caricaturist for web series 'Absolute Zero' featuring popular music celebrities of the day and terrible writing.
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  Assistant Director

  MTV Networks

  1998 - 2000

  X-Sheet timing and post-it-note animation for overseas studios on 'MTV's Downtown'.

• Animator

  Natterjack

  1997 - 1998

  Animated on Disney's Hercules PC game and other CD-ROM's when those were a thing.