Dean Warren

Work History

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  Senior Technical Director

  Sinking Ship Entertainment

  August 2021 - December 2023

  • Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie - live-action/CG feature film (Nickelodeon / Netflix)
  • Jane - live-action/vfx TV series, seasons 1 & 2 (Apple TV+)
  ► WINNER 2023 Children’s & Family Emmy - Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program
  • Builder Brothers’ Dream Factory - CG TV series, season 1 (Nelvana / Treehouse)
  • Dino Dex - live-action/vfx TV series, season 1 (Amazon Prime)
  • Odd Squad UK - live-action/vfx TV series, season 1
  • Misc. development/promo projects
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  Technical Director

  Tangent Animation

  June 2021 - August 2021

  Employment ended prematurely due to the unfortunate surprise closure of the studio.
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  Pipeline Technical Director

  Sinking Ship Entertainment

  September 2018 - May 2021

  • Dino Dana: The Movie - live-action/vfx feature film (Amazon Prime / TVO Kids)
  • Endlings - live-action/vfx TV series, seasons 1 & 2 (Hulu / CBC)
  ► WINNER 2022 Children’s & Family Emmy - Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program
  • Ghostwriter - live-action/vfx TV series, seasons 1 & 2 (Apple TV+)
  • Odd Squad Mobile Unit - live-action/vfx TV series, seasons 1 & 1.5 (PBS Kids)
  • Lockdown - live-action/vfx TV series, seasons 1 & 1.5 (YouTube Originals / Family Channel)
  • Misc. development/promo projects
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  CG Supervisor

  Guru Studio

  July 2015 - July 2016
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  Technical Director

  Toonbox Entertainment

  June 2013 - June 2014

  CG animation for fully animated feature films. Principally: maintaining, extending, and aiding in the design of 'version 2.0' of the production pipeline; focus on asset and shot loading/publishing; focus on Animation-through-CFX-to-initial-Lighting tools and workflow; research, testing, roll-out and support of a studio-wide desktop transition from Windows to Linux. Additionally: assisting in the transition from Tactic to Shotgun; participating in TD candidate interviews; and mentoring junior TDs as needed.
  
  * Spark - feature film
  * The Nut Job 2 - feature film (preliminary)
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  CG Asset Supervisor

  March Entertainment

  February 2013 - May 2013
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  Technical Director

  Guru Studio

  March 2007 - September 2011

  CG animation for fully animated TV series and TV commercials. Principally: co-designing a storyboard-through-final-compositing series production pipeline including custom asset management and Shotgun-based production tracking; animation technical direction; pipeline technical direction; render pipeline and support (mental ray, maxwell, vray, rush); QC; and coding standalone and embedded tools (MEL, python, PyQt, perl)
  
  • Mudpit - TV series, season 1
  • Justin Time - TV series, season 1
  • Babar - TV series, season 1
  • Guess With Jess - TV series, season 1
  • Backyardigans - TV series, seasons 3 & 4
  • Misc. commercials
  • Misc. development/promo projects
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  Modeller (evp)

  Nelvana Limited

  July 2005 - July 2006

  CG animation for fully animated TV series. Principally: modelling (environments, vehicles, props), and coding embedded tools (MEL).
  
  • Backyardigans - TV series, season 2
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  Modelling Supervisor, Compositing/FX Supervisor

  Nelvana Limited

  2004 - July 2005

  CG animation for fully animated TV series. Principally: supervising a local six person modelling/rigging/texturing crew as well as overseeing an offshore production partner modelling/rigging/texturing crew; supervising a local five person compositing crew; QC; pipeline technical direction; dynamics; rendering; compositing; and coding standalone and embedded tools (MEL, perl)
  
  • Care Bears 2: Big Wish Movie - Direct to Video feature
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  Compositing/FX Supervisor

  Nelvana Limited

  2003 - 2004

  CG animation for fully animated TV series. Principally: designing a project-specific rendering/compositing pipeline; supervising a four person compositing crew; QC; pipeline technical direction; dynamics; rendering; compositing; and coding standalone and embedded tools (MEL, perl)
  
  • Care Bears: Journey to Joke-A-Lot - Direct to Video feature
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  Modeller, Technical Director

  Nelvana Limited

  June 1999 - 2003

  CG animation for fully animated TV series. Principally: modelling, scene assembly, animation technical direction, pipeline technical direction, rendering, compositing, and coding standalone and embedded tools (MEL, perl).
  
  • Rescue Heroes: The Movie - Direct to Video feature
  • Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids - Direct to Video feature
  • Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase - Direct to Video feature
  • Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun - Direct to Video feature
  • Santa Claus Brothers - Christmas Special
  • Rolie Polie Olie - TV series, seasons 4, 5 & 6
  • Donkey Kong Country - TV series, season 3
  • Misc. development/promo projects
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  Animator / Generalist (freelance)

  TOPIX

  December 1998 - June 1999

  CG animation for TV commercials. Principally: modelling, rigging, animation, texturing, lighting, rendering and preliminary compositing.
  
  • Misc. commercials
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  Animator / Generalist

  Calibre Digital Pictures

  December 1996 - November 1998

  CG VFX for live-action TV series production. Principally: modelling, rigging, animation, texturing, lighting, rendering and preliminary compositing. Additionally: concept art and coding standalone and embedded tools (MEL, cshell).
  
  • The Adventures of Sinbad (TV series, seasons 1 & 2)
  • Earth: Final Conflict (TV series, seasons 1 & 2)
  • White Lies (CBC Telefilm)
  • Misc. commercials
  • Misc. development/promo projects