Dominic Rayner

Work History

• Animation Director

  Bit Big Bird Ltd

  October 2017 - Present

  London, United Kingdom
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  Animator

  Jellyfish Pictures

  May 2023 - May 2024

  London, United Kingdom
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  3D Animator

  Aardman Animations

  November 2019 - December 2019

  Commercials (CG)
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  Previs Animator

  The Third Floor

  July 2019 - October 2019

  London, United Kingdom

  Senior animator/ pre-vis shot creator
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  Character Animator

  Squint / Opera

  May 2019 - June 2019

  London, United Kingdom

  Animated critters for the new Empire State Building (King Kong) Observatory experience: Immersive exhibition of the construction & history of the Empire State Building, NY.
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  Character Animator

  Cyborn

  September 2018 - May 2019

  Antwerp Area, Belgium

  - Dragon Rider
  (Senior animator)
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  Character Animator

  The Operators Creative

  January 2018 - February 2018

  London, United Kingdom

  Sports themed adverts for a pharmaceutical client.
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  Character Animator

  Lipsync Post

  September 2017 - December 2017

  London, United Kingdom

  - Show Dogs
  (Animator)
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  Character Animator

  ACE Image Factory

  April 2017 - August 2017

  Belgium

  - Lilly The Witch (Lilly's Bewitched Christmas) - VFX feature film
  (A Trixter, Chimney Group production)

• Animator

  Dominic Rayner Animation

  2004 - March 2017

  London, United Kingdom

  I am an animator, and also a generalist using modern and traditional media. Work history summary -
  
  Production companies;
  - Operators Creative (to Feb 2018); character animator
  - Lipsync Post (to Dec 2017); feature film, VFX character animator
  - Ace Image Factory (to August 2017); Lilly The witch, feature character animation
  - Protoimaging (to March 2017); commercial demonstration film, energy industry, rigging, animation, 3D camera work
  - Smoke & Mirrors; commercial for Dove
  - Blue Zoo; Kelloggs Choc'n Roll commercial, Cartoon Network Dance Club, Innocent commercial
  - Cartoon Network; Lego Hero Factory - Cartoon Network idents, and Sony Xbox commercials featuring characters from The Amazing World of Gumball.
  - BeagleCreate; CGI generalist, director from pitch to completion, various clients including JTI
  - Red Vision; Headcases ITV series
  - Passion Pictures/Double Negative; The New Captain Scarlet TV series
  - Passion Pictures/ Trunk; Telenet, line man commercial
  - Nexus; pitch and idents
  - Chase animation; videos for Paris aquarium etc
  - Hibbert Ralph Animation; commercials including Always
  - BE (Brooke Edwards) animator, generalist - Henkel commercials
  - Glasshead television; Blue Dragon, pre-school animation series
  - Golden Square; commercials for BMW Mini, Airwick
  
  Law firms;
  - McMillan Williams Solicitors.
  
  Direct corporate clients include;
  - Japan Tobacco International
  - Canary Wharf Group
  
  Advertising and media agencies:
  - in house at AMV:BBDO 'Digilab'; commercials for Sainsbury, Homebase, Walkers
  - AKQA; VR animation for Nissan at the Tokyo motor show
  - Ogilvy Healthworld; pharma drug demonstration video
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  3D Animator

  AKQA

  2013 - November 2013

  London

  AKQA Inc. were commissioned to create content for Oculus Rift to promote Nissan IDX for Tokyo Motor Show.
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  3D Animator

  Red Vision

  December 2007 - September 2008

  London, United Kingdom

  Animator and Pre-vizualisation artist of characters and hard surfaces for the satirical comedy series "Headcases" on ITV.

• Animator

  Gerry Anderson Productions plc

  May 2004 - June 2005

  Pinewood Studios

  Animator of character and hard surface models for 6 episodes of Gerry Anderson’s new Captain Scarlet; pre-viz, layout, sequence animation, motion capture cleanup and facial animation. Produced by Passion Pictures & Double Negative on behalf of The Indestructible Production Company, for ITV.

• Project Manager

  Telecom Italia

  April 1996 - December 2000

  Rome Area, Italy

  Implementation of Wide Area Networks for multinational companies. Account management, technical support.

• Stage Technician

  Really Useful Group Ltd

  January 1991 - March 1996

  London, United Kingdom

  Cameron Mackintosh & Really Useful Theatre Co. Stage crew team leader for original West End productions of Miss Saigon, Phantom of The Opera, and others. Operating stage effects and lighting rigs.