Emma Pittson

Work History

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  Lead Animator

  Reel FX

  March 2024 - March 2025

  Montreal, Quebec

  Lead Animator on "The Chosen Adventures"
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  Lead Animator

  Digital Dimension

  December 2016 - March 2024

  - Reviews shots by offering animation guidance, ensuring that the brief outlined for the shot is respected, and checks for shot continuity
  - Bids episodes and assigns shots to the Animation Team
  - Tests animation rigs and offers feedback to the Rigging Department
  - Quality-checks the Layout Edit in order to spot continuity errors ahead of time
  - Checks the scripts to make sure that all dialogue is clearly identified
  - Works with Editing to ensure that episodes are divided according to acting scenes
  - Provides a list of shots to the Director that best illustrate important story beats
  - Performs employee evaluations
  - Troubleshoots technical problems in shots
  - When the dust settles (which is a rare occurrence), I can actually animate something
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  Animation Supervisor

  Digital Dimension

  April 2023 - March 2024

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Remote

  Animation Supervisor on an un-released children's 3D animated TV series. Supervised a team of almost 30 animators, maintaining the quality and look of 120+ shots per episode (2-3+ episodes per week!), all while respecting challenging deadlines.
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  Lead Animator

  Digital Dimension

  August 2017 - January 2024

  Montreal, Canada Area

  KIZAZI MOTO: GENERATION FIRE (ep. 6: "Mukudzei") - Animated short film
  Pilot for prospective animation television series (unreleased)
  PRETZEL & THE PUPPIES - Animated television series
  BAYO & THE BEACHBUDS - Animated television series
  MIGHTY MIKE - Animated television series
  ZAFARI - Animated television series
  Various small one-off projects
  
  - Reviewed shots by offering animation guidance, ensuring that the brief outlined for the shot and shot continuity were respected
  - Bid episodes and assigned shots to the animators
  - Tested animation rigs and offered feedback to the Rigging department
  - Quality-checked the Layout Edit in order to spot continuity errors ahead of time
  - Checked the scripts to make sure that all dialogue was clearly identified
  - Worked with Editing to ensure that episodes were divided according to acting scenes
  - Provides a list of shots to the Director that best illustrate important story beats
  - Performed employee evaluations
  - Interviewed prospective employees
  - Troubleshot technical problems in shots
  - Animated shots
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  Animator

  Digital Dimension

  December 2016 - July 2017

  Montreal, Canada Area

  LA PETITE ECOLE D'HELENE - Animated television series
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  Artist & Illustrator

  Freelance

  2010 - December 2016

  Montreal, Canada Area
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  Senior Animator

  Animal Logic

  January 2006 - August 2006

  HAPPY FEET - Feature film

  
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  Senior Animator

  Meteor Studios

  August 2002 - November 2005

  SLITHER
  SNAKES ON A PLANE (test)
  EXTINCTION EXPERIENCE
  FINAL DESTINATION 3
  ALIEN PLANET
  THE EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING
  SCOOBY DOO 2
  THE HOBBIT
  PREHISTORIC WORLD
  L'EMPREINTE DES DINOSAURES
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  Animator

  Hybride

  January 2002 - July 2002

  SPY KIDS 2 - Feature film

• Lead Animator

  Tube Studios

  January 2001 - January 2002

  INUK - Animated television series

• Animator

  4 Elements

  June 2000 - December 2000
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  Animator

  TVA International

  June 1999 - June 2000
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  Animator

  Behaviour Interactive

  October 1998 - February 1999
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  Junior Assistant to the Dean

  McGill University School of Continuing Studies

  1997 - 1997

  Montreal