- 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
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.
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
Animator
Digital Dimension
December 2016 - July 2017
Montreal, Canada Area
LA PETITE ECOLE D'HELENE - Animated television series
Artist & Illustrator
Freelance
2010 - December 2016
Montreal, Canada Area
Senior Animator
Animal Logic
January 2006 - August 2006
HAPPY FEET - Feature film
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