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Franklin Chance

Mid-level Character TD / 12 yrs

San Francisco, CA, United States

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Creature Technical Director

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

Character Technical Director

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Creature Technical Director

Soarin' Around the World (2016)

Character Technical Director

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Character TD

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Character TD

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Technical Director Intern

Ratatouille (2007)

Work History

Technical Animation Director

Epic Games

March 2023 - Present

Cary, North Carolina, United States
Technical Animation Lead

Epic Games

January 2022 - July 2023

Cary, North Carolina, United States
Senior Technical Animator

Epic Games

September 2018 - February 2022

Cary, NC
Sr. Creature Technical Director

Industrial Light & Magic

January 2016 - August 2018

San Francisco, CA

Multiple Projects (see projects)
Creature Technical Director

Industrial Light & Magic

May 2013 - December 2015

San Francisco, CA

Multiple Projects (see projects)
Character Technical Director II

LucasArts

August 2012 - April 2013

Presidio, San Francisco, CA

Technical Artist
Star Wars: First Assault
Star Wars: 1313
Character Technical Director

Lucasfilm Animation

October 2008 - August 2012
Assistant Technical Director

Lucasfilm Animation

February 2007 - October 2008
Technical Director Intern

Pixar

January 2006 - July 2006

Ratatouille Characters Team
Technical Director Intern, Ratatouille Characters Team

Pixar

2006 - 2006
Grad Student

Texas A&M University

2003 - 2006

student at Visualization Laboratory graduate program
Grad Student

Texas A&M University

2003 - 2006

student at Visualization Laboratory graduate program

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Education

Texas A&M University

2002 - 2006
Texas A&M University

1997 - 2002