Franklin Chance

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

Education
  • Texas A&M University

    2002 - 2006
  • Texas A&M University

    1997 - 2002