Grant Wilson

Grant Wilson

Senior Animator / 21 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Key Animator

Halo (2022)

Visual Effects Artist

The Frozen Ground (2013)

Additional Animator

Happy Feet (2006)

Animator (unknown Episodes)

Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)

Work History
  • Senior 3D Animator

    Luma Pictures

    June 2023 - Present
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Remote
  • Senior Animator

    MPC

    July 2022 - June 2023
  • Senior Animator

    Digital Domain

    June 2021 - July 2022
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Animator

    Cinesite

    February 2021 - June 2021
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Senior Animator

    Double Negative

    July 2017 - February 2021
  • Senior Character Animator

    Mikros Image

    July 2016 - July 2017
  • Character Animator

    Bardel Entertainment

    August 2015 - June 2016
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Senior/lead animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    November 2013 - August 2015
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Character Animator

    Digital Dimension

    July 2013 - October 2013
    Montreal, Canada Area
  • Character Animator

    Western Post

    November 2012 - April 2013
    Vancouver
  • Animator

    Hydraulx

    July 2012 - November 2012
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Character/Creature animator

  • Animator

    Look Effects

    December 2011 - July 2012
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Character/Creature animator

  • Animator

    Double Negative

    March 2011 - September 2011
    London, United Kingdom

    Character and Creature Animator on John Carter

  • Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    August 2009 - March 2011
  • Animator

    Image Engine

    May 2009 - June 2009

    Animator on District 9

  • Animator

    Frantic Films

    February 2009 - April 2009

    Animator on Toothfairy

  • Animator

    Hybride

    October 2008 - January 2009

    Animation on Robert Rodriguez' Shorts

  • Animator

    MPC

    March 2008 - August 2008

    Animator on Watchmen

  • Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    November 2006 - March 2008

    animator on Blades of Glory
    animator on Island Princess, Mariposa, Holiday
    animator on Nutty Professor

  • Animator

    Animal Logic

    May 2006 - September 2006

    2nd unit animation on Oscar winning Animated feature Happy Feet

  • animator

    Zoic Studios

    January 2006 - May 2006

    Animator/modeling/rigging - falling body replacement and adding crowds of human and horses to shots on feature film Pathfinder

  • animator

    Anthem VFX

    September 2005 - December 2005

    creature(alien bug) animation on Hallmark Miniseries Final Days of Planet Earth

  • animator

    Mainframe Entertainment

    October 2004 - July 2005

    Animator - Stuart Little 3 - DVD - Mainframe Entertainment
    Animator - The Magic of Pegasus - DVD - Mainframe Entertainment
    Animator - Scary Godmother 2

  • Lead/Supervising Animator

    Absolute Studios

    September 2002 - October 2004

    Supervised animation/crew on the Nelvana TV series Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
    Lead animator on TV series The Blobheads

  • instructor/consultant

    Vancouver Institute of Media Arts

    February 2002 - August 2002

    animation instructor/helped to set up future programs

  • animator

    Mainframe Entertainment

    May 2000 - November 2001

    Animator - Reboot 4, Action Man, Heavy Gear, Max Steel

  • layout artist/designer/animator

    Delaney and Friends

    January 1996 - September 1998

    Layout/Key animation/Master layout design - Nilus the Sandman, Several commercials, promotional pilots, one offs and shorts

Education
  • certificate in 3D Animation

    Vancouver Institute of Media Arts(VanArts)

    1998 - 1999
  • certificate in film studies

    Vancouver Film School

    1991 - 1991
  • certificate in General Arts

    MacEwan University

    1986 - 1987