Greg Klein

Greg Klein

Senior Animator / 23 yrs

Vancouver, British Columbia

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I am a Character Animator and 3D Generalist with over 17 years of in studio experience.
Work History
  • Animation Instructor

    Capilano University

    August 2020 - Present
    North Vancouver, Canada
  • Lead Animator

    Cinesite Vancouver

    September 2019 - August 2020
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Lead Animator

    CINESITE ANIMATION STUDIO LIMITED

    May 2018 - June 2019
    Vanocuver

    Animation Lead on The Addams Family Feature

  • Animator

    Method Studios

    October 2017 - May 2018
    Vancouver, Canada
  • 3D Animator

    Method Studios

    October 2017 - March 2018
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Animator

    Method Studios

    January 2017 - May 2017
    Vancouver, Canada

    I was a member of the animation team for Spiderman - Homecoming. This included creating high level keyframe animation on Spidey, mocap enhancements and cleanup, 3d camera animation, facial animation, environment, prop and vehicle animation. We also helped repreviz the entire sequence.

  • Senior Animator

    Waterproof Studios

    October 2016 - January 2017
    Vancouver, Canada

    Injustice 2

  • Senior Animator

    Nitrogen Studios

    March 2016 - September 2016
    Vancouver, BC

    Currently a Senior Level Animator on Trollhunters by Guillermo Del Toro which is being produced by Dreamworks Animation for Netflix and being animated at Nitrogen Studios.

  • Lead Animator

    Nitrogen Studios

    March 2014 - April 2016
    Vancouver, Canada

    I was one of 3 Lead Animators on Sausage Party for the last year and a half of the production. I was responsible for assisting and guiding 12+ animators of varying levels as well as producing highly polished shots for multiple sequences throughout the show.

  • Animator

    MPC

    October 2013 - February 2014
    Vancouver

    Animator on "Godzilla" Feature Film

  • Animation Lead, Character Designer, XSI Generalist

    TOPIX

    May 2001 - September 2013
    Toronto
Education
  • Workshop 4 - Advanced Character Animation

    iAnimate

    September 2012 - December 2012
  • Workshop 3 - Advanced Body Mechanics and Pantomime

    iAnimate

    June 2012 - September 2012
  • Post Graduate Computer Animation Diploma

    Sheridan College

    September 2000 - May 2001
  • Classical Animation Diploma

    Capilano College

    September 1998 - June 2000
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts - Visual Arts (Painting, Design)

    York University

    September 1993 - May 1998