Huy Tran

Work History

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  Director

  Pipeline Studios

  May 2022 - Present

  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  Animation Supervisor

  Brown bag films

  March 2014 - May 2022

  Toronto

  "Blue's Clue and You!" (s01&02;)
  "Creative Galaxy" (s03)
  "Magic School Bus Rides Again" (2017)
  "Nature Cat" (s01&02;)
  "Arthur" (s18 & 19)
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  2D Animator

  9 Story Media

  August 2010 - May 2022

  "Pound Puppies" (s01) ; senior animator
  "Wild Kratts" (s01); animator
  "Max & Ruby" (s05) ; senior animator
  "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" (s01) ; stunt animator
  "Family Dynamics" (pitch) ; lead animator
  "Numb Chucks" (s01)
  "Arthur" (s18 & 19) ; supervisor, animator
  "Nature Cat" (s01) ; supervisor, animator
  "Magic School Bus" ; supervisor, animator
  "Creative Galaxy" (s03); animation director, animator
  "Blue's Clues and You (s01); supervisor, animator
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  Harmony and Flash Animation Instructor

  Seneca College

  September 2015 - April 2019

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Currently a faculty at Seneca College's Animation Program. He is instructing first and second year animation students in Flash and Harmony, and how 2D digital tools are utilized in the industry.
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  Animation Director

  Brown bag films

  March 2018 - December 2018

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Creative Galaxy (Amazon Studios)
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  Harmony Animator

  9 Story Media

  November 2010 - March 2014

  animator on "Wild Kratts"
  animator on "Numb Chucks"
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  Freelance Animation Supervisor

  Little Blackstone Studios

  November 2013 - December 2013

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Supervised freelance team for pilot project produced in conjunction with Little Blackstone Studios.
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  Flash Animator

  9 Story Media

  August 2010 - August 2013

  Toronto, Canada Area

  "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" (stunt animator s01)
  "Max & Ruby" (senior animator s05)
  "Creative Galaxy" (animator/anim director s03)
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  Freelance Animator

  Guru Studio

  February 2013 - May 2013

  Freelance Animator on "Ever After High"
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  Freelance Animator

  Pip Animation

  January 2010 - April 2012

  Ottawa, Canada Area

  "Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That!" seasons 1&2

• Animation Team Lead

  FRONT.tv

  April 2011 - July 2011

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Took over animation lead position and oversaw production of small independent animation studio.
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  Harmony Animator

  Pipeline Studios

  April 2010 - September 2010

  Senior Harmony animator on Nelvana's "Scaredy Squirrel", based on the children's book by Mélanie Watt.
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  Lead Animator

  March Entertainment

  June 2007 - June 2009

  "Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist"; "Dex Hamilton: Fire & Ice"
  -Mentored junior animators and assisted in their learning of Flash.
  -Relayed directions from Animation Director and addressed animation issues from team
  -Animated difficult sequences from each episode to lighten load for the team
  -Organized and delegated shots based on individual performances

• Freelance Animator

  Providential Pictures

  May 2007 - August 2007

  -Character Animator in charge of producing animation for Toronto-based company.
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  Flash Animator

  C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

  July 2006 - April 2007

  -Animated on "Iggy Arbuckle" for Teletoon and National Geographic Kids
  -Learned a great deal of how to bring classical knowledge into Flash animation while being efficient
  -Worked under direction of Bill Speers and Paul Brown
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  Junior Animator

  March Entertainment

  May 2005 - June 2006

  -Started as a Flash Scene Planner on "Faireez"
  -Learned Flash program
  -Moved on to Junior animator on "Yam Roll"
  -Produced 40-60 seconds of animation/week of simple character animation
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  CSA

  Office national du film - National Film Board of Canada

  2003 - 2005

  Built sets; taught animation workshops