India Barnardo

Work History

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  Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  April 2023 - Present

  Vancouver

  

• Independent

  Guest Speaker/Lecturer

  October 2017 - August 2023

  Various appearances
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  Guest Lecturer

  Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

  November 2021 - August 2023

• Director

  Personal work

  July 2015 - August 2021

  Director of the award winning short animated film "Cat and Moth".
  
  Currently running it's festival circuit. Officially Selected at Annecy 2022 and included in their "Best of Annecy Kids 2022" program.

  
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  Character Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  August 2020 - March 2023

  Vancouver

  Working on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  
  Previous projects:
  Unannounced animated film
  The Sea Beast
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  Director

  Animation Mentor

  May 2021 - October 2022

  Directed the student Showcase Reels for Animation Mentor, 2021 & 202.
  
  Art directing the animated shots and directing the lights, sound design, music & edit.
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  Character Animator

  Superseed Studios

  March 2020 - August 2020

  Remote

• Character Animator

  Funkeyz

  May 2020 - May 2020

  Vancouver

  In-game character animation - Project TBA
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  Senior Animator

  Bron Studios

  November 2017 - November 2019

  Burnaby, Canada
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  Character Animator

  TROLL VFX

  August 2017 - September 2017

  Tampere, Finland

  Freelance Animator

• Illustrator

  Minerva

  June 2017 - July 2017

  London, United Kingdom

  Commissioned children's book. Illustrated 14 pages including front and back covers
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  Character Animator

  STUDIO AKA

  May 2017 - June 2017
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  Character Animator

  MPC

  September 2016 - February 2017
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  Character Animator

  Studio AKA

  August 2016 - September 2016

  London, United Kingdom
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  Animator

  L'Atelier Animation

  January 2015 - January 2016

  Montréal, Canada

  Animated
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  Animator

  Framestore

  May 2014 - January 2015

  London, United Kingdom

  I am the mid-level Commercials Animator at Framestore.
  
  Responsibilities include, hero character and creature animation, rigging, pitches and bidding for projects, running internal animation tests for runners, and previsualisation.
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  Junior Animator

  Framestore

  October 2010 - May 2014

  London

  Junior Commercials Animator at Framestore.
  
  So far I have been working on hero shots, rigging designs, animation styles, character designs, secondary characters, varied walk cycles, background characters and a variety of props. I love it!!!
  
  Projects include:
  
  Lead CG Animator for Nokia X, Coca Cola (Super Bowl Ad) - Siege, Lynx - Unleash the Chaos, Galaxy - Audrey Hepburn, Jupiter Ascending - Previs at The Third Floor, Mclaren's Tooned - animation and character designs, Beats - Pink Pill, Honda Civic Spark - Previs at The Third Floor, Andrex, Lotto: Wh

  

  
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  Production Runner

  Framestore

  May 2010 - October 2010

  
  Running for Alfonso Cuaron on the film Gravity. Tasks consist of: cutting up and photocopying storyboards; buying equipment for the set; making sure the director is comfortable and looked after; collecting lunches and coffees for clients; delivering and binding important documents etc.
  
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  Receptionist

  Framestore

  December 2009 - May 2010

  
  Taking client phonecalls, organsing staff security passes, getting to know the clients and offer a welcoming atmosphere into the company.
  
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  Runner

  Framestore

  June 2009 - December 2009

  
  Looked clientele, keeping the general running of the building to a high standard, supervising shifts, tidying up, cashing up and having responsibility over the petty cash.
  
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  Runner

  Framestore

  May 2008 - September 2008

  
  Reel running, package running, looking after clients, working on development of role in spare time
  
  Also attended work experience in 2004, and worked during the summer of 2007 (June-September)
  
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  Runner

  Framestore

  May 2007 - September 2007

  Worked during my summer after my first year at University.

• Supervisor

  Le Mistral

  April 2004 - August 2006

  
  Money handling, cahsing up, supervising shifts and staff, customer care, stock check and re-ordering.