Jacqueline Jirka

Jacqueline Jirka

Junior Animator / Mid-level CFX TD / 9 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Previs Artist

Power Rangers (2017)

Previs Artist

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Cloth Artist

Green Lantern (2011)

Technical Animator

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

Technical Animator

Aliens in the Attic (2009)

Technical Animation Artist

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

Animator

Bob the Builder (2001)

Work History

  • Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    October 2015 - Present
    Vancouver, BC

    • Did character animation on an 11 minute fully animated cartoon episode while working on a team of 5 people
    • Animated human and humanoid characters, including body mechanics, acting and lip sync

  • Previs Animator

    The Third Floor

    December 2015 - January 2016
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    • Built shots and roughly animated sequences based on storyboards, shot lists and director feedback
    • Animated human and creature characters, including cycles, body mechanics and simple acting

  • Creature FX TD

    Framestore

    December 2011 - January 2013
    London, United Kingdom

  • Cloth/Fur/Hair TD

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    March 2011 - April 2011
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    • Modified sim rigs and ran nCloth simulations to develop character cloth and skin sliding movement
    • Used in house proprietary Maya Hair tools to groom character pelts and design hair behavior

  • Technical Animator

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    December 2008 - October 2009
    Los Angeles

    • Wrote scripts and simulated dynamics to develop character hair, fur, cloth and muscle movement
    • Created deformers and evaluated collisions to enhance character rigging and to polish deformations

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Education

  • Animation Mentorship Program

    Think Tank Training Centre

    2015 - 2015

  • Studio Technique

    2012 - 2013

  • iAnimate

    2012 - 2013

  • Gobelins

    2011 - 2011

  • VanArts Pixar Masterclass

    2011 - 2011

  • Animation Mentor

    2010 - 2011

  • Santa Monica College

    2004 - 2008

  • University of California, Los Angeles

    2003 - 2008

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    1998 - 2003

  • Animation Collaborative

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