Ken Kaiser

Work History

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  Character Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  April 2023 - Present

  Remote
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  Animator

  Cinesite

  September 2022 - January 2023

  Currently animating on Iwaju, a new series for Disney Plus. Skills: Animation

  
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  Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  May 2022 - August 2022

  California, United States

  Animated on the feature film Strange World.
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  Cinematics Animator at Blizzard Entertainment.

  Blizzard Entertainment

  June 2021 - May 2022

  United States
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  Senior Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  April 2021 - June 2021
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  August 2020 - April 2021

  Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

  Currently animating on feature film Nimona for Disney/Blue Sky.
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  July 2016 - April 2021

  Greenwich, CT

  Animated on Blue Sky's "Ferdinand"
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  January 2015 - April 2021

  Greenwich, CT

  Animator on "Ice Age: Collision Course"
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  January 2014 - April 2021

  Greenwich, CT

  Worked as an animator on The Peanuts Movie.
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  February 2013 - April 2021

  Currently animating on Blue Sky's next animated feature "Rio 2"!!
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  March 2010 - February 2021

  Currently animating on Blue Sky's next animated feature "Rio 2"!!

  

  

  
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  Scrat Tails for Disney+

  Blue Sky Studios

  March 2020 - June 2020

  I animated on this show for Disney Plus. Short films which center around Scrat, from the Ice Age films.
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  December 2017 - March 2020

  Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

  Animated on Blue Skys "Spies in Disguise"
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  February 2012 - February 2013

  Animated on Blue Sky's Feature Film Epic!!
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  February 2011 - February 2012

  Animated on Blue Sky's Feature Film Ice Age: Continental Drift!!

  
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  Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  March 2010 - February 2011

  Animated on Blue Sky's Feature Film Rio!!

  

  
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  Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  July 2009 - December 2009

  Worked as an Animator with a fantastic crew on Alice in Wonderland.

  
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  Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  November 2008 - May 2009

  I worked as a character animator on Walt Disney's feature film "G-Force".
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  Animator

  Pandemic Studios

  June 2008 - October 2008

  Worked as an animator on Saboteur.
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  Animator

  Luma Pictures

  December 2007 - May 2008

  I worked doing animation, match moving and pre-viz for the films "City of Ember" and "Nutcracker" soon to be released.

  

• Character Animator

  3D Site

  May 2007 - September 2007

  I just finished working on the Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor attraction for Walt Disney World. I had the opportunity to learn Houdini and work with a talented team of 7 other animators for this project. Pixar animator Rich Quade gave us weekly animation reviews to help push our animation and character peerformance.

• Animator

  Sony SCEA

  July 2006 - November 2006

  I had an awesome time working with many talented artists in the Cinematics department at SCEA. I had the opportunity to learn Motion Builder and work cross platform in Maya combining mocap editing and keyframe animation. I worked on SOCOM Navy Seals: Fire Team Bravo 2 and Lair for PS3.
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  Character Animator

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  January 2006 - May 2006

  I had the opportunity to learn Rhythm's proprietary software "Voodoo" and work with a fantastic crew on Garfield 2. I animated Garfield in several shots of the film.
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  Animator

  WildBrain

  2000 - 2003

  2D Animator.
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  animator

  Curious Pictures

  May 1997 - December 1999