Manuel Almela

Work History

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  Director, Concept Artist, Story Artist

  Bidaya Media

  August 2020 - Present

  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

  -Responsible for overseeing the animation production.
  -Responsible for creating story sequences.
  -Cross site collaboration with remote studio (Manila, Philippines)
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  Animation Director, Story Artist

  Barajoun Entertainment

  January 2017 - September 2020

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  - Responsible for story department. Creating story sequences.
  - Responsible for layout department. Developing alongside the director the cinematography of the movie.
  -Responsible of the animation department. In charge of the development of the characters of the movie and the Character Animation on an Animated Feature Film.
  -Cross site collaboration with remote studio (Mumbai, India)
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  Animation Director

  Base FX

  May 2014 - November 2016

  Beijing City, China

  Responsible for training Chinese animators and directing animation style of different projects.
  Responsible of supervising different VFX projects.
  Cross site collaboration with ILM (San Francisco, CA)

  

  

  

• Animation Director

  Secret Plan Studios

  July 2013 - April 2014

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  Character animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  March 2013 - June 2013
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  character animator

  DreamWorks Animation

  September 1995 - March 2013