Mark Tanner

Mark Tanner

Motion Capture Supervisor - Senior Animator at Microsoft 343

Senior Animator / 25 yrs

Seattle

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Senior Animator

Halo 5: Guardians (2015)

Senior Animator

Halo 4 (2012)

Animator/ MoCap Sup

Thor (2011)

Animator (contract)

Tron: Evolution (2010)

Senior Animator

NBA Street Homecourt (2007)

Lead Animator

NBA Live 06 (2005)
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Motion Capture Supervisor and Senior Animator on the Halo Franchise at Microsoft 343 Industries in Redmond, WA, USA. A graduate of the 3D Animation and Digital Effects program at the Vancouver Film School (Class 16, 1999). Working in the games and film industry for over 17 years. Animation and other work consists mostly of gameplay and cinematic video game animation and motion capture performance created in Autodesk Maya and Motion Builder as well as similar work in film.
Work History

  • Motion Capture Supervisor - Senior Animator

    343 Industries

    May 2015 - September 2017
    Redmond, WA

    Motion Capture Studio Supervisor and Senior Animator for the Halo franchise.
    Keyframe and Motion Capture Animation for all things Halo.
    Additional Motion Capture and Virtual Camera support for other Microsoft Studios teams.

  • Senior Animator: Halo

    343 Industries

    May 2011 - May 2015
    Kirkland, WA

    Senior Animator on Halo 4 and 5.
    Key frame animation for gameplay, vignettes and cinematics using Autodesk Maya.

  • Digital Domain

    June 2010 - March 2011
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Animator on the movie "Thor"
    Character, creature and camera animation using Maya.
    Motion capture supervisor, motion capture animation/editing/retargeting using Motionbuilder.

  • Animation Mentor

    Vancouver Film School

    December 2006 - February 2011

    Animation mentor for Vancouver Film School Digital Character Animation program

  • Animator

    Disney Interactive Studios

    January 2010 - June 2010

    Animator on Tron Evolution at Propaganda Games (Disney Interactive)
    Gameplay and cinematic animation of characters, vehicles and cameras using Maya, Motionbuilder and the Unreal Engine 3

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Electronic Arts

    May 2008 - January 2010
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Sr. Character Animator on new IP title at EA Black Box

  • Sr. Animator/ Lead Gameplay Animator

    Capcom Vancouver

    August 2007 - May 2008
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Gameplay Animation Lead on Dead Rising 2

  • Sr. Character Animator

    EA

    June 2002 - July 2007

    Sr. Gameplay Animator on new IP (2006-07)
    Sr. Gameplay Animator on NBA Street Homecourt (2004-06)
    Lead Animator on NBA Live 2006
    Associate Animator on NBA live 2002-2005
    Associate Animator on March Madness 2004, 2005

  • Animator/Artist

    EA

    November 2000 - June 2002
    Burnaby, BC

  • Motion Capture Operator

    EA

    October 1999 - November 2000
    Burnaby, BC
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Education

  • Illustration

    Academy of Art

    January 2014 - ?

  • 3d Animation

    Vancouver Film School

    August 1998 - July 1999