Matt Sackley

Matt Sackley

Freelance Senior Animator

Senior Animator / 11 yrs

Chicago, IL

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Animation Supervisor

Revealer (2022)

Senior Animator

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Animator

The Portal - Bleacher Report (2021)

Animator

The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice (2018)

Animator

Yoko y sus amigos (2015)

Animator

YOKO (2015)
Matt Sackley - Animation Reel
The World is On Netflix
Apex Legends: Battle Charge Cinematic
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - Chocolatey
Super Mario Odyssey - Tostarena
Visa - The Sweetest Gift
I am a experienced Freelance Character/Creature/VFX Animator.

I have experience animating characters and creatures, previs, post-vis, and mocap cleanup for Film/VFX, TV Series and Commercials.

I attended Animation Mentor, where I had the opportunity to be mentored by veteran animators from the top studios around the world! I also have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Graphics Technology with a focus in Animation and Visual Effects from Purdue University.

I am constantly learning and striving to perfect the craft of animation. If you are interested in hiring me please don't hesitate to reach out to me! My demo reel and additional information about me can be found on my website: www.mattsackley.com
Work History

  • Freelance Animator

    Carbon

    February 2018 - March 2018
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Cedar Fair: Hang Time (PREVIS)

  • Freelance Animator

    Carbon

    July 2018 - August 2018
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Essilor: Out of Focus

  • Freelance Animator

    Framestore

    February 2019 - March 2019
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Capital One - Eno (rigging and animation)
    Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - Chocolatey

  • Freelance Animator

    Carbon

    July 2019 - August 2019
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Teflon: Reimagined
    AMEX (Previs)
    Otrivin Genie - (lipsync and facial animation)

  • Freelance Animator

    Framestore

    November 2019 - March 2020
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Kellogg's Rice Krispies - OLV (rigging and animation)
    Cole Haan - Exploded
    Verizon - Home Router
    Verizon - Home Protection
    Corona Hard Seltzer - No Worries (previs, rigging, animation)
    Maytag - Cake (previs, postvis, final animation)
    Maytag - Pizza (previs and postvis) Skills: Post-Vis · Previsualization · VFX Animation · Character Animation · Camera Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    Leviathan

    December 2020 - December 2020
    Chicago, Illinois

    Animation on an NDA Project - Details to come later. Skills: Real-time Animation · Gameplay Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    SPACEJUNK

    June 2020 - January 2021
    Columbus, Ohio (Remote)

    Created nearly 30minutes of Character Animation for a series of interactive digital videos. Worked closely with the director and a small team of artists.

    Responsible for taking storyboards and creating layouts all the way through final polished animation. Skills: Character Animation · Camera Animation · Layout

  • Freelance Senior Animator

    Method Studios

    April 2022 - June 2022
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / Los Angeles,

    Feature Film VFX Animation:
    Marvel’s - Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Skills: Motion Capture Animation · VFX Animation · Character Animation

  • Freelance Senior Animator

    Framestore

    June 2022 - Present
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Skills: Creature Animation · Character Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    December 2017 - February 2018

    Disney World: Toy Story Land
    Disney World: World of Magic
    Lunchables: Wrestling
    Lunchables: Wedding Crashers
    Lunchables: Hair Salon

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    March 2018 - April 2018

    Blue Bunny: Hands
    Blue Bunny: Pants

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    June 2018 - July 2018

    Allstate: On The Move (PREVIS)

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    August 2018 - October 2018

    Dairy Queen: Miracle Treat Day 2018
    America’s Best: Bird Bath

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    October 2018 - November 2018

    Rivian - Launch

  • Freelance Animator

    Framestore

    August 2020 - September 2020
    Chicago, Illinois / Los Angeles, California

    Coors Light - What A Beautiful Day (creature animation)
    Dell - Pitch Skills: Previsualization · Creature Animation · Camera Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    Framestore

    October 2020 - November 2020
    Chicago, Illinois / New York, NY (Remote)

    GMC Hummer EV : The Quiet Revolution Skills: VFX Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    March 2019 - April 2019
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Wholly Guacamole - The Gang (AICP 2020 Shortlist - Character Animation & Design)
    Wholly Guacamole - Benny The Bruiser

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    April 2019 - May 2019
    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Apex Legends Season 2 - Battle Charge (Cinematic Launch Trailer)

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    June 2019 - July 2019
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Nike: Believe - Neymar Jr.

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    August 2019 - September 2019
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - Bring Out The Tigers
    Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - The Call
    Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - Mission Tiger

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    September 2019 - November 2019
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    America’s Best: Mini Golf
    America’s Best: Wedding
    Visa - Ralph on Laptop
    America’s Best: Finer Things
    America’s Best: 2020
    Visa - The Sweetest Gift (AICP 2020 Shortlist - Character Animation & Design)

  • Freelance CG Generalist

    Urban Vision

    June 2011 - August 2011
    West Lafayette, IN

    - Modeled low-poly props for CG characters in Maya
    - Created UV maps, and materials for multiple characters and props in Maya & Photoshop

  • Web & Graphic Designer

    University Development Office at Purdue University

    November 2009 - May 2012
    West Lafayette, IN

    - Designed and coded various different pages for the University Development website using HTML/CSS.
    - Designed graphical elements for the web.
    - Designed and coded mass-email templates for different departments of the university.
    - Performed administrative tasks on the office intranet via Microsoft SharePoint.
    - Content migration to an upgraded CMS.

  • Animation Supervisor & Consultant

    Turncoat Pictures

    March 2021 - May 2021
    Chicago, Illinois

    Remote VFX Animation Supervision on feature film.

    Revealer (2022) Skills: Animation Supervision

  • Freelance Animator

    Framestore

    September 2021 - September 2021
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Nintendo: Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Skills: VFX Animation · Character Animation

  • Freelance Senior Animator

    InfiniteWorld

    January 2022 - April 2022
    San Francisco Bay Area, California (Remote)

    Character Animation - Details TBA

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    June 2021 - August 2021
    Los Angeles, California, United States (Remote)

    NETFLIX - The World is On Netflix
    Energizer - Ultimate Lithium: Holiday 2021 Skills: Post-Vis · Previsualization · VFX Animation · Creature Animation · Character Animation · Camera Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    Framestore

    January 2021 - April 2021
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Cadillac - Scissorhands Free (Super Bowl LV)
    Cadillac - Lyriq : Lighting the Way
    GMC Hummer EV SUV : Another Revolution
    Nintendo - Pokémon Snap (Discover Wild Pokemon)
    Nintendo - Pokémon Snap (Adventures in the Lental Region) Skills: Post-Vis · VFX Animation · Character Animation · Camera Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    Framestore

    November 2021 - November 2021
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Creature Animation/Cleanup Animation
    Illinois Lottery - Gift Instant Joy (Claude The Hamster - Holiday Spot 2021) Skills: VFX Animation · Creature Animation · Character Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    Scholar

    October 2021 - November 2021
    Los Angeles, California, United States (Remote)

    Previs - Kohler Self-Cleaning Toilets

    Worked closely with the director to create a Previs prior to the commercial shoot in order to solve a number of layout and complex camera transitions. Skills: Previsualization

  • Freelance Animator

    Carbon

    November 2021 - November 2021
    Los Angeles, California, United States (Remote)

    Dell UltraSharp - Creature Animation (Bird) Skills: VFX Animation · Creature Animation · Character Animation · Camera Animation

  • Freelance Senior Animator

    Brand New School

    November 2021 - January 2022
    New York, New York, United States (Remote)

    Character Animation & Previz

    Salesforce - Customer 360
    Salesforce - Customer 360: Lilly’s Latte Skills: Previsualization · VFX Animation · Character Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    Imaginary Forces

    May 2021 - June 2021
    Los Angeles, California, United States (Remote)

    VFX Creature Animation (CG head/muzzle replacement) for a Milk Bone Commercial Skills: VFX Animation · Creature Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    September 2021 - September 2021
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Wholly Guacamole 2021 Socials Skills: Post-Vis · Previsualization · VFX Animation · Creature Animation · Character Animation · Camera Animation

  • Freelance Animator

    The Mill

    September 2017 - October 2017
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Nintendo: Super Mario Odyssey

  • Freelance Animator

    Framestore

    November 2018 - December 2018
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes - New Drone Great

  • Freelance Animator

    Carbon

    November 2017 - December 2017
    Chicago, Illinois

    Paper and Packaging Board - Rocket
    Paper and Packaging Board - Virtual Reality

  • Freelance Animator

    Lobo.cx

    October 2018 - November 2018
    Remote - São Paulo, Brazil/New York

    Provided Character Animation, worked remotely from home in Chicago.
    (Winner of Gold Award for Branded Animation at Ciclope Latino 2019)

  • Freelance Animator

    Parovoz Animation Studio

    February 2017 - September 2017
    Remote - Moscow, Russia

    Worked remotely on the popular TV series - "Fantasy Patrol"

    Reporting directly to Animation Supervisor, attend dailies and apply notes to achieve the desired performance.

    www.parovoz.tv

  • Freelance Animator

    Darkside Studios

    March 2017 - April 2017
    Remote - London, England

    Worked remotely on a spot for British Petroleum (BP)

  • Freelance Animator

    Wizart

    April 2014 - August 2016
    Remote - Moscow, Russia

    Primarily worked remotely for the TV Series department at Wizart Animation on the children's show YOKO.

    I also worked on Wizart's feature film The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice.

    Report directly to Animation Supervisor and Director. Attend dailies and apply notes to achieve the desired performance.

  • Freelance Animator

    Fifteen4

    October 2014 - December 2014
    Remote - Baltimore, MD

    Animated various characters for multiple digital spots for Navy Federal Credit Union.

  • Freelance CG Generalist

    Urban Vision

    December 2012 - January 2013
    Remote - West Lafayette, IN

    - Fast deadline project for an Urban Cities Simulator
    - Modification of 3D models in 3D Studio Max and Maya
    - Texturing, Lighting, Rendering, Compositing of 3D models
    - Rendering and Compositing Model Turntables and Fly-through videos

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Education

  • Diploma, Advanced Studies in Character Animation

    Animation Mentor

    2012 - 2014

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Graphics Technology - Animation

    Purdue University

    2008 - 2012