Michael Halley

Work History

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  Senior Animator

  Tippett Studio

  November 2022 - November 2023

  
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  Senior Animator

  Pinewood Toronto Studios

  September 2016 - October 2016

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Previs and final animation for Expanse Season 2
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  Layout and character posing

  Nelvana

  1990 - 1991

  Toronto, Canada Area

  worked on Rupert the bear and Dog city drawing layouts and character posing
• 

  Lead Animator

  TOPIX

  1993 - 1997

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Commercial work

• Lead Animator

  DKP

  1997 - 1998

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Children Animated stories and Commercial Work

• Lead Animator

  Calibre Digital

  1998 - 1999

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Working on Amazon TV series and other VFX and creature animation projects.

• Freelance Animator

  Gajdecki Visual Effects

  2000 - 2000

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Modeler and Animation
  Projects: WW3

• Lead animator

  Voodoo arts animation

  2000 - 2002

  Montreal, Canada Area

  Alcohol Commercials for Southern USA and south America.
  Creating commercials from scratch. Design and story boarding and working with live action.
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  Lead CG artist

  Photon VFX

  2003 - 2004

  Queensland, Australia

  ANACONDA the Hunt for the Blood Orchid
  Design Development and animation of the Anaconda

• Animator

  Red Rover Studios

  2005 - 2005

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Get Ed character animator
• 

  Cinematic Animator

  Rockstar Games

  2004 - 2006

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Working on Cinematics for Warriors using a combination of Mo cap and hand animation.
• 

  Animator

  Elliott Animation

  2004 - 2006

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Free lanced on various projects animating
• 

  Senior Animation Artist

  SPIN VFX

  February 2015 - November 2023

  Feature Film
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  In the Tall Grass
  My Spy
  Eli
  Hunter Killer
  The Ottoman Lieutenant
  Sleepless
  Suicide Squad
  League of Gods
  Rupture
  The Shallows
  Miracles from Heaven
  Point Break
  The Night Before
  The 5th wave
  
  
  TV movies and Series Animation
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  Raising Dion
  The Purg
  Siren
  Star Trek Deep Space Nine
  The Haunting of Hill House
  Stranger Things Season 3
  Brotherhood
  The First Purge
  Night flyers
  Umbrella acadamy
  The Expanse season 1,2,3,4
  Fear the Walking Dead
  Heroes Reborn
  Alias Grace
  Shannara Chronicles
  Future Man
  Descendents 2.3
  Dominion
  Reign season 1,2,3
  Perf
  Tremors TV pilot
  
  IMAX
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  Asteroid Impact
  
  VR
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  Horror game
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  

  
• 

  Senior Animator

  Pinewood Toronto Studios

  October 2016 - November 2016

  Toronto, Canada

  Previz on Expanse 2
• 

  Senior Animator

  Mokko Studio

  June 2016 - June 2016

  
• 

  Senior Animation Artist

  Soho VFX

  October 2014 - January 2015

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Feature film Animation
  Max Steel

  
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  Senior Animation artist

  SPIN VFX

  March 2014 - August 2014

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Feature film Animation
  Dolphin Tale 2
  The 33
  
  TV Series Animation–90 min. – Action | Drama | Fantasy
  Dominion

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Animation Consultant

  Beijing DeTao Masters Academy

  January 2014 - January 2014

  Shanghai City, China

  Making an assessment and report on current Siva De Tao curricula and recommendations with emphasis on character animation.
  Present a 3 days animation work shop and visiting local companies to gain an understanding of local production issues.
• 

  Senior Animator and Lead Animator

  Sinking Ship Entertainment

  October 2012 - August 2013

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Dino Dan series
• 

  Senior Animator

  Pipeline Studios

  December 2011 - May 2012

  The Babar Series
• 

  Lead Animator / Supervisor

  Pipeline Studios

  February 2011 - December 2011

  Lead Animator / Supervisor on Handy Manny working with Colombian and Canadian animators
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  Senior Animator

  Pipeline Studios

  July 2010 - February 2011

  Chuck the Truck Children Series
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  Senior Animator

  Pipeline Studios

  January 2009 - July 2010

  Babar and Guess with Jess childrens series

• Animator

  Two Presidents Productions

  July 2006 - April 2008

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Character animator Handy Many for TV series work
• 

  Animator

  Elliott Animation

  2004 - 2006

  Free lanced on various projects animating
• 

  Cinematic Animator

  Rockstar Games

  2004 - 2006

  Working on Cinematics for Warriors using a combination of Mo cap and hand animation.

• Animator

  Red Rover Studios

  2005 - 2005

  Get Ed character animator
• 

  Lead CG artist

  Photon VFX

  2003 - 2004

  ANACONDA the Hunt for the Blood Orchid
  Design Development and animation of the Anaconda
• 

  Senior Animator

  Hybride

  January 2002 - July 2002

  Montreal, Canada Area

  Feature Film animation and Visual effects
  Spy kids 2
  Once upon a time in Mexico

• Lead animator

  Voodoo arts animation

  2000 - 2002

  Alcohol Commercials for Southern USA and south America.
  Creating commercials from scratch. Design and story boarding and working with live action.

• Freelance Animator

  Tube Studio

  September 2001 - December 2001

  Montreal, Canada Area

  Animation Inuk TV series for CBC

• Freelance Animator

  Gajdecki Visual Effects

  2000 - 2000

  Modeler and Animation
  Projects: WW3

• Lead Animator

  Calibre Digital

  1998 - 1999

  Working on Amazon TV series and other VFX and creature animation projects.

• Lead Animator

  DKP

  1997 - 1998

  Children Animated stories and Commercial Work
• 

  Lead Animator

  TOPIX

  1993 - 1997

  Commercial work

• Senior Animator

  Ann imation

  June 1992 - February 1993

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Robo Cop TV series and commercial work
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  Layout and character posing

  Nelvana

  1990 - 1991

  worked on Rupert the bear and Dog city drawing layouts and character posing