Michael Vandenhoven

Michael Vandenhoven

3D Character Animator

Mid-level Animator / 14 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Senior Animator

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

Animator

The Brave Locomotive (2023)

Animator

Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)

Animator

Boss Level (2021)

Previsualization Artist

Underwater! (2020)

Animator

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)

Previsualization Artist

Noelle (2019)

Previsualization Artist

Shazam! (2019)

Animator

Underworld: Blood Wars (2017)

Horizon: Forbidden West (2022)

CG Character Animator

Pokémon: Path to the Peak (2023)

Personal

Titans (2018)

Animator

Black Lightning (2018)

Animator

Supergirl (2015)

The Flash (2014)

Doom Patrol (2019)

3D Animator

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017)

3d character animator

Doctor Strange (2016)

Coca-Cola: A Mini Marvel (2016)

3d character animator

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

3D Animator

Deadpool (2016)

3d character animator

The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

3d character animator

Ant-Man (2015)

The new adventures of Figaro pho (2015)

God Squad

Animation Mentor

Wakkaville (2010)

Dogstar (2007)

John Callahan's Quads! (2001)
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An animator with more than a decade of production experience across feature film, television, games and advertising.
Work History

  • Senior ANimator

    Steamroller Studios

    March 2025 - March 2026

  • Senior Animator

    Steamroller Studios

    July 2024 - October 2024
    Remote

  • Animator

    Brain Zoo Studios

    July 2023 - October 2023
    Remote

    Game cinematics for AAA title.

  • 2D Animation and Design

    Big Kidz Entertainment

    November 2009 - November 2010

    Design and animation for poker machines

  • 3D Animator

    TAIKO Studios

    January 2023 - June 2023
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Remote

  • Senior Animator

    Steamroller Animation

    June 2022 - January 2023

  • Animator

    Steamroller Animation

    April 2021 - June 2022
    Eustis, Florida, US

  • 3D Animator

    Encore VFX

    July 2018 - April 2021
    Burbank

  • CG Animator

    Framestore

    February 2018 - March 2018
    Los Angeles

    CG animator for the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics closing ceremony - Beijing segment.

  • Previs Artist

    Proof Inc

    September 2017 - January 2018

  • Animator

    Proof Inc

    August 2017 - January 2018
    Los Angeles

  • 3D Animator

    Naughty Dog

    November 2016 - July 2017
    Santa Monica, CA

    Animator on "Uncharted: The Lost Legacy"

  • 3D Character Animator

    Luma Pictures

    July 2014 - September 2016
    Melbourne, Australia

    3D Character Animator on various film and television projects

  • 3D Character Animator

    Liquid Animation

    January 2014 - June 2014

  • Clean Up Artist

    Galaxy Pop

    September 2013 - December 2013

    Cleaning up animation and backgrounds for a 2D production

  • 3D Character Animator

    Liquid Animation

    February 2013 - June 2013

  • 2D Animation and Design

    Big Kidz Entertainment

    2010 - 2011

    Design and animation for poker machines

  • Animator

    Ettamogah Studio

    June 2008 - October 2009

    2D and 3D animation

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Education

  • Diploma in Advanced Studies in Character Animation

    Animation Mentor

    March 2010 - September 2011

  • Masters of Art (Animation and Interactive Media) in Animation

    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

    2003 - 2004