Nicole is a Supervising/Lead Character Animator with over 28 years of experience. She began her career in 1996 working at Cinesite, Hollywood on the movie Space Jam. Since then her credits have grown to include many aspects of entertainment, such as:
~ FEATURE FILMS ~
Guardians of the Galaxy, Watchmen, Sucker Punch, Open Season, Monster House, Ironman 2, Hollowman, I Am Legend, Surf's Up, Legend of the Guardians, Disney's Jungle Book, Disney's Lion King, Fantasia 2000, Space Jam, Jerry Maguire, Sphere, Titanic.
~ THEMED ATTRACTIONS ~
Disneyworld's Tron Lightcycle Run, Disney Shanghai Zootopia Ride, Epcot's Guardian's Ride, Sea World Abu Dhabi's Hypersphere, 6 Flag's WB/Justice League Ride, Harry Potter: Wizards take flight VR Experience.
~ TELEVISION SERIES ~
Blue Eye Samurai, Avastars, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl, The Arrow
~ COMMERCIALS ~
Fortnite, Civilization VII, Remnant 2, Game of Thrones/Time Warner, McDonalds, Overstock, Toshiba
~ GAME CINEMATICS ~
Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Gears of War 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Ghost of Tsushima, Arkham Origins, Star Wars Kinect, Family Game Night 4
In 2007, Nicole joined Animation Mentor to help train the next generation of animators and previs artists. She is currently a Senior Mentor with the school, and an Autodesk Certified Instructor.
Member of The Visual Effects Society & The Television Academy
Work History
Animation Supervisor
Halon Entertainment
October 2022 - June 2024
Animation Supervisor:
~ Avastars (Season 1)
Lead Animator
~Civilization VII (Trailer)
Layout Lead:
~ Fortnite (Trailers): C4S4, Festival Lady Gaga
Character Animator:
~ Remnant 2 (Trailer) ~ Various In House Projects
Principle VFX Designer
Walt Disney Imagineering
March 2019 - Present
Glendale, CA, US
Animation Supervisor, Previs/layout Artist, and Character Animator for various Disney Theme Park attractions. Animator on various Research & Development projects.
Projects Include: Upcoming Florida Ride (Previs) ~ Epcot Play! Pavilion (Animation Supervisor) ~ Zootopia: Hot Pursuit (Shanghai, Previs) ~ Tron (Disneyworld, Ride Cue Animation) ~ Guardians of the Galaxy, Cosmic Rewind (Epcot, Previs) ~ Disney Wish: AquaMouse (Previs) ~ Disney RnD (Various projects)
Senior Mentor
Animation Mentor
June 2007 - Present
Autodesk Certified Instructor
AM Courses taught by Nicole:
- Animation Basics
- Body Mechanics
- Advanced Body Mechanics
- Introduction to Acting
- Advanced Acting
- Polish & Portfolio
- Animals & Creatures: Locomotion
- Animals & Creatures: Fight & Flight
- Previs (also developed this course)
AM Independent workshops & talks:
- Chinese studio: Flight mechanics of geese
- CTN 2013: A future for animation - Working from home on great projects.
- WIA AM discussion: Work/life balance in a remote world.
DISNEY IMAGINEERING (2019-20, 2024):
Anim Sup
~ Unnamed AK ride (Previs, Principle) ~ Epcot: Play! Pavilion
NETFLIX ANIMATION (2020-22):
Previs Lead
~ Blue Eye Samurai (S1)
WEVR (2019):
Previs Lead
~ WB Harry Potter Ride: Wizards take Flight (VR Experience)
ENCORE (2015-16):
Animation Sup / Previs Lead
~ Legends of Tomorrow (Anim Sup, S1) ~ Supergirl (Lead, S1) ~ The Flash (Lead, S2)
MIRADA (2014):
Lead Animator
~ Apple: 5K Retina Evolution (commercial)
AARON SIMS CO. (2014):
Lead Animator
~ Zamakan (Pitch)
BRAIN ZOO (2011-12):
Lead Animator
~ Marvel: Heroes United Ironman/Hulk ~ Pepe & Lucas ~ Lego Batman spot ~ Star Wars Kinect (game) ~ Stratego: Battle (commercial) ~ Family Game Night 4 (game)
BEAU STUDIO (2012):
Lead Animator
~ Various Beeline Commercials
FURIOUS FX (2009-10):
Lead Animator
~ Furry Vengeance ~ The Rum Diary
Senior Animator
Senior Character Animator - Film
January 2009 - Present
MPC, LA (2014, 2017):
~ Disney's: The Lion King (Previs) ~ Disney's: The Jungle Book (Previs)
DIGITAL DOMAIN (2011, 2014-15, 2016):
~ Power Rangers ~ Disney's: The Jungle Book (Pre/Postvis) ~ Real Steel
THE THIRD FLOOR (2016-17)
~ Rampage (Previs)
ENCORE (2015-16):
~ The Flash (Season-2) ~ Supergirl (Season-1)
PROOF VFX (2014):
~ Guardians of the Galaxy (Pre/PostViz)
PIXOMONDO (2010):
~ Ironman2
PRIME FOCUS WORLD, London (2012):
~ Stretch Armstrong (Development)
RHYTHM & HUES (2010-11):
~ Hop
ANIMAL LOGIC, Sydney (2010):
~ Sucker Punch ~ Legend of the Guardians
METHOD (2010):
~ The Sorcerer's Apprentice ~ Nightmare on Elm Street
Senior Animator
Senior Character Animator - Special Venue
January 2009 - Present
MOUSETRAPPE (2022):
~ Seaworld, Abu Dahbi: Hypersphere (Final Animation)
UNREAL FELLOWSHIP (2020):
~ Member of the Unreal Fellowship
WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING (2019-20)
~ Various WDI Projects: Epcot Play! Pavilion (Animation Supervisor) ~ Zootopia Hot Pursuit (Shanghai, Previs) ~ Tron (Disneyworld, Ride Cue Animation) ~ Guardians of the Galaxy, Cosmic Rewind (Epcot, Previs) ~ Disney Wish, AquaMouse (Previs) ~ Disney RnD (Various unnamed projects)
PURE IMAGINATION STUDIOS (2018):
~ 6 Flags - WB/Justice League Ride (Ride Cue Animation)
AARON SIMS (2014):
~ Smash Music Video ~ Zamakan (Theme park pitch)
Senior Animator
Senior Character Animator - Commercials
January 2009 - Present
HALON (2022-24
~ Civilization VII ~ Remnant 2 ~ various Fortnite commercials
THE MILL (2018-19):
~ DirecTV: Meow ~ Marvel: Team Up Tales 5, Venom
ZOIC (2013, 2018):
~ FOX/NFL: Cleatus/Select Comfort ~ FOX/NFL: Cleatus/Almost Human (series) ~ Toshiba: The Power Inside (series)
MIRADA (2014):
~ Apple: The Evolution of Retina ~ Amazon: The New Kindle Voyage
DIGITAL DOMAIN (2016, 2018):
~ Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Cinematics) ~ Ghost of Tsushima (Cinematics) ~ Eleven/11 (VR) ~ S-Squad (In Game) ~ Gears of War 4 (Cinematics)
BLUR (2013):
~ Batman: Arkham Origins (Trailer)
Senior Character Animator
Sony Pictures Imageworks
November 1997 - March 2011
SENIOR CHARACTER ANIMATOR: 2001-02, 2003-09, 2011
~ Green Lantern ~ Watchmen ~ Jonas Brothers 3D Concert ~ Speed Racer ~ I Am Legend ~ Surf's Up ~ Ghost Rider ~ Open Season ~ Monster House ~ Bewitched (Previz) ~ Robata (game trailer) ~ The Polar Express ~ Superman Returns ~ Stuart Little 2 ~ The Chubb Chubbs ~ Riding in Cars with Boys
HAIR TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: 2008-09
~ G-Force
SENIOR 3D ROTOMATOR: 1998-01
~ Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone ~ Hollowman ~ Spiderman (previz) ~ Evolution ~ Stuart Little ~ Out of the Blue (modeling)
Senior Animator
Cinesite
November 1995 - March 2003
SENIOR 3D ANIMATOR: 1997-1998, 2002-2003
~ XMen 2 (Lead Matchmove/Rotomation) ~ Freddy VS Jason ~ The In-Laws ~ Solaris ~ Stuart Little ~ The Incredible Mr Limpet (Bid) ~ Sphere (Animator & Lead Matchmover) ~ Practical Magic ~ Dr Dolittle ~
DIGITAL COMPOSITOR: 1996-1997
~ Titanic ~ Fantasia 2000 (Restoration) ~ Air Force One ~ Hard Rain ~ Overnight Delivery ~ Ashes From Paradise ~ Face/Off ~ Smilla's Sense of Snow ~ The Beautician and the Beast ~ Jerry Maguire ~ Space Jam ~