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 ~
Upcoming Animal Kingdom Attraction, Disneyworld's Tron Lightcycle Run, Disney Shanghai Zootopia Ride, Epcot's Guardian's of the Galaxy Ride, The Disney Wish Aquamouse, 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 (S1), Avastars (S1), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (S1), The Flash (S2), Supergirl (S1), The Arrow (S4, E8)
~ COMMERCIALS ~
Fortnite, Civilization VII, Remnant 2, Amazon, Audi, Game of Thrones/Time Warner, Apple, 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 and an Autodesk Certified Instructor.
Member of The Visual Effects Society, ASIFA, & The Television Academy
Work History
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:
- School 1hr internet workshops: Intro to Maya, Intro to Previs
- 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.
Animation Supervisor
Halon Entertainment
October 2022 - Present
Animation Supervisor:
~ Avastars (Season 1)
Lead Animator
~Civilization VII (Trailer) ~
Layout Lead:
~ Fortnite (Trailers) ~
Character Animator:
~ Remnant 2 (Trailer) ~ Various In House Projects ~
Principle Visual Effects Designer
Walt Disney Imagineering
March 2019 - Present
Glendale, CA, US
2019-2020, 2024
Animation Supervisor, Previs/layout Artist, and Character Animator for various Disney Theme Park attractions. Animator on various Research & Development projects.
Projects Include: Upcoming Animal Kingdom 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) ~
2014, 2018
~ Titanfall: Apex Legends (previs) ~ Guardians of the Galaxy (previs/postvis) ~
Sr Character Animator
Pure Imagination
August 2018 - September 2018
~ WB/Justice League: Battle for Metropolis (themepark ride cue) ~
Senior Character Animator
Digital Domain
January 2018 - August 2018
2011, 2014-15, 2016, 2018
~ Call of Duty 4 (cinematics) ~ Eleven-11 (VR game) ~ Ghost of Tsushima (E3 game trailer) ~ S-Squad (VR game) ~ Power Rangers ~ Gears of War 4 (cinematics) ~ Disney’s: Jungle Book (previs/postvis) ~ Real Steel ~
Senior Animator
Zoic Studios
October 2013 - October 2018
2013, 2018
~ Fox/NFL: Cleatus/Select Comfort (commercial) ~ Fox/NFL: Cleatus/Almost Human (commercial) ~ Toshiba, The Power Within (commercial series) ~
Senior Character Animator/Previs
MPC
February 2017 - December 2017
London's LA Unit: 2014-15, 2017
~ Disney’s: The Lion King (previs) ~ Disney’s: The Jungle Book (previs) ~
Senior Character Animator/Previs
The Third Floor
December 2016 - February 2017
~ Rampage ~
Animation Supervisor
Encore VFX
August 2015 - May 2016
Supervising Animator:
~ DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Season 1) ~
Lead Previs & Animator:
~ DC's Supergirl (Season 1) ~ DC's The Flash (Season 2) ~ DC's The Arrow (Episode 408) ~
Senior Character Animator
The Aaron Sims Company
May 2014 - June 2014
~ Smash: Music Video (previz, animation) ~ Zamakan (theme park pitch) ~
2010, 2013, 2024
~ Upcoming Music Video ~ Game of Thrones (commercial) ~ Ironman 2 ~
Senior Character Animator
Prime Focus World
November 2012 - December 2012
~ Stretch Armstrong (Character Development) ~
Lead Character Animator
Beau Studios
November 2011 - March 2012
~ Various B-Line Chick Commercials ~
Lead Character Animator
Brain Zoo Studios
June 2011 - March 2012
~ Marvel: Heroes United Ironman/Hulk ~ Pepe & Lucas (short) ~ Lego Batman internet ~ Star Wars Kinnect Storm (game) ~ Stratego: Battle (commercial) ~ Family Game Night 4 (game) ~
Senior Character Animator
The Cartel
March 2011 - March 2011
~ O.com: Evolution (commercial) ~
Senior Character Animator
The Mission Studio
May 2011 - June 2011
~ McDonald’s: Earths Treasure (commercial) ~
Senior Character Animator
Rhythm & Hues Studios
August 2010 - April 2011
~ Hop ~
Senior Character Animator
Animal Logic
April 2010 - August 2010
~ Suckerpunch ~ The Legend of the Guardians, The Owls of Ga'hoole ~
Senior Character Animator
Method Studios
March 2010 - April 2010
~ A Nightmare on Elm Street ~ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice ~
Lead Character Animator
Furious FX
August 2009 - March 2010
~ Furry Vengeance ~ The Rum Diary ~ Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (test) ~
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 ~