Scott MacDonald

Scott MacDonald

Animator of Characters, creatures, fish and friends.

Mid-level Animator / 16 yrs

Newport, United Kingdom

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Animator & Breaker of Games

Subnautica (2018)

Animator

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)

Character Animator

The Great Ghost Rescue (2011)

Character Animator

Driver Dan's Story Train (2010)

Animation

Jun and the Hidden Skies (2010)

Work History

  • Animator

    Unknown Worlds Entertainment

    January 2014 - Present

    Animator on @Subnautica, an open world underwater exploration and construction game.

  • Animator

    Black Laboratory Ltd

    November 2012 - November 2017

    Freelance Maya Character Animator animating bipedal Goblins for short film "Goblin Watch".

  • Freelance Animator

    Scott MacDonald Animation

    January 2010 - April 2020

    Freelance Character Animator - Available for both remote and in-house animation work using most major programs.

  • Lead Playtester

    Unknown Worlds Entertainment

    August 2011 - February 2014

    Lead Playtester for Natural Selection 2, (Unknown Worlds Entertainment). Organise 2 teams of worldwide playtesters, find bugs, give feedback and suggestions to the design/game team.

  • Character Animator

    A Productions

    January 2012 - May 2012

    Character animator on 'Driver Dan's Story Train'. Animation of bipedal & quadruped (Biped and CAT Rig) characters using 3DStudioMAX. Client: Story Train Ltd/BBC

  • Character Animator

    A Productions

    September 2011 - October 2011

    Contract character animator for Driver Dan's Story Train. Animation of bipedal & quadruped characters using 3DStudioMAX. Client: Story Train Ltd/BBC

  • 3D Animator

    Lipsync Post

    November 2010 - March 2011

    Maya Animator of a CGI Ghost, interacting with live-action plates and actors; The Great Ghost Rescue (2011).

    Maya Animator of photo-realistic Salmon (in and out of water) interacting with live-action & CG plates; Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011).

  • Character Animator

    Hi-Sim Studios

    January 2010 - January 2010

    Provided Maya character animation for a short film/commercial, for Philips/RSA Films.

  • Maya Artist

    Calon Ltd

    October 2008 - January 2009

    Maya Artist, worked on Concept art, concept character Maya models for a possible TV project. Included concept art, modelling, texturing, rigging, posing and rendering poses at print resolution within a given time.

  • Maya Artist/Lighter/Animator

    Arthur Cox

    July 2007 - August 2007

    Helped Light & Animate on 3 TV Adverts for Chupa Chumps at ArthurCox.

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Education

  • University of Wales, Newport

    2005 - 2008

  • Renaissance Center

    2004 - 2004

  • Cumbria Institute of the Arts

    2000 - 2003