Ryan Noftall

Ryan Noftall

Mid-level Technical Director / 6 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Work History
  • Technical Director

    DreamWorks Animation

    March 2022 - Present
    Glendale, California, United States
  • Technical Director

    Brand New School

    October 2021 - March 2022
    Los Angeles, California, United States
  • 3D Generalist

    ON Animation Studios

    September 2020 - October 2021
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Technical Director

    Framestore

    September 2019 - September 2020
    Montreal, Canada Area
  • Layout Technical Director

    Framestore

    April 2020 - September 2020
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Shot Layout / Character animation blocking / CG camera animation / LIDAR cleanup
    Projects Include: His Dark Materials (Season 2) | The Suicide Squad

  • Animator

    Nickelodeon

    January 2019 - May 2019
    Greater New York City Area

    Responsible for animating the characters of Lincoln & Clyde on AR SmashnSplat game. Animating Mikey for a TMNT Kids Choice Awards spot. Lighting characters for broadcast spots for the Nickelodeon movie “Lucky”. Generalist work on Hunter Street show open. Other broadcast network promo work.

  • Modeling and Texture Artist

    SURROUND

    December 2018 - January 2019
    Brooklyn, New York, United States

    Modeling and texturing for Lartruvo “Get Up Alarm Clock” - CLIO Winner

  • 3D Generalist Intern

    HEXBUG

    June 2018 - September 2018
    Dallas, Texas, United States

    Responsible for surfacing, lighting, compositing for product packaging renders and animations. Worked with Industrial Design and Engineering Teams on prototype 3D printing.

  • Student Assistant - Film and Video Department

    Pratt Institute

    August 2015 - May 2018
    Brooklyn, NY

    Assist in the design of posters, newsletters, and pamphlets from rough sketch to final design. Work on awareness campaigns for guest speaker events. General office duties

Education
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Computer Animation

    Pratt Institute

    2015 - 2019
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Computer Science

    The University of British Columbia

    2013 - 2015