Samantha Alarcon

Samantha Alarcon

Senior Animator / 10 yrs

Denver, CO

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Lead Animator

God of War: Ragnarök (2022)

Lead Animator

The Last of Us: Part I (2022)

Senior Animator

Life is strange: True Colors (2021)

Animator

The Last of Us II (2020)

Visualization Artist

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Animator

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017)

Animator

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)
Lead Animator
The Last of Us Part I
00:28
Animator
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
00:16
Animator
The Last of Us Part II
00:31
Work History

  • Lead Animator

    PlayStation

    March 2021 - August 2024

    • Trained and provided reviews for teams of animators to meet production and quality goals.
    • Collaborated with Tech Art on tool creation and testing new rigs.
    • Assisted in pipeline creation and best practices
    • Worked on hand key and motion capture animation to match client vision.

    Titles:
    The Last of Us Part I
    God of War: Ragnarok
    Unreleased AAA Game

  • Senior Cinematic Animator

    Deck Nine Games

    November 2019 - March 2021
    Westminster, CO · On-site

    • Animated cinematic sequences utilizing motion capture
    • Created facial solves using Faceware's Retargeter
    • Assisted other animators on tools and best practices when needed
    • Utilized Unreal Engine to implement animations

    Title:
    Life is Strange - True Colors

  • Animator

    PlayStation

    September 2016 - November 2019
    Greater San Diego Area

    • Cleaned up on motion and facial capture, adding keyframe animation when needed for cinematics.
    • Created face solves using proprietary software with FACS based rigs.
    • Assisted in training new animators on show pipeline and tools.

    Titles:
    Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
    The Last of Us Part II

  • Shot Creator

    The Third Floor

    May 2016 - August 2016
    Los Angeles, California

    Previs work based on storyboards and client direction for Thor: Ragnarok.

  • Animator

    Sony Computer Entertainment America (via Yoh)

    September 2015 - March 2016
    San Diego, CA

    Cleaned up motion and facial capture, adding keyframe animation when needed for cinematics on Uncharted 4.

  • Animator

    Brain Zoo Studios

    June 2015 - July 2015
    Van Nuys, California

    Provided character animation and layout.

  • Animator

    Arconyx Animation Studios

    May 2013 - July 2013
    Culver City

    Animating shots as a part of Collabs.

  • Intern

    Floor 84 Studio

    July 2011 - September 2011

    Illustrated concepts for potential games in Illustrator and Photoshop, set up levels and animated in Flash.

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Education

  • Character Animation

    AnimSquad

    2015 - 2015

  • Character Animation

    Animation Mentor

    2011 - 2013

  • Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Animation

    The Art Institutes

    2008 - 2011