David Shepstone

Work History

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  Animator

  Tangent Animation

  May 2020 - February 2021

  Toronto, Canada
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  Titmouse

  May 2020 - August 2021

  
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  professor of animation

  Conestoga College

  August 2019 - Present

  Kitchener, Ontario

  Instructor in: 2D Animation, 3D Animation, Story Development, Character Design
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  Animator

  Ubisoft Toronto

  November 2017 - August 2019

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  Feature Animator - Suicide Squad, WB

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  September 2015 - August 2016

  Vancouver, Canada

  Production: Suicide Squad, WB - Feature Animator
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  Feature Animator - Smurfs, The lost Village

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  July 2016 - November 2016

  Vancouver, Canada

  Production: Smurfs, The lost Village - Feature Animator
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  Feature Animator - Hotel Transylvania 2

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  October 2014 - September 2015

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Productions: Hotel Transylvania 2 - Feature Animator
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  Senior Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  November 2016 - September 2017

  Vancouver, Canada

  The Emoji Movie - Character Animator
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  Senior Animator

  Sony Pictures Animation

  October 2014 - June 2016

  Animator
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  Pipeline Studios

  April 2011 - August 2014
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  3D / 2D Character Animator

  Pipeline Studios

  April 2011 - August 2014

  Character animation in Maya combined with 2d animation in Harmony.
  Also provided MEL scripting support for the 3D team.
  Productions:
  Bubble Guppies - Nickelodeon
  Detentionaire - Nelvanan
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  Character Animation Instructor

  Seneca College

  September 2007 - April 2014

  Instructor for 3rd year character animation using Maya software.
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  Animator

  Gallus Entertainment

  January 2011 - March 2011

  Character Animator for a Television production. Also provided MEL scripting support for animation department.
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  Animator

  Elliott Animation

  2005 - December 2010

  Teletoon – Production: Stoked!
  Position held on show: Flash character animator
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  YTV – Production: Rollbots
  Position held on show: 3D character animator (Maya software)
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  Teletoon – Production: Total Drama Island
  Position held on show: Flash character animator
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  Walt Disney TV – Production: Ying Yang Yo
  Position held on show: Flash character animator
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  3D Generalist - Animation, Rigging, Modeling and MEL scripting

  IMAX

  August 2010 - October 2010

  3D Stereoscopic conversion work for feature film project.
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  Animator

  RedRover

  2006 - July 2007

  3D Character Animator
  Production: Get Ed! Disney Jetix show
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  Animator

  C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

  January 2004 - December 2005
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  2D Animator, 3D Animator

  Elliott Animation

  May 2002 - January 2004
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  Calibre Digital Pictures

  June 2001 - December 2001