Si Tran

Si Tran

Animation with Passion

Senior Animator / 29 yrs

San Francisco, CA, United States

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Character Animator

The Mummy (2017)

Animator

Xcom 2 (2016)

Animator

NBA 2k15 (2014)

Animator

Tomb Raider (2013)

Igc Lead

Dante's Inferno (2010)

Character Animator

Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)

Lead Animator

The Godfather II (2009)

Animator

The Simpsons Game (2007)

Animator

The Godfather (2006)

Cinematics Lead

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004)

Lead Animator

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Senior Animator

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Character Animator

Bless the Child (2000)

Animator

The Mummy (1999)

Animator / Character Animator (Unknown Episodes)

The PJ's (1999)

Character Animator

Small Soldiers (1998)

Senior Animator

Moonwalker (1989)

Animator

Meet the Raisins! (TV Short 1988) (1988)

Animator

A Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987) (1987)

Character Animator

Jack Frost

I have worked as character animator on seven triple AAA games titles, five feature films, five Claymation shows (TV Specials), one musical video (Michael Jackson: Moonwalker) and thirty two TV commercials projects
Work History

  • Freelance Animator

    Nectar Game Studios

    November 2013 - April 2017

    Providing gameplay animation for biped, quadruped and creatures

  • Contract Animator

    2K Games

    November 2013 - November 2015

    Gameplay animation for unannounced game title

  • Contract Animator

    Crystal Dynamics

    August 2012 - December 2012

    AAA next gen video game title: Tomb Raider 2013
    - Cinematic animation
    - Characters' animation (mocap and handkey)
    - Animation/game integration process (Crystal Dynamics proprietary tools)

  • Character Animator / Video Editor

    Vie Entertainment

    May 2010 - October 2011

    Online social game:
    - Characters' animation (mocap and handkey)
    - Animation/game integration process (Big World tools)
    - Promo videos edit with gameplay capture and UI layout

  • Character Animator

    Electronic Arts

    2002 - 2010

    AAA next gen video game titles:
    Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers • Return Of the King • The Third Age • The White Council • Godfather • Godfather2 • Dante's Inferno • The Simpsons (DS)

    - Cinematic animation
    - Characters' animation
    - Mocap/Pcap animation clean up
    - Mocap pre-pro and post pro process
    - Previs layout/animatics videos
    - Animation/game integration process

  • Character Animator

    Ronin Entertainment

    2000 - 2001

    • Bruce Lee/Enter The Dragon

  • Character Animator

    Manex Entertainment

    1999 - 2000

    • Bless The Child

  • Character Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    1997 - 1999

    • Star Wars: Episode 1
    • The Mummy
    • Small Soldiers
    • Jack Frost

  • Senior Animator

    Will Vinton Productions

    1987 - 1997

    ABC, CBS Claymation and stop-motion projects such as:

    - Emmy Award winning A Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987)
    - Meet The Raisin (CBS/Emmy Nominee , LA Animation Celebration, 1988/1st place winner)
    - Moonwalker (Michael Jackson – Speed Demon music video Clay Animation sequence, 1988)
    - Claymation Comedy of Horrors Show (CBS TV Special, 1991)
    - Corn and Potato (Smithsonian Institute exhibit)
    - Home Improvement ( ABC Thanksgiving Special, 1997 )

    plus 31 other projects which consist of TV animated shorts and commercials

  • Contract Principal Animator

    Morgan Interactive

    1993 - 1994

    - Performing cel animation for 2D educational video game

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Education

  • Van Khoa

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