Siggi Sigmond

Siggi Sigmond

Senior Animator / Mid-level Animation Instructor / 10 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Jack of all trades, master of one. I have 9 years of studio experience. I love taking on new and challenging projects. I'm always looking for interesting projects with compelling storylines to help bring to life.
Work History
  • Mocap and Facial Animator

    Waterproof Studios

    September 2023 - June 2024
  • Parttime Instructor

    Langara College

    January 2021 - July 2023
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    - Creates new curriculum materials as program requirements evolve
    - Assigns and grades assignments to teach fundamentals of animation

  • Animator

    Digital Domain

    January 2023 - April 2023
    Vancouver

    I worked on Keyframe and mocap animation for the upcoming Blue Beetle film.

  • Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    August 2022 - December 2022
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Cinematic Animator

    BioWare

    August 2021 - August 2022
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Cinematic Animator on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. I've been animating creatures for cinematic scenes. I've also produced cycles for in-game use and worked closely accross multiple departments developing rigs, creating movement pitches, and animation tests for unique characters.

  • Cinesite

    November 2021 - April 2022
  • Senior Animator

    ICON Creative Studio

    June 2021 - August 2021

    - Met weekly quota of polished animation: acting and action sequences
    - Collaborated with less experienced animators to develop a clean workflow
    - Layed out and animated large creature vs. character battle sequences

  • Animator

    Cinesite

    November 2020 - May 2021
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    - Spearheaded pipeline debugging and troubleshooting
    - Built a support network for more junior crowds animators on my team
    - Produced broadly-applicable character cycles for use across the production

  • Senior Animator

    Mainframe Studios

    March 2020 - September 2020
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    - Redesigned a major sequence from the ground up to address client notes
    - Delivered highly complex shots encompassing acting, body mechanics, and creature animation

  • Junior Animator

    Framestore

    August 2019 - February 2020
    London, Greater London, United Kingdom

    - Delivered hyper-realistic creature animation for multiple episodes
    - Blocked out a large number of shots involving large crowds of quadrupeds for both primary and secondary performances of the animals

  • Animator/Senior Animator

    Bardel Entertainment

    August 2016 - January 2019
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    - CG character animator on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Monster High, and The Dragon Prince
    - Responsible for both personal and team animation quota and quality
    - Mentored junior and mid-level animators
    - Assisted Lead with work overflow and creature performances

  • Junior Previs Artist and Animator

    Bron Studios

    March 2016 - July 2016
    Burnaby
  • DreamWorks Animation

    January 2015 - March 2016
  • Junior Animator

    Bardel Entertainment

    January 2015 - March 2016
    Vancouver, Canada Area
Education
  • Vancouver Film School

    2013 - 2014
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Computer Animation

    Syracuse University

    2009 - 2013