Ken Fountain

Ken Fountain

A happy animation team member, or a one man army.

Supervisor Animator / 19 yrs

Charlottesville, VA, United States

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Animator

Blazing Samurai (2022)

Animation Supervisor

Baba Yaga (2021)

Lead Animator

Bonfire (2019)

Lead Animator

Crow: The Legend (2018)

Animator

Coin Operated (2017)

Animator

The Nut Job 2 (2017)

Animator

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)

Animator

B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)

Animator

Pearl (2016)

Character Animator

The Peanuts Movie (2015)

Animator, Director, Music

"Wizards in my Machine" from Crackerbox

Animator, Director, Music

Geo-Me! from Crackerbox

Animator

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)

Character Animator

Puss in Boots (2011)

Character Animator

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Night of the Living Carrots (2014)

Character Animator

Megamind (2010)

Character Animator

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Character Animator

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

Character Animator

"My Talking Ginger" Game Trailer.

Character Animator

"My Talking Tom" YouTube Shorts

I spent the better part of 20 years writing, recording and touring as a musician. Somewhere in there I began to make a living producing promotional art for members of the Chicago music scene. My rediscovery of animation happened while on that path, and it made me divert my course indefinitely. Now, after having the opportunity to create performances for worldwide blockbusters, I'm deciding to dedicate my abilities to producing animation for education. So far so good... :)
Work History

  • Animation Supervisor

    Double Negative

    April 2021 - Present
    Montréal, Canada

  • Animation Supervisor

    Baobab Studios

    February 2019 - December 2020
    San Francisco, California, US

  • Senior Animator

    Baobab Studios

    July 2017 - March 2019
    San Francisco, California, US

  • Animator

    Baobab Studios

    September 2017 - March 2018

  • Character Animator

    Egg VFX

    April 2016 - April 2016

    Character animation for television pilot.

  • Character Animator

    Little Zoo Studio

    March 2016 - March 2016

  • Senior Animator

    Toonbox Entertainment

    January 2016 - March 2016

  • Character Animator

    Evil Eye Pictures

    August 2015 - December 2015

  • Character Animator

    Blue Sky Studios

    January 2015 - June 2015

    Working on the Dec 2015 release of the "Peanuts Movie"

  • Character Animator

    DreamWorks Animation

    September 2007 - September 2011

    Created animated performances of lead characters in various feature films, such as: Monsters vs. Aliens, Shrek Forever After, Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 2, How To Train Your Dragon: The Gift of the Night Fury, and Puss In Boots.

  • Instructor

    iAnimate

    September 2010 - March 2016

    Advanced character performance workshops.

  • Freelance CG Animator

    Calabash Animation

    April 2007 - September 2007

    Modeled, rigged, animated and added SFX to CG elements of a hybrid 2D/3D production pipeline - for various commercial spots.

  • Freelance CG Animator

    Radar Studios

    January 2007 - March 2007

    Modeled, rigged, animated and added SFX to CG elements of a hybrid 2D/3D production pipeline - for various commercial spots.

  • Bmedia

    March 2006 - September 2006
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Education

  • Diploma in Advanced Studies in Character AnimationDiploma in Advanced

    Animation Mentor

    2006 - 2008