Sean Hannon

Work History

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  Senior 3D Animator

  Zoic Studios

  March 2020 - April 2020

  New York, New York, United States

  Keyframed creature and flying vehicle animation, and matchmoved head and facial animation.
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  Senior 3D Animator

  Zoic Studios

  November 2019 - December 2019

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Five weeks animating featured creatures in the climactic finale of "Crisis on Infinite Earths", the Legends of Tomorrow/Arrow crossover.
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  3D Animator

  Zoic Studios

  July 2019 - July 2019

  All wrapped up with three sweet shots and ready for my next assignment!
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  3D Animator

  Powerhouse VFX

  April 2018 - June 2018

  Greater New York City Area

  I worked for six weeks as an animator on 3D creature and matchmove shots for three A-list feature films.
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  3D Animator

  Zoic Studios

  December 2017 - January 2018

  New York, New York

  Happy to be back in Hell's Kitchen for another tour of duty. Animating dinos for a VR themepark ride in China.
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  3D Animator

  The Mill

  October 2017 - October 2017

  Greater New York City Area

  Worked on previz animation for a Delta airlines commercial.
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  VFX Matchmove animator

  Alkemy X

  August 2017 - August 2017

  New York, New York

  Finished work on some crazy and challenging matchmove shots for "Blind Spot" Season 3. It put hair on my chest.
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  VFX Matchmove Animator

  Zoic Studios

  January 2017 - May 2017

  630 Ninth Ave, Suite 710, New York, NY

  Animator on new Netflix series, "The Defenders".
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  VFX Matchmove Animator

  Zoic Studios

  September 2016 - November 2016

  630 Ninth Ave, Suite 710, New York, NY

  I animated matchmove rotomation for Marvel's "Iron Fist".

  
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  3D Character Animator

  Method Studios

  August 2016 - August 2016

  218 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011

  I animated cg bees integrated into a live action plate for a bank commercial.
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  Student Volunteer Subcommittee member

  ACM SIGGRAPH

  September 2011 - September 2013

  Served on a six-member Student Volunteer subcommittee for SIGGRAPH. My duties included maintaining communications with past and future Student Volunteers via Facebook and Twitter, evaluating applications for Team Leader positions, and assisting the team in the preparation of the SV program for the August 2012 conference. In 2013, I was Industry Relations Lead and produced the Special Sessions program, coordinated donations, and arranged tours at VFX companies.
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  3D Character Animator - Contract

  Pivot VFX

  January 2013 - May 2013

  I worked as an 3D Character Animator on "Smurfs 2" - working within the Sony Pictures Imageworks production pipeline at PivotVFX. I animated principal Smurf characters in feature shots as well as a Halloween television special called "The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow" which was selected as an entry at the Annecy Film Festival in France.
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  3D Character Animator

  pandapanther

  May 2012 - May 2012

  Provided character animation on cinematics for a popular video game called "Skylanders", and on a giant screen trailer for E3 conference.
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  3D animator

  Absolute Post

  March 2012 - April 2012

  Animated on two commercials - Bandaid and Lipton Ice Tea. Created character animation and also rotamated characters from live action video reference.
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  guest

  Chiller Theatre Expo

  2012 - 2012
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  Student Volunteer program

  ACM SIGGRAPH

  2011 - 2012
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  3D Animator

  321 Launch

  August 2011 - November 2011

  3D animator assigned to developing prototype commercials using Motion Builder and Maya. Duties include applying motion capture data to 3D characters, building scenes and modifying performances as needed.

• colleague & member

  Theatre Artists Workshop

  1990 - October 2011

  TAW is the home base for my life in professional theatre. My wife and I have been members of this group since 1990, and we have enjoyed being involved in staged readings, scenework, musical benefits, and helping playwrights develop their work that has gone on to be published and produced on New York stages.
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  Team Leader - SV Program

  ACM SIGGRAPH

  2010 - September 2011

  As a Team Leader for the SV program at two consecutive Siggraphs (2010 & 2011), I assisted in Student Volunteer selection/evaluation and directed Student Volunteers in SIGGRAPH conference venue operation. Overall, it was my job to help student volunteers discover a new aspect of themselves --- being part of a cohesive and indispensable team that represents the welcoming face of Siggraph to the public, and that represents the newest generation of the CG industry.
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  Animation Mentor graduate

  Animation Mentor

  January 2010 - June 2011

  I have just completed the 18 month Animation Mentor training program for advanced animation.
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  CG Animator

  Curious Pictures

  August 2010 - October 2010

  3D animator working on several characters for "Team Umizoomi" special.
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  3D animator

  321 Launch

  June 2010 - July 2010

  animating cinematics, cleaning and incorporating motion capture data, posing styleframes.
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  student

  School of Visual Arts

  2005 - 2009

  The School of Visual Arts was a life-altering experience, and a second bite at the apple for me. I dove into it with everything I had and was genuinely enthusiastic about every class I took. I think you tend to appreciate college classes more as a mature adult. I graduated in 2009 with a BFA in Computer Arts, and I was selected as the Bachelor Candidate (SVA's version of valedictorian) and was given the honor of delivering the commencement address to my fellow classmates and their families at Radio City Music Hall.