Sandra Ní Chonaola

Sandra Ní Chonaola

Senior Animator & Founder of Toon Talks Podcast

Senior Character Animator / 18 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Animator

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

Animation Lead

The Soccer Football Movie (2022)

Animator

The Addams Family (2019)

Key Animator

Disney's Packages From Planet X (2013)

Digital Layout And Posing

Drop Dead Gorgeous (2009)

Animator

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Senior Animator

Fireheart (2022)

Sr. Animator

The Mitchell's vs. The Machines (2021)

Animator

A Dog's Way Home (2019)

VFX animator

Okja (2017)

Animator

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

Animator

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Senior Animator

Smallfoot (2018)

Animator

The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

Lead Animator

Happy! (2017)

Animator

The Overcoat

Animator

Henchmen (2020)

Animator

Max Steel (2001)

Animator

Slugterra (2012)

Character Animator

Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer (2013)
Animating for over fifteen years in both television and Feature. I have been a lead on the award winning show 'Roy', for the BBC as well as for 'Happy!' on Netflix and SiFi, Supervising animator on the award-winning show Tilly and Friends. And currently Senior Animator working in Features and VFX and teaching at Animaton Mentor.

My love for animation and passion for learning it, lead me to create Toon Talks Podcast, where I ask advice on animation from the best I can find the business: https://www.toontalkspodcast.com/
Work History

  • Senior Animator

    ScanlineVFX

    June 2022 - Present
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Senior Animator

    Digital Domain

    January 2022 - June 2022

  • Senior Animator

    Agora Studio

    August 2021 - December 2021
    Remote

  • Lead Animator

    L'Atelier Animation

    April 2021 - August 2021

  • Lead Animator

    L'Atelier Animation

    March 2021 - July 2021
    Remote

  • Character Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2020 - March 2021
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Senior Animator

    L'Atelier Animation

    April 2020 - August 2020
    Remote

  • Animator

    Magic Hill Animation Studio

    January 2020 - March 2020
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Contract ended due to Covid-19. Shots on reel are used with permission.

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2019 - January 2020
    Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Sony Pictures Animation

    ? - December 2019

  • Senior Animator

    Zoic Studios

    July 2019 - October 2019
    Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Animator

    Cinesite

    February 2019 - May 2019
    Vancouver, Canada

    The Addams Family

  • Publicity Manager

    The SPA Studios

    October 2018 - February 2019
    Madrid, Spain

    Klaus

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    August 2018 - October 2018
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Smallfoot Marketing

  • Animator

    Method Studios

    April 2018 - August 2018
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    The Christmas Chronicles

  • Lead Animator

    Axis Animation

    October 2017 - February 2018
    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Happy!

  • Character Animator

    Giant Animation

    April 2017 - September 2017
    Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

    Animator on The Overcoat featurette

  • Animator

    Method Studios

    November 2016 - April 2017
    Vancouver, Canada

    VFX Animator on Okja

  • Sony Pictures Imageworks

    February 2017 - April 2017

  • Animator

    Method Studios

    January 2017 - March 2017
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Okja

  • Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    February 2015 - October 2016
    Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    March 2016 - October 2016
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Smurfs, The Lost Village.

  • Animator

    Bron Studios

    November 2015 - February 2016
    Burnaby

    'Henchman' Movie

  • Animation Director

    Kavaleer Productions

    December 2014 - February 2015

    Animation Director for 'Wildernuts'.

  • Lead Animator

    Jam Media

    October 2013 - February 2014
    Belfast, NI

    Traditional and CG character animator on Roy

  • Animation Instructor

    VANARTS Vancouver Institute of Media Arts

    April 2013 - July 2013
    Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver

    Teaching both traditional (pencil and paper) and CG Character Animation classes.
    Main Instructor for the Summer Intensive animation course.

  • Character Layout Artist

    DHX Media

    February 2013 - June 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Packages from Planet X

  • Animator

    Nerd Corps Entertainment

    October 2012 - January 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    - Max Steel.
    - Slugterra.

  • Animation Supervisor

    Jam Media

    October 2011 - August 2012
    Dublin, Ireland

    Tilly and Friends’.
    - Credits also include animation on the BAFTA award winning show 'Roy' season 2, episodes 9 and 10.

  • Freelance Flash Animator & Character Designer

    Teaspoon, New Zealand and iCOM Prod. Canada

    April 2011 - October 2011

    - Character Designer & Flash Animator at iCOM Productions.
    - Animation of Katie for 'Cyberbully' at Teaspoon Studios.

  • Character Animator

    Magma Films

    May 2010 - March 2011
    Galway, Ireland

    Legends of Valhalla; THOR

  • Freelance Animator

    Various

    January 2010 - May 2010
    Ireland

    A Man and Ink
    Kavaleer

  • Fix Animator

    SLR Productions

    August 2009 - January 2010
    Sydney Australia

    'Gasp!'

  • Character Designer & Animator

    ICOM Productions

    October 2008 - August 2009
    Calgary, Canada

    - Character Design
    - Character Animation

  • Animator & Compositor

    Chuck Gammage Animation Inc.

    August 2008 - October 2008
    Toronto, Canada

    'Do You Want To Play' promo.
    'Spider Marketing' adverts
    'Honey Nut Bee' adverts,
    'Rice Krispies' adverts
    'Fat Ass Cat' promo.

  • Freelance Animator on Nictoons' Three Delivery

    FatKat Animation Studios

    July 2008 - September 2008
    Freelance from Montreal, Canada

    - Digital Character animator
    - Digital Clean Up

  • Flash Animator on 'Funky Fables'

    Boulder Media

    August 2007 - March 2008
    Dublin, Ireland

    - Flash Animation
    - Key Pose designer.

  • Character Designer on 'Funky Fables'

    Boulder Media

    February 2007 - August 2007
    Dublin, Ireland

    Position also included Character Design and Clean Up for Disney's Mascot Prep short.

  • Animator on Lifeboat Luke

    Straandlooper Studio

    December 2006 - February 2007
    Belfast, Northern Ireland

    I worked here on a short, but very enjoyable ten week contract. We finished the first 13 episodes of Lifeboat Luke series airing on RTE 2 from September 1st 2008 : www.lifeboatluke.tv

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Education

  • Personal Mentorship with Mark Oftedal

    2014 - 2014

  • iAnimate

    2013 - 2014

  • Animation Mentor

    2010 - 2011

  • Ballyfermot College: Irish School of Animation

    2002 - 2005