Darryl Purdy

Some days I believe I'm an artist, most others, a charlatan.

Cinematic Director / Senior Animator / 14 yrs

Montréal, Canada

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Senior Cinematic Animator

Rise of The Tomb Raider (2015)

Animation Director

Batman: Arkham Origins Initiation

Cinematic Director

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)

Lead Animator

Megamind: Ultimate Showdown (2010)

Animator

Like many other animators my age I was raised on a steady diet of WB and Disney animation (with a side of DC and Marvel comics). Saturday mornings I spent with Bugs and the gang and Sunday evenings were reserved for Walt Disney and his Magical Kingdom. I always loved to draw and tell stories but, as cliche as it sounds, It wasn't until I saw Jurassic Park that I thought animation might be a career for me. Luckily I found a small school willing to teach me how to use 3D animation software (add in a lot of pain and persistence) and here I am.

Work History

Cinematic Performance Director

Eidos-Montréal

October 2015 - Present

- Overseeing all performance capture sessions for unannounced AAA production.
- Direction of actor performances
- Direction of digital performance with animation team.
- Collaborate with DP and other directors on creating a visual style for cinematics that fits within the overall visual style of the game.
Animation Instructor

iAnimate

January 2013 - Present

Current Creature Workshop 1 instructor and former instructor for video game animation techniques and principles for the iAnimate Games Workshop.
Senior Animator

Rodeo FX

April 2015 - September 2015

Montreal, Canada Area
Senior Cinematic Animator

Eidos Interactive

October 2013 - March 2015

Responsible for character and creature animation on future projects.
Animation Director

WB Games

November 2012 - October 2013

Responsible for overseeing all animation content for an unannouced AAA title. My main focus areas are ingame, cinematic and character performance direction.
Cinematics Director on Far Cry 3

Ubisoft

December 2011 - November 2012

As cinematic director I am involved in all major compontents of narrative creation as it relates to cinematics and to the wider game itself:

- Script review and revision
- Casting and talent selection
- direction of actors in performance capture
- direction of cinematics team (animators, integrators, FX artists, lighting artists)
- colaborate with Art Director, Level Directors, and Game Director to insure cohesive narrative vision
Animation Director/Cinematics Director on Far Cry 3

Ubisoft

May 2010 - November 2011

- Responsible for character realization on Far Cry 3 with a focus on cinematic and character performance direction.

- Responsible for helping to design, animate and implement interactive cinematics as part of the narrative department.
Lead Animator

THQ

April 2009 - April 2010

Lead Animator - Megamind (VG) Xbox360, PS3
Additional Animator - The Last Airbender (VG) Wii
Lead Animator

Pandemic Studios

February 2008 - February 2009

Lead Animator - (unrealeased) openworld PS3, Xbox360 project
Senior Animator - (unrealeased) openworld Wii project
Lead Animator

D.A.M.N.fx

February 2007 - February 2008

Lead animator - Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
Character Animator - Halo 3 Cinematics
Lead Animator

Artificial Mind and Movement

November 2002 - February 2007

Lead Animator - Monster House (VG)
Lead Animator - Unamed PS2 Project
Senior Animator - Internal prototype team
Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums
Animator - Scaler
Senior Animator

DZ4 Productions

January 2002 - July 2002

Senior Animator - Lexx: The Dark Zone
Animator

Cage Digital Productions

May 1998 - January 2002

Character Animator - Hippo Tub Co.
Animator - Lexx: The Dark Zone