Teri Shellen

Teri Shellen

Lead Character Animator / 17 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Work History
  • Associate Professor - Animation

    ArtCenter College of Design

    January 2020 - Present
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Instructing for Entertainment Design courses CG3 Mechanics 2, and CG5 Acting 2 (with dialogue)

  • 3D Character Animator

    Freelance

    June 2017 - Present

    3D Character Animator, working freelance

  • Lead 3D Animator

    Buck LA

    July 2023 - January 2025
  • Character Animator

    Framestore

    January 2023 - March 2023
    Chicago, IL
  • Lead Animator

    Framestore

    September 2022 - November 2022
    Chicago, IL
  • Freelance

    May 2022 - September 2022
  • Character Animator

    A52

    September 2021 - April 2022
    Remote
  • Lead 3D Character Animator

    CoSA VFX

    October 2018 - September 2021
    North Hollywood, California
  • 3D Character Animator (Freelance)

    Buck

    September 2018 - October 2018
    Los Angeles, California

    Crowd Animation Lead for Share Your Gifts

  • 3D Character Animator

    CoSA VFX

    August 2018 - September 2018
    North Hollywood, California
  • 3D Character Animator

    The Mission Studio

    May 2018 - June 2018
    Venice, California

    3D Character Animator for a VR short film project.

  • 3D Character Animator

    We Are Royale

    February 2018 - March 2018
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 3D Character Animator

    Big Machine

    February 2018 - February 2018
    Burbank, CA
  • 3D Character Animator

    We Are Royale

    November 2017 - December 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Animator on Take That, Elf. An augmented reality stress reliever app, where you get to torture an evil elf.

  • 3D Character Animator

    Disney General Entertainment Content

    April 2013 - June 2017

    3D Character Animator

  • Freelance 3D Character Animator

    King and Country

    December 2014 - January 2015
  • 3D Character Animator (Freelance)

    We Are Royale

    January 2011 - January 2013
    Hollywood, CA
  • 3D Character Animator

    Beau Studio

    May 2008 - January 2011
  • 3D Character Animator (Freelance)

    yU+co

    September 2010 - September 2010

    Animated the Crocs Croslite Character for an in-store informational video and advertisement.

  • Teacher's Assistant

    Otis College of Art and Design

    January 2007 - May 2008

    I am a teacher's assistant for 3 classes. All relating to 3D (modeling, animation, lighting, rendering, compositing) - designed for Juniors of the Digital Media Design program at Otis.

  • Intern

    Beau Studio

    March 2008 - April 2008
  • Technician

    Otis College of Art and Design

    August 2006 - December 2007

    Academic Computing Services - Technician

  • Assistant to CEO

    DNA Studio

    December 1999 - March 2002
Education
  • 3d character animator

    AnimSquad

    March 2015 - August 2016
  • Certificate in 3D Character Animation

    Animation Mentor

    2008 - 2010
  • BFA - Digital Media Design

    Otis College of Art and Design

    August 2004 - May 2008
  • Interactive Media Design

    Santa Monica College

    2002 - 2004