Vinay Sudhindran

Vinay Sudhindran

Experienced Animator, Available for hire!

Senior 3D Animator / 16 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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With 15 years of industry experience, Vinay has worked on projects revolving around VFX films, Features, TV shows and game development.
Always on a lookout for challenging opportunities and exploring new avenues in the field.
Work History
  • Animation Supervisor

    Atomic Cartoons

    November 2023 - Present
  • Animator

    ScanlineVFX

    March 2022 - October 2023
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Remote
  • Animation Supervisor

    Atomic Cartoons

    September 2021 - March 2022
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Lead Animator

    Atomic Cartoons

    September 2020 - September 2021
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Sr. Animator

    Atomic Cartoons

    February 2020 - October 2020
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • 3D Animator

    Method Studios

    December 2019 - February 2020
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Senior Animator

    Mainframe Studios

    October 2019 - November 2019
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • 3D Animator

    Digital Domain

    August 2019 - October 2019
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Animator

    MPC

    June 2018 - August 2019
  • Senior 3D Animator

    MPC

    February 2019 - August 2019
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • 3D Animator

    MPC

    June 2018 - February 2019
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Was part of the creature animation team for "Pokémon - Detective Pikachu" and "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil".

  • Senior 3D Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    August 2017 - May 2018
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • 3D Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    February 2017 - July 2017
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • 3D Animator

    Freelance

    July 2016 - January 2017
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • 3D Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    April 2016 - July 2016
    Vancouver, Canada Area
  • Johnson Controls

    September 2015 - July 2016

    Led a team of designers and 3D artists to handle animated content and game simulations.
    Worked on motion graphics, animated videos and explored new avenues of learning using Virtual Reality technology.

  • 3D Animation Lead

    GIRGIT Studios

    November 2014 - September 2015
    Pune Area, India

    Worked with a team of artists and animators on animated TVCs and short films.
    Worked on a short film called "Tickles and Hugs" which won Special Jury Mention Award at FICCI BAF 2016 and was the official selection for Mumbai International Film Festival 2016.

  • GIRGIT Studios

    November 2014 - September 2015

    Worked with a team of artists and animators on animated TVCs and short films.
    Worked on a short film called "Tickles and Hugs" which won Special Jury Mention Award at FICCI BAF 2016 and was the official selection for Mumbai International Film Festival 2016.

  • Tata Elxsi

    June 2014 - July 2014

    Create high quality animations for a AAA title game, using Faceware, a professional motion capture software.
    Work closely with the team to animate natural and expressive human motion, while consistently meeting deadlines.

  • Asst. Creative Director

    Anibrain

    August 2011 - January 2014
    Pune Area, India

    - Worked in the Mocomi Division of Anibrain, where I handled a team of digital artists and supervised on several animation shorts and educational videos.
    - As an educational platform, I had the responsibility of not only managing a team of designers and animators, but also to make creative decisions and explore new grounds in concept development and e-learning.
    - I have been deeply involved in the production process of around 200 animated videos in Mocomi, both as an artist and supervisor.

  • 3D Digital Artist

    Anibrain

    December 2009 - August 2011
    Pune Area, India

    Work closely with the Project Supervisor, Production and TL to address all issues related to animation.
    Defining the stylistic vision for character animation, establishing and maintaining the aesthetic and technical standards related to animation.
    Contributing accurate scheduling information to Production Department.
    Responsible for effectively communicating the animation objectives to the team of animators that I direct on a daily basis.
    Leading a team of animators and effectively communicating the above mentioned objectives.

  • Firebox Animations

    January 2009 - September 2009

    My responsibilities included :
    Handling various aspects of a 3D Production pipeline and also work in the Game Design Team.
    Guide Internship students during their Final projects.

  • Atomic Cartoons

    ? - Present
  • Atomic Cartoons

    ? - Present
  • Atomic Cartoons

    ? - Present
Education
  • Diploma in Character Animation in AnimationDiploma in Character Animat

    Animation Mentor

    2011 - 2012
  • Diploma (Hons.) in 3D Animation and Visual EffectsDiploma (Hons.), 3D

    Vancouver Film School

    2007 - 2008
  • Bachelor in EngineeringBachelor, Engineering

    Maharashtra Institute of Technology

    2002 - 2006