Experience

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  Sunrise Animation Studios

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Story Artist

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Back with an amazing team on the Sunrise Feature Film as a Story Artist!

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  Sparks Flew

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Creative Development

    • Jan 2021 - Present
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    • Creative development, with a focus on animated features and short films.• Most work under NDA =)

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  Magic Light Pictures

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Film Director: The Smeds and the Smoos for BBC

    • Oct 2021 - Nov 2022
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    • Worked closely with the animation and rigging team to bring in an ambitious character count.• Worked closely with the animation team (26 in total) to develop the stop-motion inspired style, providing detailed briefs and reviews.• Aired on Christmas Day, and bought in 9.1m viewers over the season.• Recently won an Audience Award at the New York International Children's Film Festival, and a nomination for a Magnolia award for Best Animation.

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  Triggerfish Animation Studios

  • South Africa
  • Animation
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Mentor

    • Jun 2020 - Oct 2022

    • Mentor for the directors of "Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire" for Disney+.• Worked with the development team on project selection for the final 10 films.• Facilitated workshops on Storyboarding and Art Direction.

  • Co Executive Producer

    • Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

    • Served as Co-Executive Producer for "Star Wars Visions 2: Aau's Song"• Worked with the executive teams at Triggerfish and Lucasfilm Animation on the internal story and director development process.• Coached the directors and writers on their final pitches to Lucasfilm Animation.

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  GOBELINS Paris

  • Guest Lecturer

    • Apr 2021 - May 2021

    • Gave a remote lecture for the Online Visual Development Master Class in Ghana.

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  Sunrise Productions

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Co-Head of story for the David animated feature film

    • Mar 2020 - Dec 2020
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    • Worked closely with Head of Story Nathan Stanton (ex-Pixar) to put up 2 screenings of the animatic in 9 months.• Served a team of 8 international artists working closely with the director, production and editorial on the story, the schedule and team management. • Production paused to do pandemic.

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  Triggerfish

  • South Africa
  • Animation
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Consulting Animator: Seal Team animated feature for Netflix

    • Nov 2019 - Feb 2020

    Worked closely with animation director, character designer and character supervisor on the character pipeline to implement an eclectic animation style which borrowed from both anime and stop-motion.• Managed to animate just under a minute of the film, in addition to the above.

  • Film Director: The Snail and the Whale for BBC

    • Jun 2018 - Nov 2019

    • Worked as in-studio director in partnership with LA based director Max Lang.• Worked closely with animation and VFX departments to develop an ambitious simulation pipeline for the water shots.• Winner of the Children's and Young People's BAFTA for Best Animation and Best Director (2022)• Long-listed for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Subject.

  • Film Director: Zog for BBC

    • Mar 2017 - Nov 2018

    • Worked as in-studio director in partnership with LA based director Max Lang.• Worked closely with production, animation and rigging teams to develop a new character pipeline for an ambitious scope and reduced budget.• Winner of the International Kids Emmy for Best Animation.

  • Animator: The Highway Rat for BBC

    • Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

    • Worked closely with the director to further develop a stop-motion inspired style in CGI.• Delivered roughly 2 minutes of completed animation.

  • Animation Supervisor: Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes for BBC

    • Nov 2015 - Sep 2016

    • Supervised animation and helped develop the animation style which was highly praised for its innovation and use of graphic stylisation. • Oversaw 6 animators, delivering over 30% of the final animation, working closely with the directors on pitches and reviews.• Personally produced just over 3 min of animation.• Winner of the first European Animation Award (Emile) for best Character Animation in a TV/Broadcast production.

  • Co-Director: Stick Man for BBC

    • May 2014 - Oct 2015

    • Co-Directed the studio team in tandem with UK based director Jeroen Jaspaert, developing a stop-motion inspired style in CGI.• Lead a team of over 50 artists, up-skilling across all departments.• Animated over 20 seconds of the film in addition to directing duties.• Winner of the "Cristal For Best TV Production" at Annecy in 2016.

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  Triggerfish Animation Studios

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Animation Lead & Story Board Artist

    • Jan 2012 - Sep 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    • Oversaw up to 8 animators to deliver around 33% of the finished animation.• Personally produced over 2 minutes of completed animation for the film.• Worked with the animation director on pitches and reviews, and with production on goals and schedule for the team.

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  Bugbox Animation

  • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

  • Animation Director

    • Feb 2006 - Dec 2011
    • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    • Animated & directed animation for character driven brands, including Lego and Kelloggs.• Directed a Coco-Pops spot that aired during the first game of the World Cup Soccer 2010.• Directed the short film, "The Adventures of Toby: Crunch Time", overseeing a team of roughly 8 people.