Fabian Soon
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Shawn Yap
Fabian is undoubtably one of the best animators I’ve worked with in my career - highly skilled, with a keen sense for storytelling, the team heavily relied on his animation expertise especially in the early stages of our project. He has a great eye for character animation - especially on little nuances that help bring them to life. As a narrative designer, I worked closely with him and I was constantly inspired by his passion for the work and also his creativity and drive. Apart from the obvious animation skills, Fabian is displays a profound maturity in the way he approaches work and processes - he constantly advocates, and demonstrates, excellent communication and information sharing - to prevent miscommunication and information loss within the team, especially cross-disciplines. He was definitely a pivotal part of our team, and although I was extremely sad to see him go - I was excited for him, because I know that wherever he goes he is more than able to excel and bring growth and creativity to the teams he’ll join!
Shawn Yap
Fabian is undoubtably one of the best animators I’ve worked with in my career - highly skilled, with a keen sense for storytelling, the team heavily relied on his animation expertise especially in the early stages of our project. He has a great eye for character animation - especially on little nuances that help bring them to life. As a narrative designer, I worked closely with him and I was constantly inspired by his passion for the work and also his creativity and drive. Apart from the obvious animation skills, Fabian is displays a profound maturity in the way he approaches work and processes - he constantly advocates, and demonstrates, excellent communication and information sharing - to prevent miscommunication and information loss within the team, especially cross-disciplines. He was definitely a pivotal part of our team, and although I was extremely sad to see him go - I was excited for him, because I know that wherever he goes he is more than able to excel and bring growth and creativity to the teams he’ll join!
Shawn Yap
Fabian is undoubtably one of the best animators I’ve worked with in my career - highly skilled, with a keen sense for storytelling, the team heavily relied on his animation expertise especially in the early stages of our project. He has a great eye for character animation - especially on little nuances that help bring them to life. As a narrative designer, I worked closely with him and I was constantly inspired by his passion for the work and also his creativity and drive. Apart from the obvious animation skills, Fabian is displays a profound maturity in the way he approaches work and processes - he constantly advocates, and demonstrates, excellent communication and information sharing - to prevent miscommunication and information loss within the team, especially cross-disciplines. He was definitely a pivotal part of our team, and although I was extremely sad to see him go - I was excited for him, because I know that wherever he goes he is more than able to excel and bring growth and creativity to the teams he’ll join!
Shawn Yap
Fabian is undoubtably one of the best animators I’ve worked with in my career - highly skilled, with a keen sense for storytelling, the team heavily relied on his animation expertise especially in the early stages of our project. He has a great eye for character animation - especially on little nuances that help bring them to life. As a narrative designer, I worked closely with him and I was constantly inspired by his passion for the work and also his creativity and drive. Apart from the obvious animation skills, Fabian is displays a profound maturity in the way he approaches work and processes - he constantly advocates, and demonstrates, excellent communication and information sharing - to prevent miscommunication and information loss within the team, especially cross-disciplines. He was definitely a pivotal part of our team, and although I was extremely sad to see him go - I was excited for him, because I know that wherever he goes he is more than able to excel and bring growth and creativity to the teams he’ll join!
Experience
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Paradox Interactive
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Sweden
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Computer Games
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300 - 400 Employee
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Animation Lead
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Oct 2022 - Present
Crusader Kings III Stellaris DLCs Hearts of Iron IV DLCs Imperator DLCs - Work closely with Art Director on animation direction according to art vision and game project needs. - Set up animation pipelines or improve existing ones. Includes rig setup, animation integration, state machines, and tool creation. - Collaborate with other departments (Engine & Tools department) and stakeholders (Art Director, Animators) to deliver best practices and tools for animators. - Plan… Show more Crusader Kings III Stellaris DLCs Hearts of Iron IV DLCs Imperator DLCs - Work closely with Art Director on animation direction according to art vision and game project needs. - Set up animation pipelines or improve existing ones. Includes rig setup, animation integration, state machines, and tool creation. - Collaborate with other departments (Engine & Tools department) and stakeholders (Art Director, Animators) to deliver best practices and tools for animators. - Plan and coordinate animation schedule and needs with Producers, Leads, Directors. - Prototype and create visual mock-ups for any new potential features of game project. - Review all animations made and get involved in animation production if needed. - Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize any existing and new animations.
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Senior Animator
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May 2021 - Jun 2023
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Experienced Animator
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Jul 2019 - May 2021
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King
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior 3D Animator
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Mar 2018 - Jul 2019
- 3D character animations. - Produce and maintain character rigs. - Work with Art Director and Programmers to establish animation workflow (tools creation, animation blending trees, state machine transitions, etc). - Integrate animations into game and troubleshoot technical issues. - Create pre-visuals for features. - Outsource management.
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Animator
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Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
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Nonstop Games
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Animator
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Aug 2015 - Mar 2017
- Shared resource within studio. - Provide 3D animations and rigs (characters and objects). - Assist with setting up animation pipeline, from rigs to game asset integration. - Optimization and implementation of game assets (.xml files, animation events, lua, etc). - Manage outsourced game assets' animations and rigs. - Shared resource within studio. - Provide 3D animations and rigs (characters and objects). - Assist with setting up animation pipeline, from rigs to game asset integration. - Optimization and implementation of game assets (.xml files, animation events, lua, etc). - Manage outsourced game assets' animations and rigs.
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Tiny Island Productions
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Singapore
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Animation and Post-production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Animator
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Jan 2014 - Jul 2015
Character animation for TV series January 2014 - October 2014 G-Fighters November 2014 - February 2015 Super Wings February 2015 - July 2015 Talking Tom and Friends Character animation for TV series January 2014 - October 2014 G-Fighters November 2014 - February 2015 Super Wings February 2015 - July 2015 Talking Tom and Friends
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Glukoza Productions
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Russian Federation
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Animator
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Feb 2013 - Jan 2014
Savva - Animated Feature Savva - Animated Feature
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Animator
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Apr 2009 - Nov 2012
Character animation for television series April 2009 - September 2010 Shelldon October 2010 - November 2012 Dream Defenders March 2011 - July 2011 Ben 10 Destroy All Aliens Character animation for television series April 2009 - September 2010 Shelldon October 2010 - November 2012 Dream Defenders March 2011 - July 2011 Ben 10 Destroy All Aliens
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Animator & Rigger, Freelance
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
Project Wau - Mobile game Involved in modeling, rigging and animation of creatures in Maya. Largely involved in setting the characteristics of the creatures. Close work with the project manager to ensure smooth flow in the pipeline (exporting into game engine) Project Wau - Mobile game Involved in modeling, rigging and animation of creatures in Maya. Largely involved in setting the characteristics of the creatures. Close work with the project manager to ensure smooth flow in the pipeline (exporting into game engine)
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Mikoishi Studios
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Animation and Post-production
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Animator, Freelance
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Apr 2010 - Jun 2010
Dark Grounds - PC Game, strategy Animated cycles for fantasy creatures and humanoids Dark Grounds - PC Game, strategy Animated cycles for fantasy creatures and humanoids
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Education
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2005 - 2008
The One Academy
Diploma, Digital Animation -
2009 - 2009
CGProtege and Gobelins Paris, Character Animation Master Class, Singapore
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