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Jason Wellings

Hamilton

Summary

With over ten years of experience in the animation industry and over 5 years experience owing my own business as a wedding filmmaker I believe I have a lot to offer any animation studio. I I have worked as an animator on a crew and as a lead overseeing a crew and have developed the skills required to create polished animation as well as the ability to work with production behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly. I possess a strong understanding of character motive and story beats, I enjoy shooting video reference to develop unique acting choices and I relish the opportunity to polish my animation to the level required for the show.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

CG Animator and Layout

Passion Pictures
09.2023 - 11.2023

- Setting up scenes in previz, including camera work, to help guide the 2D animators
- Completing animation of some BG characters and props to be used in the final show

Animator

Sinking Ship
07.2022 - 09.2023
  • Create believable, realistic animation for a variety of animals, such as chimps, hippos etc to be used in the Apple+ show "Jane" (7-8 seconds per week)
  • meet deadlines set by production
  • adequately address all lead and client notes

Lead Animator

Industrial Brothers
09.2020 - 07.2022
  • Lead a team of 10-15 animators on the show "Daniel Spellbound" on Netflix
  • Provides notes on shots and meet with animators on a regular basis to provide clarification on shots
  • work closely with production to develop a schedule that would enable our department to stay on track and meet the deadline for the show
  • meet with production and I.T to constantly address and problem solve issues with a brand new pipeline that had never been used in production in Canada before
  • meet with the director to launch the episodes in order to provide reference for the animation team
  • fill in for supervisor duties while the animation Supervisor was away
  • Cast shots to the entire animation department for both seasons of the show
  • create cycles for dozens of characters to be used in the show
  • meet with the rigging department to troubleshoot rigs and discuss solutions for animation
  • animate shots and meet tight deadlines, when we had a chance to do so

Lead Animator

Awesometown
02.2016 - 02.2018
  • Lead a team of 6-10 animators on the feature films "Tabaluga" and "Elliot the Littlest Reindeer"
  • meet with animators daily, deskside to go over notes for their work
  • work with the other leads to cast assignments to the crew
  • create cycles to be used in the shows
  • do limited animation, time permitting

Character Animator

Arc
04.2015 - 02.2016
  • create approved character animation for the show "Max Steel" (20s per week)
  • meet deadlines set by production
  • address notes given by my animation lead
  • attend weekly reviews with the supervisor

Animator

Toonbox
02.2013 - 08.2014
  • create polished character animation for the feature films "The Nut Job" and "Spark" (10 seconds per week)
  • meet deadlines set by production
  • attend dailies with the director and address the notes given
  • meet with my lead animator to go over my work and address the notes provided
  • shoot video reference to be approved before blocking

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Animation

IAnimate Online School
Canada
04.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Multimedia

McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
04.2008

Skills

  • Character animation for both realistic and cartoony movement
  • Animation Pipeline Familiarity
  • Supervision & Leadership
  • Critical Thinking
  • People Skills
  • Planning & Organizing
  • Organizational Skills
  • Composition and framing
  • Storytelling
  • Acting for reference

Timeline

CG Animator and Layout

Passion Pictures
09.2023 - 11.2023

Animator

Sinking Ship
07.2022 - 09.2023

Lead Animator

Industrial Brothers
09.2020 - 07.2022

Lead Animator

Awesometown
02.2016 - 02.2018

Character Animator

Arc
04.2015 - 02.2016

Animator

Toonbox
02.2013 - 08.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Animation

IAnimate Online School

Bachelor of Arts - Multimedia

McMaster University
Jason Wellings