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                                                                              Lennie Graves
                                         Sacramento, California 95843  · 916.667.5548 • lkgraves@hotmail.com
                                                                  www.LennieGravesAnimation.com
      linkedin.com/in/lennie-graves-b393a21 •  Link to Reel: https://onanimation.com/2014/10/30/lennie-k-graves-animation-reel/

Qualifications Profile
Accomplished and multiskilled Animator with extensive experience in animating, training, and building highly effective teams. Adaptable animation professional skilled at teaching junior animators, leading productive teamwork, and directing large-scale projects. Established artistic scholar with in-depth expertise in applying The 12 Principles of Animation.

                                                                         Areas of expertise include...

                       Animation                                     Design & Multimedia                                 Tech Proficiencies
           •      Hand-Drawn (2D) Animation          •      Character Design                                •      MAYA
           •      CG Animation                              •      Curriculum Development                      •      Blender
                                                                    •      Develop Animation Workflow Charts      •      After Effects
                                                                                                                                     •      Photoshop 

                                                                         Selected Projects

The Walt Disney Company                       Warner Bros. Feature Animation                   Electronic Arts
Animator, Beauty and The Beast                2D & CG Animator, Osmosis Jones,                   Animation Director 
Academy Award Nominee: Best Picture       The Iron Giant, Quest for Camelot                    Harry Potter and the Chamber of                                                                                                                                                 Secrets (Game)
Turner Feature Animation                       O Pictures                                                     Hanna-Barbera Productions
Lead Animator, Cats Don’t Dance               Independent Artist/Animator/Character Design   Overseas Supervisor
Animated leading female, Sawyer               “Yakity Yak Take It Back”, “Scat Strut”,              "Two Stupid Dogs, Secret Squirrel"
                                                               Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract” Music Videos "The Town That Santa Forgot"
                                                                                                                                      (Emmy Award Nominee)
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                                                                         Professional Experience

Lucasfilm Animation, Changi, Singapore
Animation Supervisor, 2008 - 2009

• The Clone Wars (CG Series)
  • Supervised and approved all animation for two teams simultaneously.
  • Introduced an approval system new to TV animation at that time, which sped production.
  • Met all deadlines!
  • Developed walk cycles for previs to match animation rig’s timing and travel distance.
  • Worked with Rigging to develop break-up vessels.

L’Atelier Animation, Montreal, Quebec
Animation Director, 2016 – 2017
Directed comprehensive animation process for Robozuna television series.
Key Achievements:

• Worked closely with the director and storyboards early to develop approaches for fights and challenging situations.
• Analyzed project scripts to develop list for animation props, characters, move assets, and environment interactive needs.
• Animated walk cycles for main characters and generic characters.
• Drew full range of expressions for blend-shape reference.
• Created mouth shapes for full range of phonemes, also used to test an automated dialog generating program.
• Worked closely with riggers to produce animator-friendly rigs for characters, vehicles, props, and paths.

Frima Studio, Quebec City, Quebec
Animation Director, 2015 – 2016
Oversaw animation development of action television series: Lego’s Bionicle.
Key Achievement:

• Interviewed, trained, and developed professional animation team.

Mousetrappe Studio, Burbank, CA.
Animator, 9/2019 – Current
Quadruped animation for Disney World theme park.
 
CoSA VFX, North Hollywood, California
Animator, 2018 –  2018
Animation and Matchmove work for multiple television series.
Key Achievement:

• Trained in animating vehicles and gained proficiency with Matchmove.

Additional Experience

• Layout Artist – MPC Studio, Montreal, Quebec City
  • X-Men: Apocalypse (Live Action Feature)
• Previs Artist – MRC Studio, Montreal, Quebec City
  • Blade Runner 2049 (Live Action Feature)
• Senior Animator – Singing Frog Studio, Montreal, Canada
  •  “La Guerre des Turque” English title “Snowtime” (CG Feature)
• Senior Animator –Mokko Studio, Montreal, Canada
  • Commercials in CG and 2D animation
• Senior Animator – Mikros Studio, Montreal, Canada
  • The Little Prince (CG Feature)
• CG Animator –Image Engine, Vancouver, BC
  •  R.I.P.D. (Live Action Feature)
• Animator – Sony Pictures Animation, Vancouver, Canada
  • Hotel Transylvania (CG Feature)
• Frame Layout – Sony Imageworks California, Culver City, California
  • The Green Lantern (Live Action Feature)
• 2D Animator – Duck Studio, Santa Monica, California
  • : The Smurf Christmas Special (2D special)
• Animation Supervisor – Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, Changi, Singapore
  • : The Clone Wars (CG Series)
• Animation Professor – Laguna College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California
  • Created animation curriculum
• CG Feature Animator – Rising Sun Pictures, Adelaide, Australia
  • : Charlotte’s Web (CG Feature)
• Animation Supervisor – ToonCity, Manila, Philippines
  • Firehouse (CG Pilot)
• Animator for CG Feature – Rhythm & Hues, Los Angeles, California
  • The Garfield Movie (Live Action Feature)
• Animation Director – Electronic Arts – United Kingdom, Chertsey, England.
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Game)
• 2D & 3D Animation – Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Glendale, California
  •  The Iron Giant; Osmosis Jones; (2D/CG Features)
  • Cats Don’t Dance; Quest for Camelot (2D Features)
• Animation Instructor – Acme Animation Online,
  • Live, International video classes, based in Los Angeles, California
• Overseas Supervisor – Hanna-Barbera Productions, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Two Stupid Dogs; Secret Squirrel (2D TV Series)
  • The Town that Santa Forgot (2D TV Special)
• Animation Director – Hyperion Animation Studio, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Bebe’s Kids (2D Feature)
  •  “Itsey Bitsey Spider;” “Wooly Bully” (2D Shorts)
• Animator – The Walt Disney Company, Glendale, California.
  • Beauty and the Beast; The Prince and the Pauper (2D Feature)

 
 
Education/Training

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts, Animation
School of Visual Arts, Manhattan, New York
 
Certificate of Completion in Maya and Basic Rigging
DH Institute of Media Arts, Los Angeles, California