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Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan

Illustrator & Animator

Auburn, Alabama, United States

michaelkevinryan@gmail.com

Summary

Thanks for viewing my profile! I'm a professional animator & illustrator with experience in film, commercials, games, and more. For job inquiries, please email me at MichaelKevinRyan@gmail.com.
- Mike

Skills

Software proficiency

Premiere

Maya

Photoshop

Procreate

Reel

Productions

- Movie
  Lego Hidden Side: "Face Your Fears"
- Year
  2019
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  Duncan Studio
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Extra Mile: "Why Settle?"
- Year
  2018
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  Buck Design
- Movie
  Mary Poppins Returns
- Year
  2018
- Role
  CG Animator / Artist
- Company
  Duncan Studio
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Cricket Wireless (commercial ads)
- Year
  2017
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  Psyop
- Movie
  The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
- Year
  2017
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  Duncan Studio
- TV Production
  DreamWorks TV: King Julien Stand-Up (YouTube shorts)
- Year
  2015
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  DreamWorks Animation
- TV Production
  DreamWorks TV: Penguins of Madagascar (YouTube shorts)
- Year
  2015
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  DreamWorks Animation
- TV Production
  DreamWorks TV: Swamp Talk with Shrek and Donkey (YouTube shorts)
- Year
  2015
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  DreamWorks Animation
- TV Production
  DreamWorks TV: Puss in Boots (YouTube shorts)
- Year
  2014
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  DreamWorks Animation
- TV Production
  DreamWorks TV: Po (YouTube shorts)
- Year
  2014
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  DreamWorks Animation
- Movie
  The Nut Job
- Year
  2014
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  Duncan Studio
- TV Production
  Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
- Year
  2013
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  Sprite Animation Studios
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Wreck-It Ralph (commercial ads)
- Year
  2012
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  Duncan Studio
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Barney's "Electric Holiday"
- Year
  2012
- Role
  2D Inbetweener
- Company
  Duncan Studio
- Movie
  Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem
- Year
  2012
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  Duncan Studio
- Movie
  Animator Associate
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Animator Associate
- Company
  Sony Pictures Imageworks
- Video Game
  Centipede: Infestation
- Year
  2011
- Role
  CG Animator
- Company
  WayForward Technologies
- TV Production
  Best Player
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Freelance 3D Generalist
- Company
  Zoic Studios

Experience

Freelance Illustrator at Self-Employed
Tarzana, CA, United States of America
December 2017 - Present
Character design and illustration for various clients, including MochiBits, MJN Design Studio, and more
CG Animator at Duncan Studio
Pasadena, CA, United States of America
July 2019 - August 2019
CG character animation (project TBA)
Previz Shot Creator at The Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
June 2019 - July 2019
CG previz, character animation, and mocap editing (projects TBA)
CG Animator at Duncan Studio
Pasadena
January 2019 - March 2019
CG character animation and layout for Lego's "Hidden Side: 'Face Your Fears'" (short film)
CG Animator at Duncan Studio
Pasadena
July 2018 - November 2018
CG character animation and layout for Lego's "Hidden Side: 'Face Your Fears'" (short film); CG character animation and mocap editing (project TBA)
Animator at Buck Design
Los Angeles, United States
April 2018 - April 2018
CG character animation for "Extra Mile: 'Why Settle?'" (commercial)
CG Animator / Artist at Duncan Studio
Pasadena, United States
December 2017 - March 2018
CG vehicle animation, tracking, and rotomation for "Mary Poppins Returns" (feature film)
Animator at Psyop
Los Angeles, United States
July 2017 - October 2017
CG character animation and layout for "Cricket Wireless" (commercials)
CG Animator at Duncan Studio
Pasadena, United States
August 2015 - November 2016
CG character animation for "The Nut Job 2" (feature film) and "Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem" (Universal Studios Japan ride)
Animator at DreamWorks Animation
Glendale, United States
May 2014 - April 2015
CG character animation and mocap editing for DreamWorksTV (YouTube videos)
CG Animator at Duncan Studio
Pasadena, United States
January 2014 - February 2014
CG character animation (project TBA)
Freelance Character Animator at PETROL Advertising
Burbank, United States
December 2013 - December 2013
CG character animation and layout for "Thief" (video game commercial)
Animator at Duncan Studio
Pasadena, United States
April 2013 - July 2013
CG character animation for "The Nut Job" (feature film) and "Despicable Me: 'Rock, Paper, Scissors'" (commercial)
Animator at Sprite Animation Studios
El Segundo, United States
November 2012 - March 2013
CG character animation for "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures" (TV series)
2D Rough Inbetweener / Animator at Duncan Studio
Pasadena, United States
November 2011 - September 2012
CG character animation for "Despicable Me: 'Minion Mayhem'" (Universal Studios ride) and "Wreck-It Ralph" (commercials); 2D inbetweening for Barney’s "Electric Holiday" (fashion advert)
Animator at Sprite Animation Studios
El Segundo, United States
June 2011 - August 2011
CG character animation for "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures" (TV series)
Animator Associate at Sony Pictures Imageworks
Culver City, United States
January 2011 - March 2011
CG rotomation, animation, and mocap editing for "Green Lantern" (feature film)
CG Animator at WayForward Technologies
Valencia, United States
September 2010 - January 2011
CG character animation for "Centipede: Infestation" (Nintendo Wii / 3DS) and "Happy Feet Two: The Video Game" (Nintendo DS / 3DS)
Freelance 3D Generalist at Zoic Studios
Culver City, United States
March 2010 - May 2010
CG camera layout, character animation, and mocap editing for "Best Player" (TV movie)