ralph palmer

breda en omgeving, nederland

About

Quality Manager at Rolls-Royce

Country

netherlands

City

breda

Industry

animation

Skill

character animation, animation, maya, video games, storyboarding, computer animation, motion capture, cinematics, computer graphics, animation direction, xsi, xbox 360, film, feature films, creative writing, traditional animation, creative direction, directing, design by hand, design by computer, character, character design, game development, ps3, visual effects, art, game design, facial animation

Experience

breda en omgeving, nederland

lecturer visual arts

nhtv breda university of applied sciences

2014-8 - Present · 12 yrs 2 mos

Character Creation, Design, Story, Animation Performance and Kinetics. From Ideas to Reality.

character supervisor, animation director

falconbridge studio

2018-4 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

Supervise our team creating Characters, Animation and Motion Capture from design, geometry and pipeline to body and facial animation. Storytelling, story boards, cinematic narratives and writing interactive experiences.

character supervisor

remedy entertainment

2012-1 - 2014-8 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Supervise our team in all aspects of creating Characters from design, geometry and pipeline to body and facial animation through to integration. This includes staff as well as insource and outsource artists.

creative director, producer

th1ng

2010-12 - 2011-12 · 1 yr 1 mo

Designing and overseeing my iPhone concept, "Faerie Planet" through production onto release, with my partners at Th1ng Studio Soho.

animation director

ubisoft

2009-7 - 2010-2 · 8 mos

Animation Director on new Next Generation Project for Paris Studio. Story and character development.

senior animator

lionhead uk guilford surrey

2008-12 - 2009-7 · 8 mos

* Animation * Development of IP for Microsoft using the new NATAL System * As seen on the E3 demo "Milo and Kate". * Story boarding for cut scenes and in game activities. * Key framing new facial system for "Milo". * Assemble and enhance motion capture for body. * Pipeline and asset management.

animation director

electronics arts

2006-12 - 2008-12 · 2 yrs 1 mo

animation director

so-animation

2005-4 - 2006-5 · 1 yr 2 mos

* Working with the creative directors, directing all aspects of the animation process as well as animating. * Various (Promos) * Development Design and Character animation for various clients, including MTV, Fox, BBDO, History Channel, Independent producers * Software: Softimage XSI

animation director, animator

mainframe

2005-1 - 2005-3 · 3 mos

* Character Animation Development * Scary Godmother (CG Animated TV Movie) * Worked with the Director to create an animation template * Development of animation style, performance, weight, timing * Software: Softimage XSI

animation director, animator

acme filmworks

2004-6 - 2004-10 · 5 mos

Development and animation on "The Alaska" sequence for the "Drew Carrey Green Screen Show"

lead cg animator

kachew

2004-4 - 2004-5 · 2 mos

* Spaghetti O's (Commercial) * Created the animation style for the Rock Concert * Completed all animation under the confines of a commercial schedule * Software: Maya

character animator

rhythm & hues

2003-6 - 2004-4 · 11 mos

* CG Character Animator * Garfield (Feature Film); Scooby Doo 2 (Feature Film) * Animation of Garfield with attention to facial and dialogue * Animation of Scooby with attention to weight and kinetics * Software: R&H Proprietary Software (Voodoo)

character animator

walt disney animation studios

1994-4 - 2003-4 · 9 yrs 1 mo

Animating lead characters such as "Mylo Thatch" Atlantis, Quasimodo, Pocahontas as well as 3D Mickey and Donald and other characters.

directing animator

sullivan bluth studios

1986-1 - 1994-4 · 8 yrs 4 mos

* Directing Animator * The Pebble & the Penguin (Feature Film) * Thumbelina (Feature Film) * A Troll in Central Park (Feature Film) * Directed or prepared sequences for my team of animators * Supervised all animation on my team (from 8 to 12 animators) * Created animation for key scenes (8 to 12 seconds per week) * Character Animator * Rock-A-Doodle (Feature Film) * All Dogs Go To Heaven (Feature Film) * Land Before Time (Feature Film) * American Tail (Feature Film) * Animated all main Characters with emphasis on performance, lip sync. * Ensured smooth workflow from animation through clean up.