I'm Eddie Chew, a seasoned Senior/Lead 3D Animator with over two decades of crafting high-end character and creature animation for award-winning feature films, cinematics, and visual effects productions. I’ve collaborated with industry-leading studios such as Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, Sony Pictures Imageworks, MPC, and Framestore on globally recognized projects including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Jurassic World, Captain America: Civil War, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Pacific Rim: Uprising. My strengths lie in cinematic performance, realistic creature motion, and refining collaborative production pipelines. I’m passionate about pushing the boundaries of storytelling through motion; I thrive on translating complex characters and creatures into believable, emotionally engaging performances. I enjoy mentoring teams, problem-solving in fast-paced environments, and continuously exploring new techniques to elevate animation in film, games, and visual effects projects.

Eddie Chew

I'm Eddie Chew, a seasoned Senior/Lead 3D Animator with over two decades of crafting high-end character and creature animation for award-winning feature films, cinematics, and visual effects productions. I’ve collaborated with industry-leading studios such as Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, Sony Pictures Imageworks, MPC, and Framestore on globally recognized projects including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Jurassic World, Captain America: Civil War, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Pacific Rim: Uprising. My strengths lie in cinematic performance, realistic creature motion, and refining collaborative production pipelines. I’m passionate about pushing the boundaries of storytelling through motion; I thrive on translating complex characters and creatures into believable, emotionally engaging performances. I enjoy mentoring teams, problem-solving in fast-paced environments, and continuously exploring new techniques to elevate animation in film, games, and visual effects projects.

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I’m Eddie Chew, a seasoned Senior/Lead 3D Animator with over two decades of crafting high-end character and creature animation for award-winning feature films, cinematics, and visual effects productions. I’ve collaborated with industry-leading studios such as Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, Sony Pictures Imageworks, MPC, and Framestore on globally recognized projects including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Jurassic World, Captain America: Civil War, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Pacific Rim: Uprising. My strengths lie in cinematic performance, realistic creature motion, and refining collaborative production pipelines.

I’m passionate about pushing the boundaries of storytelling through motion; I thrive on translating complex characters and creatures into believable, emotionally engaging performances. I enjoy mentoring teams, problem-solving in fast-paced environments, and continuously exploring new techniques to elevate animation in film, games, and visual effects projects.

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Work Experience

Senior 3D Animator at Scanline VFX
August 1, 2023 - September 1, 2023
Senior 3D Animator on the VFX Film Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
Owner & Creative Director at Griffin Animation Studios
September 1, 2022 - Present
Animation Studio producing animated content: Game cinematics, trailers, NFT & more
Senior Animator at Moving Picture Company
November 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022
Senior Character Animator on Transformers: Rise of the Beast
Senior Character Animator at Digital Domain
June 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Senior Character Animator on Black Adam and Ms. Marvel
Senior Character Animator at Axis Studios
February 1, 2021 - May 1, 2021
Senior Character Animator on Diablo 2: Resurrection and Halo Infinite cinematics
Senior Character Animator at Digital Domain
November 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021
Senior Character Animator on WandaVision
Senior Creature Animator at Ziva Dynamics
May 1, 2020 - October 1, 2020
Senior Creature Animator on various productions
Senior Creature Animator at Scanline VFX (Vancouver, Montreal, LA)
June 1, 2019 - April 1, 2020
Senior Creature Animator on Godzilla vs Kong
Senior Character Animator at Main Road Post
February 1, 2019 - May 1, 2019
Senior Character Animator on Gatekeeper of the Galaxy
Senior Creature & Character Animator at Industrial Light & Magic
September 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018
Senior Creature and Character Animator on Aladdin
Senior Character Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks
January 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018
Senior Character Animator on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Lead Animator at Double Negative
September 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017
Lead Character Animator on Pacific Rim 2: Uprising
Senior Creature Animator at Double Negative
April 1, 2017 - April 1, 2017
Senior Creature Animator (April 2017)
Senior Creature Animator at Method Studios
August 1, 2016 - February 1, 2017
Senior Creature Animator on Okja
Senior Character & Creature Animator at Double Negative
April 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016
Senior Character Animator on Star Trek Beyond; Senior Creature Animator on Alpha
Character Animator at Industrial Light & Magic
October 1, 2015 - April 1, 2016
Character Animator on Captain America: Civil War; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Senior Character Animator at MPC
April 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015
Senior Character Animator on The Finest Hours; Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Senior Creature Animator at Image Engine Design Inc.
February 1, 2015 - April 1, 2015
Senior Creature Animator on Jurassic World
Character Animator at Weta Digital
June 1, 2013 - December 1, 2014
Character Animator on Furious 7; The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies; Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Senior Creature Animator at Ember Lab
February 1, 2013 - February 1, 2013
Senior Creature Animator on Dust
Senior Character Animator at Image-Engine
May 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Senior Character Animator on R.I.P.D
Senior Character Animator at Rabbit Content
October 1, 2012 - October 1, 2012
Senior Character Animator on a High-end TV Commercial
Senior Character Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks
October 1, 2011 - May 1, 2012
Senior Character Animator on The Amazing Spider-Man; Senior Creature and Character Animator on Men in Black 3
Character Animator at Weta Digital
May 1, 2011 - October 1, 2011
Character Animator on Rise of the Planet of the Apes; The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Character Animator at Cinesite
February 1, 2011 - May 1, 2011
Character Animator for John Carter
Character Animator at Framestore CFC
September 1, 2010 - February 1, 2011
Character Animator on Gravity
Senior Character Animator at People’s Republic of Animation
August 1, 2010 - August 1, 2010
Character Animator on pitch for a Game Cinematic
Character Animator at Animal Logic
February 1, 2010 - July 1, 2010
Character Animator on Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole
Character Animator at Digital Pictures Iloura
September 1, 2009 - April 1, 2010
Creature Animator on Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Senior Character Animator at Trilobite Productions
November 1, 2009 - November 1, 2009
Character Animator on M&M interactive website
Lead Character Animator at Crystalised
January 1, 2009 - November 1, 2009
Animating hyper real characters and creatures for feature film proofs of concept
Character Animator at Zero One Animations
November 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008
Animator on the Game Cinematic
Senior Character Animator at Plastic Wax Animations
October 1, 2008 - November 1, 2008
Senior Character Animator for Silent Hill:Shattered Memories
Character Animator at Zero One Animations
August 1, 2008 - September 1, 2008
Character Animator on the Game Cinematic
Character Animator at Flying Bark Productions
March 1, 2008 - September 1, 2008
Character Animator on Zeke's Pad
Character Animator at Plastic Wax Animation
May 1, 2008 - May 1, 2008
Character Animator on Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 Cinematic
Character Animator at Pan Software
January 1, 2008 - March 1, 2008
Character Animator and CG generalist
Character Animator at Digital Pictures Iloura
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008
Character Animator on TV series Animalia
Character Animator & CG generalist at Inchain
January 1, 2004 - June 1, 2006
Character Animator and CG generalist

Education

Diploma at Animation Mentor
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
Certificate 4 at Screen Animation
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
Bachelor of Arts (Multimedia) at Curtin University of Technology
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026

Qualifications

Diploma
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026
Certificate 4
January 11, 2030 - May 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment