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Senior 3D Animator & Animation Lead | Cinematics • Games • Film Senior 3D character animator with 16+ years of experience across AAA games and feature films. Worked with studios including Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG, and Tencent, delivering high-quality cinematic and in-game animation. Strong in character performance, shot polish, and production-ready workflows. Reliable, collaborative, and detail-focused. Tools: Maya, Unreal Engine, Unity…Senior 3D Animator & Animation Lead | Cinematics • Games • Film Senior 3D character animator with 16+ years of experience across AAA games and feature films. Worked with studios including Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG, and Tencent, delivering high-quality cinematic and in-game animation. Strong in character performance, shot polish, and production-ready workflows. Reliable, collaborative, and detail-focused. Tools: Maya, Unreal Engine, Unity

Chong Kian Shyang

Animator, 3D Animator, Cinematographer

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Senior 3D Animator & Animation Lead | Cinematics • Games • Film Senior 3D character animator with 16+ years of experience across AAA games and feature films. Worked with studios including Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG, and Tencent, delivering high-quality cinematic and in-game animation. Strong in character performance, shot polish, and production-ready workflows. Reliable, collaborative, and detail-focused. Tools: Maya, Unreal Engine, Unity…Senior 3D Animator & Animation Lead | Cinematics • Games • Film Senior 3D character animator with 16+ years of experience across AAA games and feature films. Worked with studios including Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG, and Tencent, delivering high-quality cinematic and in-game animation. Strong in character performance, shot polish, and production-ready workflows. Reliable, collaborative, and detail-focused. Tools: Maya, Unreal Engine, Unity

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Singapore, Singapore

Senior 3D Animator & Animation Lead | Cinematics • Games • Film

Senior 3D character animator with 16+ years of experience across AAA games and feature films. Worked with studios including Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG, and Tencent, delivering high-quality cinematic and in-game animation.

Strong in character performance, shot polish, and production-ready workflows. Reliable, collaborative, and detail-focused.

Tools: Maya, Unreal Engine, Unity

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Chinese

Fluent

Work Experience

Cinematic Animation Supervisor at Happy Elements / Elementa Silver Palace

September 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Led and scaled the Chengdu Cinematic Animation team (40 animators), defining long-term cinematic vision and animation standards. Directed all cinematic animation for Silver Palace, collaborating closely with Technical Animation, Rigging, and Engineering. Oversaw motion capture shoots, cinematic pipelines, budgets, schedules, and milestone delivery. Mentored leads and senior animators to maintain consistent quality and performance

Lead Animator at Tencent TiMi Studio Group

March 1, 2022 - September 1, 2025

Led key character introduction and selection cinematics, defining camera language, posing, and visual clarity across tiers. Delivered sequences end-to-end from previs to final, including animation, AI-assisted dialogue workflows, and Unreal Engine implementation. Partnered with Production, Art, Gameplay, and Engineering to validate rigs, automate animation systems, and ensure smooth in-game integration.

Animation Sequence Lead at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

July 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022

Animation Sequence Lead. Led animation sequences across departments, coordinating with multiple teams to ensure narrative and technical alignment for major VFX titles; contributed to shot pipelines and quality reviews.

Senior Animator at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

November 1, 2015 - Present

Delivered animation for major VFX titles; collaborated with cross-discipline teams to shape character performance and motion for feature films.

Senior Animator at DNEG

March 1, 2015 - October 1, 2015

Delivered animation for major VFX titles; contributed to shot pipelines and quality.

Animation Lecturer at 3dsense Media School

September 1, 2014 - November 1, 2014

Taught animation fundamentals and Maya workflows.

Animator at Lucasfilm Animation

September 1, 2009 - March 1, 2010

Delivered animated shots for Star Wars: The Clone Wars.