I am a highly skilled and versatile Lead Animator with extensive experience in 3D animation and team leadership, driving production at Love Love Films on a large-scale children’s project. I specialize in hand-keyed animation, shot reviews, and providing actionable feedback to ensure the creative vision is realized. I enjoy mentoring junior animators and guiding them to improve technically and creatively. I have strong proficiency in Cinema 4D, Maya, and a broad range of animation and modelling tools, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality content under tight deadlines. My career includes animating for Lego Star Wars and Lego Ninjago, and collaborating on high-profile projects for The National Trust. I excel at leading teams, solving complex problems, and adapting to evolving workflows. I am passionate about pushing the boundaries of animation to create engaging and impactful visuals.

Andrew Robinson

I am a highly skilled and versatile Lead Animator with extensive experience in 3D animation and team leadership, driving production at Love Love Films on a large-scale children’s project. I specialize in hand-keyed animation, shot reviews, and providing actionable feedback to ensure the creative vision is realized. I enjoy mentoring junior animators and guiding them to improve technically and creatively. I have strong proficiency in Cinema 4D, Maya, and a broad range of animation and modelling tools, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality content under tight deadlines. My career includes animating for Lego Star Wars and Lego Ninjago, and collaborating on high-profile projects for The National Trust. I excel at leading teams, solving complex problems, and adapting to evolving workflows. I am passionate about pushing the boundaries of animation to create engaging and impactful visuals.

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I am a highly skilled and versatile Lead Animator with extensive experience in 3D animation and team leadership, driving production at Love Love Films on a large-scale children’s project. I specialize in hand-keyed animation, shot reviews, and providing actionable feedback to ensure the creative vision is realized. I enjoy mentoring junior animators and guiding them to improve technically and creatively.

I have strong proficiency in Cinema 4D, Maya, and a broad range of animation and modelling tools, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality content under tight deadlines. My career includes animating for Lego Star Wars and Lego Ninjago, and collaborating on high-profile projects for The National Trust. I excel at leading teams, solving complex problems, and adapting to evolving workflows. I am passionate about pushing the boundaries of animation to create engaging and impactful visuals.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Animator at Love Love Films
August 1, 2021 - Present
Lead Animator and 3D Artist responsible for delivering hand-keyed animation for a large-scale children's show. Planned and ran storyboard meetings, reviewed shots, and provided feedback to ensure the creative vision was realized. Mentored junior animators and contributed to pipeline improvements.
Animator at Bournemouth University
February 1, 2020 - June 1, 2021
Animator and 3D Artist on The National Trust project; delivered hand-keyed animation for a short film about the Battle of Fougères; collaborated on library animations and introduced three variations of a cathedral sequence; built simple Maya rigs for game engine compatibility.
Animator and 3D Artist at Amuzo
May 1, 2014 - May 1, 2019
Animator and 3D Artist on multiple titles including Lego Star Wars The New Yoda Chronicles, Lego Star Wars Empire vs Rebels, Lego Ninjago Skybound, Lego City My City 2, Playmobil Top Agents, Lego Ninjago Ride Ninja; worked with Unity and other technical packages; rigged, animated and polished 3D characters including Lego minifigs; built state machines and assisted coders with animation state planning; performed motion capture cleanup and explored Kinect-based motion capture; contributed to 2D assets for marketing.
Animator at Amuzo
May 1, 2014 - May 1, 2019
Animator and 3D Artist on multiple LEGO franchises and mobile titles, including Lego Star Wars The New Yoda Chronicles, Lego Star Wars Empire vs Rebels, Lego Ninjago Skybound, Lego City My City 2, Playmobile Top Agents, Lego Ninjago Ride Ninja. Rigged, animated, and polished 3D Lego characters; built state machines with coders; performed motion capture cleanup; started learning Mocap with Kinect.
3D Animator at Betdigital Ltd
April 1, 2013 - March 1, 2014
3D Animator designing characters for a prototype game; created original 3D character art; contributed UI layout for coders and game integration; clients included Gala Bingo and other high-street betting shops.
Freelance Animator and Digital Artist
January 1, 2010 - April 1, 2013
Long- and short-term freelance roles at various clients including CityScape Digital, Creation Studio Productions, PixelHeads, Cimex. Worked as an animator, 3D modeler and artist on various workloads.
Freelance Animator and Digital Artist at Various Clients
January 1, 2010 - April 1, 2013
Long- and short-term freelance roles at various clients including CityScape Digital, Creation Studio Productions, PixelHeads, Cimex; worked as animator, 3D modeler and artist on various workloads.
Freelance Animator and Digital Artist at Various clients (CityScape Digital, Creation Studio Productions, PixelHeads, Cimex)
January 1, 2010 - April 1, 2013
Long- and short-term freelance roles across multiple clients; responsibilities included animation, 3D model creation, and artwork for a range of projects.

Education

Foundation degree, Diploma, BA Hons Digital animation at University of West London
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010
BA Hons Digital Animation at University of West London
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010
BA Hons Digital Animation at University of West London
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010
Foundation degree, Diploma, BA Hons Digital Animation at University of West London
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010
Foundation degree, Diploma, BA Hons Digital Animation at University of West London
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education, Software & Internet