I’m a Lead Animator with a strong background in 3D animation and team leadership, currently driving production at Love Love Films on a large-scale children’s project. I excel in hand-keyed animation, shot reviews, and providing constructive feedback to help the creative vision come to life, while mentoring junior animators and helping them grow their technical and creative skills. I thrive under tight deadlines and am passionate about delivering engaging visuals. My career spans major franchises like Lego Star Wars and Lego Ninjago, plus collaborations with The National Trust. I’m proficient in Cinema 4D and Maya, with experience building rigs, state machines, and integrating animation into game engines and pipelines. I’m dedicated to pushing the boundaries of animation to create high-quality, impactful visuals across platforms.

Andrew Robinson

I’m a Lead Animator with a strong background in 3D animation and team leadership, currently driving production at Love Love Films on a large-scale children’s project. I excel in hand-keyed animation, shot reviews, and providing constructive feedback to help the creative vision come to life, while mentoring junior animators and helping them grow their technical and creative skills. I thrive under tight deadlines and am passionate about delivering engaging visuals. My career spans major franchises like Lego Star Wars and Lego Ninjago, plus collaborations with The National Trust. I’m proficient in Cinema 4D and Maya, with experience building rigs, state machines, and integrating animation into game engines and pipelines. I’m dedicated to pushing the boundaries of animation to create high-quality, impactful visuals across platforms.

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I’m a Lead Animator with a strong background in 3D animation and team leadership, currently driving production at Love Love Films on a large-scale children’s project. I excel in hand-keyed animation, shot reviews, and providing constructive feedback to help the creative vision come to life, while mentoring junior animators and helping them grow their technical and creative skills. I thrive under tight deadlines and am passionate about delivering engaging visuals.

My career spans major franchises like Lego Star Wars and Lego Ninjago, plus collaborations with The National Trust. I’m proficient in Cinema 4D and Maya, with experience building rigs, state machines, and integrating animation into game engines and pipelines. I’m dedicated to pushing the boundaries of animation to create high-quality, impactful visuals across platforms.

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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 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 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.
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.
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.

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

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education, Software & Internet