Farnood Taheri

Lead animation for a wide range of characters and creatures, from agile humanoids to large-scale quadrupeds. Designed custom rigs for production ensuring intuitive controls and consistent deformation. Integrated animation directly into the game engine, collaborating closely with engineers to refine responsiveness and timing. Supported the development of gameplay systems through animation-driven design and prototyping. Helped establish animation best practices and contributed to internal rigging tools.

Built and implemented a streamlined animation pipeline for animating Meta Humans across Blender, Maya, and Unreal. Created real-time groom and cloth simulations, balancing realism with performance. Directed in-engine cinematics work including camera work and lighting setup. Developed custom character behaviors through joint-based simulation and physics-driven deformation, enhancing mocap performance with hand-keyed polish to strengthen emotional readability.

Focused on rigging and simulation support in Unreal Engine, assisting with performance tuning and asset setup. Provided technical troubleshooting and workflow solutions for character teams.