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I am Bang Lee, a Lead Animator with 31 years of professional animation experience, including 23+ years in video game development and feature films. I specialize in gameplay animation, combat systems, motion capture, and cinematic animation, and I love building efficient pipelines that empower teams to create high-quality animation. Over the course of shipping AAA titles such as New World and other projects at ZeniMax Online Studios and Amazon Games, I’ve led teams, defined animation standards, and collaborated across design, engineering, and production to deliver immersive gameplay. I’m passionate about mentorship and cross-discipline collaboration to elevate both the art and the player experience.…I am Bang Lee, a Lead Animator with 31 years of professional animation experience, including 23+ years in video game development and feature films. I specialize in gameplay animation, combat systems, motion capture, and cinematic animation, and I love building efficient pipelines that empower teams to create high-quality animation. Over the course of shipping AAA titles such as New World and other projects at ZeniMax Online Studios and Amazon Games, I’ve led teams, defined animation standards, and collaborated across design, engineering, and production to deliver immersive gameplay. I’m passionate about mentorship and cross-discipline collaboration to elevate both the art and the player experience.

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I am Bang Lee, a Lead Animator with 31 years of professional animation experience, including 23+ years in video game development and feature films. I specialize in gameplay animation, combat systems, motion capture, and cinematic animation, and I love building efficient pipelines that empower teams to create high-quality animation. Over the course of shipping AAA titles such as New World and other projects at ZeniMax Online Studios and Amazon Games, I’ve led teams, defined animation standards, and collaborated across design, engineering, and production to deliver immersive gameplay. I’m passionate about mentorship and cross-discipline collaboration to elevate both the art and the player experience.…I am Bang Lee, a Lead Animator with 31 years of professional animation experience, including 23+ years in video game development and feature films. I specialize in gameplay animation, combat systems, motion capture, and cinematic animation, and I love building efficient pipelines that empower teams to create high-quality animation. Over the course of shipping AAA titles such as New World and other projects at ZeniMax Online Studios and Amazon Games, I’ve led teams, defined animation standards, and collaborated across design, engineering, and production to deliver immersive gameplay. I’m passionate about mentorship and cross-discipline collaboration to elevate both the art and the player experience.

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I am Bang Lee, a Lead Animator with 31 years of professional animation experience, including 23+ years in video game development and feature films.
I specialize in gameplay animation, combat systems, motion capture, and cinematic animation, and I love building efficient pipelines that empower teams to create high-quality animation.

Over the course of shipping AAA titles such as New World and other projects at ZeniMax Online Studios and Amazon Games, I’ve led teams, defined animation standards, and collaborated across design, engineering, and production to deliver immersive gameplay. I’m passionate about mentorship and cross-discipline collaboration to elevate both the art and the player experience.

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Work Experience

Lead Animator at ZeniMax Online Studios

April 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025

Lead Animator on an unannounced third-person shooter MMORPG. Led gameplay animation development using keyframe and motion capture workflows. Built, optimized, and maintained animation pipelines for production efficiency. Implemented high-quality gameplay animations directly in the game engine. Managed short-term and long-term animation schedules and priorities. Mentored and developed animation team members. Collaborated closely with design, engineering, and production teams.

Principal Animator at ZeniMax Online Studios

March 1, 2021 - April 1, 2022

Created previs for game animation direction. Built, optimized, and maintained animation pipelines for production efficiency. Implemented high-quality gameplay animations directly in the game engine. Mentored and developed animation team members. Collaborated closely with design, engineering, and production teams.

Lead Animator at Zenimax Online Studios

March 1, 2021 - October 20, 2025

Leading animation on an unreleased MMORPG, third-person shooter. Built and optimized keyframe and mocap animation pipelines. Managed scheduling and planning for short and long-term goals. Mentored and developed animation team members. Created and implemented high-quality gameplay animations in the game engine.

Animation Lead at Amazon Games

December 1, 2017 - March 1, 2021

Defined animation style and quality bar. Created and implemented gameplay animations in-engine. Supported combat, traversal, and player movement systems. New World (MMORPG) – Shipped; Intensity (FPS) – Canceled. Directed motion capture and keyframe animation production; built EmotionFX graphs, state machines, and blend systems; planned team priorities and production schedules; mentored animators and provided animation feedback.

Lead Animator at Amazon Games

December 1, 2017 - March 1, 2021

Shipped New World (MMORPG). Defined animation style, produced assets, and implemented animations in-engine. Directed mocap / keyframe animation and built Emotion FX state machines, anim graphs, and blends. Planned team priorities and oversaw animation schedules; mentored animators.

Senior Animator at Amazon Games

February 1, 2014 - November 1, 2017

Created player and creature animations for New World (MMORPG). Delivered high-quality gameplay assets across combat and traversal. Mentored and developed animation team members.

Lead Animator at Double Helix Games

May 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Developed responsive, combat-driven gameplay animations. Animated both biped and quadruped characters. Focused on timing, readability, and gameplay responsiveness.

Animation Lead at Double Helix Games

May 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Killer Instinct (Xbox One Exclusive) – Shipped. Developed responsive, combat-driven gameplay animations. Animated both biped and quadruped characters. Focused on timing, readability, and gameplay responsiveness.

Senior Animator at Double Helix Games

May 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Shipped Killer Instinct (Xbox One Exclusive). Developed responsive, combat-driven animations and animation work for various characters and quadruped assets.

Lead Animator at High Moon Studios

November 1, 2010 - April 1, 2013

Deadpool (Xbox 360, PS3) – Shipped; Transformers: Fall of Cybertron – Shipped; Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Shipped. Produced keyframed gameplay and cinematic animations. Defined animation style and pipelines for gameplay and cinematics. Created weapon animation pipelines. Improved animation sync and workflow efficiency.

Lead Animator at Bandai Namco Entertainment

January 1, 2009 - November 1, 2010

Shipped games such as Splatterhouse (Xbox 360, PS3). Directed realistic combat & cinematic animation (acting, lip-sync, gore-heavy gameplay). Created in-game cutscenes.

Lead Animator at The Collective Inc.

June 1, 2006 - August 1, 2006

Developed realistic combat/traversal animations for Dirty Harry (canceled). 3rd-person action combat (ranged & melee weapons).

Lead Animator at Bottlerocket Entertainment

February 1, 2003 - December 1, 2008

Led animation teams across gameplay, combat, and cinematics. Titles include: 300: March to Glory (PSP) – Shipped; Xiaolin Showdown (PS2, Xbox, PSP, DS) – Shipped; Rise of the Kasai (PS2) – Shipped; Splatterhouse – Prototype; Flash (DC / WB) – Canceled.

Lead Animator at Bottle Rocket Entertainment

February 1, 2003 - December 1, 2008

Led the animation team, oversaw combat design, cinematics, and in-game animation. Shipped multiple titles including 300: March to Glory (PSP) and Xiao Lin Showdown (PS2); contributed to Rise of the Kasai.

Animator (2D Traditional) at DreamWorks Feature Animation

March 1, 1996 - July 1, 2003

Animator (2D Traditional) for feature films including Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas; Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron; The Road to El Dorado; The Prince of Egypt. Responsible for character animation and performance timing.

Animator (Feature Film) at DreamWorks Animation

January 1, 1996 - December 31, 2003

Feature film animation credits: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, The Road to El Dorado, The Prince of Egypt.

Layout Artist at Toon Us In

January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1996

2D layout artist for television animation; worked on King of the Hill (FOX) and Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys.

2D Layout Artist at Toon Us In

January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1996

Created 2D layout for King of the Hill (Fox) and Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys.