I'm Dennis Sisterson, an animator and animation director based in the UK. After studying animation at Southampton Solent University, I began my industry career with Bob Godfrey and went on to work on a range of animated TV series and projects as an animator, storyboard artist and animation director. I enjoy both independent work and being part of a team, contributing ideas from inception to completion, or focusing on animation or storyboarding as required. More recently I’ve balanced TV animation with personal films and commercials, creating short films and animated ads for various clients. I’m comfortable training new animators, directing teams, and helping shape a project’s look and feel from concept through to delivery, using tools like CelAction, TVPaint, Toon Boom and the Adobe suite.…

Dennis Sisterson

I'm Dennis Sisterson, an animator and animation director based in the UK. After studying animation at Southampton Solent University, I began my industry career with Bob Godfrey and went on to work on a range of animated TV series and projects as an animator, storyboard artist and animation director. I enjoy both independent work and being part of a team, contributing ideas from inception to completion, or focusing on animation or storyboarding as required. More recently I’ve balanced TV animation with personal films and commercials, creating short films and animated ads for various clients. I’m comfortable training new animators, directing teams, and helping shape a project’s look and feel from concept through to delivery, using tools like CelAction, TVPaint, Toon Boom and the Adobe suite.…

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I’m Dennis Sisterson, an animator and animation director based in the UK. After studying animation at Southampton Solent University, I began my industry career with Bob Godfrey and went on to work on a range of animated TV series and projects as an animator, storyboard artist and animation director. I enjoy both independent work and being part of a team, contributing ideas from inception to completion, or focusing on animation or storyboarding as required.

More recently I’ve balanced TV animation with personal films and commercials, creating short films and animated ads for various clients. I’m comfortable training new animators, directing teams, and helping shape a project’s look and feel from concept through to delivery, using tools like CelAction, TVPaint, Toon Boom and the Adobe suite.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Animation Director at Complete Control (UK) Limited
April 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Directed animation and storyboards on Nick Cope’s Popcast; led a team of animators and assistants.
Animation Director at Complete Control (UK) Limited
August 1, 2022 - Present
Animation direction plus animation and storyboarding for Nick Cope’s Popcast; involved again in August 2022.
Animation Director at Three Stones Media
January 1, 2024 - Present
Directing team of college students to create short animated films, simulating an employment scenario.
Illustrator and Animator at University of Surrey
September 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
Illustrator and animator for large printed infographic and accompanying video.
CelAction Animator at Studio 43
August 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
CelAction animator on Horrible Histories.
Animator/Designer/Director at Sage Publishing, Los Angeles
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Animation/design/direction for 12 short educational films.
Animation/Design/Direction at The Gate Films
January 1, 2019 - Present
Animation/design/direction for TV ad, 6 idents and 3 web animations promoting FENSA.
Character Rigger, Flash Animator at BBC
January 1, 2019 - Present
Character rigging and Flash animation for Dr Who DVD ‘The Faceless Ones’.
Storyboard Artist at Jellyfish Pictures
January 1, 2018 - Present
Storyboard artist for Floogals.
CelAction Animator at SixteenSouth
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
CelAction animation on Claude (2017), Pinkalicious and Peteriffic (pilot, 2016).
Animator at Karrot Animation
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Animator on Amazon Prime special The Snowy Day.
Animation Director at Sherbet
February 1, 2010 - March 31, 2010
Directed animation on Irn-Bru commercial; storyboarding and live-action integration.
Animator at Nickelodeon (pilot)
January 1, 2009 - Present
Animated a 4-minute pilot episode for proposed Nickelodeon cartoon series.
Animator at Unit 9 / Bartle Bogle Hegarty
January 1, 2009 - Present
Animated banner ads for Audi’s Unbox the Box campaign.
Animator at Triffic Films
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2010
Traditional animation on Dominion; celAction on 2DTV series 1 and 5; other projects 2001-2010.
CelAction Rigger / Character Animator / Effects Animator at Jason Harding Productions
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Worked on an animated/live-action documentary series for Guy Ritchie.
Animation/Designer/Director at The Moment
January 1, 2015 - Present
Animation/design/direction for PwC short film; whiteboard animations for AQA and Nissan (2019).
CelAction Animator at King Rollo Films
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
CelAction animator on Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies.
CelAction Animator at Collingwood O’Hare Entertainment
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2003
CelAction animator on Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! (2002/3) and The Secret Show (2005/06); helped define acting style.
CelAction Animator at Collingwood O’Hare Entertainment
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2006
The Secret Show (2005/06).
Sequence Director/Designer/Animator at Talkback Television
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
Animated sketch show Monkey Dust for BBC3; Gay Dream Man sequences; Flash.
Traditional Animator at Bob Godfrey Films
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 1999
Traditional animation on TV specials Margaret Thatcher: Where Am I Now? and Millennium: The Musical.
Animation/Director at Baby Cow Animation
January 1, 2011 - Present
Animation for Horrible Histories; animation for Lee Evans DVD/stage show; Viz Blaps director for Channel 4 (2011).

Education

BA(Hons) 1st class at Southampton Institute (Southampton Solent University)
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1998

Qualifications

Bafta selection committee member for Best Short Animation
January 1, 2008 - March 31, 2026
TVS Awards judge for best student animation
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010
British Animation Awards 2020 judge
January 1, 2020 - March 31, 2026
Skillset evaluator for animation degree courses
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services

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