Vanguard Animation
Industry: Animation company
DescriptionVanguard Films & Animation, often named only as Vanguard Animation, is an American production studio founded in 2002 by producer John H. Williams and Neil Braun. The studio has offices in British Columbia, Canada and Ealing Studios in London, England, United Kingdom. Starz Media owns the studio's minority stake. Founded: 2002 Headquarters: West Hollywood, CA Number of employees: 10 Number of locations: 3 Founders: John H. Williams, Neil S. Braun
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Vanguard Animation Employees
DreamWorks Animation September 2009 - January 2015
Sony Pictures Imageworks January 2009 - September 2009
Walt Disney Animation Studios April 2008 - October 2008
Vanguard Animation April 2007 - March 2008
Walt Disney Animation Studios September 2006 - April 2007
DNA Productions August 2003 - April 2006
Reel FX Creative Studios August 1998 - December 2002
Education
Sam Houston State University 1993 — 1998
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design
MPC February 2015 - Present
Mikros Image July 2013 - Present
Freelance June 2013 - June 2013
Weta Digital November 2010 - November 2012
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc April 2010 - July 2010
CafeFX May 2009 - February 2010
Nitrogen Studios August 2008 - April 2009
Entity FX February 2007 - June 2008
The Moving Picture Company March 2008 - April 2008
Vanguard Animation May 2007 - January 2008
Skills
Layout, Storyboarding, Nuke, Maya, Compositing, Character Animation, Visual Effects, Computer Animation, Mental Ray, FX Options, Animation, 3D, Computer Graphics, Film, After Effects, Traditional Animation, 3D Studio Max, Flash, UV mapping, Lighting, MEL, Cinematics, Shake, Pre-visualization, Shading
Education
AVID Certified Training 2003 — 2003
Certificate, Editing and Compositing
Maya Certified Training 2001 — 2001
Certificate, Maya for Games
Maya Certified Training 2001 — 2001
Certificate, Introduction to Maya
NBCC Miramichi 1999 — 1999
Certificate, Graduate training in Softimage3D
NBCC Miramichi 1996 — 1998
Diploma, Animation and Graphic Technolgies
TUNS / DAL TECH 1993 — 1994
N/A, Architectural & Environmental Design
University of New Brunswick 1991 — 1993
N/A, Civil Engineering
Scalar Decisions August 2013 - Present
Stratuscore August 2012 - April 2013
Digital Domain October 2009 - June 2012
PipelineFX June 2002 - October 2009
Vanguard Animation 2007 - 2007
Mainframe Entertainment September 2004 - May 2005
Electronic Arts 2002 - 2004
Square USA 1999 - 2002
Mainframe Entertainment 1995 - 1999
Vertigo Software 1994 - 1995
Skills
Pipelines, Feature Films, Production Systems, Visual Effects, Computer Graphics, 3D, Team Building, Animation, Rendering, Character Animation, Mental Ray, Maya, Renderman, Computer Animation, Scripting, MEL, Game Development, Video Games, Nuke, PS3, Post Production, Xbox 360, Compositing, Houdini, Lighting, Texturing, Game Design, After Effects, Gameplay, OpenGL, Zbrush, Storyboarding, Traditional Animation
Education
Simon Fraser University
BS, Computer Science
gallus entertainment 2010 - 2011
Vanguard Animation Studio 2007 - 2007
Vanguard Animation 2007 - 2007
Skills
Maya, Computer Animation, Character Animation, 3D, Traditional Animation, Animation, Storyboarding
Education
Sheridan College 1997 — 2000
Vancouver Film School
Sony Pictures Imageworks February 2007 - Present
Vanguard Animation 2006 - 2007
Skills
3D, Animation, Compositing, Computer Graphics, Feature Films, Houdini, Lighting, Look Development, MEL, Maya, Mental Ray, Nuke, Renderman, Shake, Television, Visual Effects, Computer Animation, Digital Compositing, Character Animation, Shading
Education
University of Southern California 2003 — 2006
M.F.A., Animation and Digital Arts
Bilkent University 1998 — 2002
Conservatory, Jazz Performance and Harmony Minor
Bilkent University 1998 — 2002
B.A., Graphic Design
Keystone Entertainment November 2011 - June 2012
MPC April 2011 - November 2011
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc August 2010 - April 2011
Keystone Entertainment May 2010 - August 2010
Keystone Entertainment August 2009 - May 2010
Keystone Entertainment November 2008 - June 2009
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc February 2008 - October 2008
Vanguard Animation February 2007 - December 2007
DNA Productions April 2006 - June 2006
DNA Productions July 2003 - March 2006
Skills
Maya, Renderman, Texturing, Nuke, Mental Ray, Shading, Compositing, 3D, Character Animation, Houdini, Lighting, 3D Studio Max, Shaders, Computer Graphics, Modeling, Feature Films, Lightwave, Props, Illustrator, Bodypaint, Painting, Visual Effects
Education
The Art Institute of Dallas 2002 — 2003
AA, Computer Animation
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale 2000 — 2002
Computer Animation
Walt Disney Animation Studios March 2013 - Present
Man Arenas Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios July 2011 - Present
DODECA'DEN January 1998 - December 2011
MAN ARENAS January 2000 - July 2011
Studio SOI May 2008 - September 2009
Inuendo s.p.r.l. (Brussels) January 2007 - January 2009
Vanguard Animation January 2007 - March 2007
Studio Hamburg September 2006 - January 2007
Rothkirch/Cartoon Film (Berlin) March 2001 - 2006
Trickompany TFC Hamburg May 1999 - December 2003
Skills
Storyboarding, Production Design, Concept Design, Background Design, Character Design, Visual Development, Art Direction, Illustration, Comics, Layout, Conceptual Art, Prop Design, Concept Development, Digital Painting, Graphic Novels, English, Animation, Cartoons, 3D, Feature Films, Film, Visual Storytelling, Digital Illustration, Props, Character, 2D, Flash Animation, Drawing, Painting, Art, Illustrator, 3D Studio Max, Set Design, Photoshop, Character Animation, Traditional Animation, Visual Arts, Background Art, Pre-production, Maya, Computer Animation
Education
Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles - Ecole supérieure des Arts 1986 — 1988
Fines Arts
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc October 2014 - Present
Atomic Cartoons February 2014 - October 2014
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc October 2007 - February 2014
Vanguard Animation February 2007 - October 2007
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc July 2006 - January 2007
IDT Entertainment Toronto February 2006 - July 2006
Mainframe Entertainment March 2005 - February 2006
DPSI October 2003 - March 2005
Skills
Maya, Shotgun, Qt, RV, Python, HTML, Qube, 3D, Java, Premiere
Education
British Columbia Institute of Technology / BCIT 2012 — 2013
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design 2001 — 2004
Camera Obscura School of art 1999 — 2001
Method Studios January 2015 - Present
MPC November 2013 - December 2014
Sony Pictures Imageworks March 2013 - August 2013
Rhythm & Hues April 2012 - February 2013
MPC May 2011 - April 2012
Digital Domain November 2010 - March 2011
ILM - Singapore April 2008 - October 2010
Vanguard Animation September 2007 - February 2008
SPIN WEST VFX July 2005 - September 2007
Providential Pictures August 2003 - April 2005
Skills
Maya, Nuke, Compositing, 3D, Zbrush, Lighting, Animation, Look Development, Shake, Houdini, Modeling, Photoshop, Renderman, Visual Effects, Shading, Katana, Computer Graphics
Education
A.I. Arts Institute 2001 — 2002
Computer Animation/Visual effects
The University of British Columbia 1996 — 2000
B.A., Biological/Social Psychology
THQ April 2010 - Present
Sony Pictures Imageworks January 2009 - February 2010
LAIKA Entertainment May 2006 - January 2009
BFC 2005 - 2006
Jim Henson's Creature Shop January 2005 - July 2005
Vanguard Animation January 2003 - December 2004
Alias Wavefront 1988 - 2002
Cubicomp 1986 - 1988
Skills
Character Animation, Visual Effects, Animation, Maya, Nuke, Computer Graphics
Education
California Institute of the Arts 1982 — 1986
Industrial Light & Magic Vancouver June 2012 - Present
Digital Domain Vancouver June 2011 - May 2012
Digital Domain Vancouver October 2009 - May 2011
Image Engine Design Inc. October 2008 - October 2009
Rainmaker Animation February 2008 - September 2008
Vanguard Animation May 2006 - January 2008
Industrial Light & Magic January 2004 - April 2006
Industrial Light & Magic February 2002 - December 2003
Mainframe Entertainment Inc. 1996 - 2002
Skills
Renderman, Visual Effects, CGI, 3D graphics, Arnold, Katana, Post Production, VFX Supervision, Vray, 3D visualization
Education
Simon Fraser University 1990 — 1997
B.Sc., Computing Science
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau March 2015 - Present
Comcast Cable January 2013 - February 2015
Zynga March 2011 - December 2012
The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia February 2009 - October 2011
Shaba Games (Activision) November 2005 - January 2009
Pixar June 2005 - September 2005
Vanguard Animation June 2004 - December 2004
Skills
Python, Game Development, JavaScript, Maya, ActionScript
Education
Carnegie Mellon University 2003 — 2005
MSE, Entertainment Technology
University of Pennsylvania 1997 — 2001
BAS, Digital Media Design
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc December 2013 - Present
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc October 2012 - December 2013
Mechnology July 2012 - August 2012
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc October 2011 - June 2012
Nitrogen Studio October 2008 - September 2011
Rainmaker (Game Cinematics) March 2008 - June 2008
Vanguard Animation April 2007 - March 2008
Bardel Entertainment June 2006 - April 2007
Rhythm and Hue December 2005 - December 2005
GOD FORBID music video August 2005 - August 2005
Skills
Compositing, Lighting, Film, Rendering, Mental Ray, Nuke, Renderman, Shake, Maya, Matchmover, Krakatoa
Education
Academy of Arts University
MFA, 3D Computer Arts: Lighting
University of Calgary
BA, Economics, minor in Finance
Atmosphere Visual Effects February 2014 - Present
Buncha places October 2013 - January 2014
Gener8 Digital Media Corp November 2010 - August 2013
Mr. X Inc. July 2010 - October 2010
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc February 2010 - April 2010
Rainmaker 2008 - 2009
Vanguard Animation 2007 - 2008
Starz Animation January 2006 - August 2007
C.O.R.E. Feature Animation December 2003 - December 2005
AXYZ August 2002 - September 2003
Skills
Lighting, Visual Effects, Nuke, Maya, Computer Graphics, Animation, Feature Films, Compositing, Stereoscopic, Photography, Commercials, Digital Compositing
Education
Athabasca University 2010 — 2015
BSc, CIS
Concordia University 1990 — 1991
Film Studies, Photography
ICON Creative Studio February 2015 - Present
Capcom Game Studio Vancouver August 2011 - February 2015
Radical Entertainment December 2010 - July 2011
Nerd Corps Entertainment September 2010 - November 2010
EA April 2010 - July 2010
Radical Entertainment November 2007 - February 2010
Vanguard Animation August 2007 - October 2007
Nerd Corps Entertainment May 2005 - July 2007
Korea Sun, Coreamedia, Samsung AD May 2001 - April 2005
Mainframe Entertainment July 2000 - April 2001
Skills
Character Animation, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Maya, Cinematics, XSI
Education
Vancouver Film School 1999 — 2000
3D Animation
Chonbuk National University 1992 — 1996
BA
Google March 2011 - Present
Sony Pictures Imageworks July 2008 - August 2010
Vanguard Animation May 2007 - August 2007
Education
University of Pennsylvania 2004 — 2008
BSE, Digital Media Design
Wintrust Mortgage December 2013 - Present
Sony Imageworks August 2009 - August 2013
Halon Entertainment October 2008 - January 2009
IMAGI Animation Studios August 2005 - October 2008
Rich Crest Animation January 2008 - May 2008
Vanguard Animation 2002 - 2003
Sony Pictures Imageworks 2002 - 2002
DreamWorks Animation 1999 - 2001
Walt Disney Feature Animation 1996 - 1999
Warner Bros. Animation 1995 - 1996
Skills
Animation, Layout, Feature Films, Cinematics, Film, Pre-visualization, Modeling, Visual Effects, Nuke, Maya, Character Animation, Compositing, Computer Animation, Traditional Animation, 3D, Digital Compositing, Storyboarding, Texturing, After Effects, Computer Graphics
Education
California Institute of the Arts 1993 — 1995
Trinity College-Hartford 1986 — 1991
BA, History
Bardel Entertainment June 2014 - Present
Zoic Studios February 2015 - May 2015
Bardel Entertainment March 2012 - June 2014
Luximation Animation January 2011 - March 2012
Disney Interactive - Propaganda Games March 2010 - December 2010
Obo Naga - iPhone Game November 2009 - February 2010
CIS September 2009 - October 2009
Nitrogen Studios February 2009 - September 2009
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc January 2008 - December 2008
Vanguard Animation June 2007 - January 2008
Skills
Texturing, Maya, Rendering, Compositing, Lighting, Nuke, Mental Ray, XSI, Cinematics, Character Animation, PS3, Animation, Computer Graphics, Video Games, Visual Effects
Education
Capilano University 2006 — 2007
Certificate, 3D Animation
Emily Carr Institute of Art+Design 2003 — 2006
BA, Visual Arts
Green River Community College
Universidad ORT Uruguay March 2012 - Present
California Institute of the Arts January 2009 - Present
Blue Sky Studios March 2009 - May 2009
LAIKA 2006 - 2007
Walt Disney Feature Animation 1988 - 2006
Walt Disney Animation Studio 1988 - 2006
Vanguard Animation 2003 - 2003
DreamWorks SKG 1996 - 1998
Pixar Animation Studios 1994 - 1996
Pixar 1994 - 1996
Skills
Animation, Live Action, Storyboarding, Cartoons, Feature Films, Pre-production, Screenwriting, Story Consulting, Professors, Teaching
Education
California Institute of the Arts 1986 — 1988
Character Animation
University of Michigan 1976 — 1980
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters
Forest Hills high school
Bibliomondo Technologies du savoir December 2014 - Present
ANTRO October 2013 - December 2014
Ekidev August 2012 - October 2013
Akolad (working at Technomedia) May 2012 - August 2012
Frantic Films October 2008 - September 2009
Nerd Corps Entertainment 2007 - 2008
Vanguard Animation 2007 - 2007
Skills
HTML 5, CSS3, Responsive web sites, jQuery, JavaScript, PHP, CSS, Web Development, Photoshop, SASS, Animation, Java, SQL, Front-end, HTML
Education
L'institut supérieur d'informatique 2011 — 2012
AEC, Programming and Web Applications
Concordia University 2009 — 2011
Batchelor (not completed), Computer Science
Art Institue of Vancouver 2005 — 2007
Diploma, Animation Art and Design
Digital Domain June 2012 - Present
Digital Domain October 2011 - May 2012
Gener8 Digital Media Corp May 2011 - September 2011
Digital Domain September 2010 - April 2011
Digital Domain 2010 - 2011
Atmosphere Visual Effects June 2009 - August 2009
Keystone Entertainment March 2009 - May 2009
Bardel Entertainment September 2008 - December 2008
Vanguard Animation October 2007 - February 2008
IMAX April 2007 - July 2007
Skills
Nuke, Compositing, 3D, Rotoscoping, Digital Compositing, Maya, Visual Effects, Feature Films, After Effects, Look Development
Education
Vancouver Institute of Media Arts 2006 — 2006
Digital Compositing Intensive
The University of British Columbia
Sony Pictures Imageworks November 2014 - Present
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc June 2014 - October 2014
Industrial Light & Magic January 2014 - June 2014
Pixar Canada August 2010 - October 2013
Rainmaker October 2007 - August 2010
Rainmaker Entertainment 2007 - August 2010
Vanguard Animation 2006 - 2007
Pixar Animation Studios January 1997 - September 2006
Skills
Character Animation, Maya, Animation, Computer Animation, Team Leadership, Visual Effects, Facial Animation, 3D
Education
Sheridan College 1995 — 1997
Classical Animation, animation
Grant Macewan University 1986 — 1988
graphic design, Graphic Design
Dragon Entertainment July 2014 - Present
Rhythm & Hues 2008 - December 2013
Vanguard Animation 2006 - 2008
Skills
Feature Films, Visual Effects, Animation, Languages: Spanish &..., Television, Video Production, Scripting, Film, Post Production, Avid, Motion Graphics, Storytelling, New Media, Computer Graphics, Film Production, Short Films, 3D, Lighting, Compositing, Screenwriting, Entertainment, Creative Direction, Maya, Storyboarding, Producing, Character Animation, Commercials, Video, Computer Animation, Production Managment, Digital Media, Pre-production
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., English Literature
Starburns Industries May 2015 - Present
Bento Box Entertainment LLC May 2013 - May 2015
20th Century Fox September 2009 - June 2013
Walt Disney Animation Studios November 2007 - September 2009
Vanguard Animation June 2006 - March 2007
Pixar Animation Studios January 1996 - October 2005
Skills
Avid Media Composer, Post Production, Animation, Feature Films, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara 1990 — 1995
BA, Film Studies
Industrial Light & Magic May 2014 - Present
Industrial Light & Magic June 2012 - February 2014
MPC October 2009 - June 2012
Prime Focus May 2009 - October 2009
MPC August 2008 - May 2009
Vanguard Animation May 2007 - February 2008
Skills
Visual Effects, Post Production, Nuke, 3D, Animation, Digital Compositing, Compositing, Film, Maya, Feature Films
Education
The University of British Columbia 2002 — 2006
BASc, Computer Engineering
Prana Animation Studios February 2015 - July 2015
Vanguard Animation 2015 - 2015
Prana Animation Studios 2014 - 2014
Prana Animation Studios 2013 - 2013
Technicolor 2012 - 2012
Animation Picture Company 2012 - 2012
Product Factory 2011 - 2011
Animation Picture Company 2011 - 2011
Technicolor 2010 - 2011
Threshold Animation 2009 - 2010
Education
New York University
BFA, Film and Television
VideoAmp March 2015 - Present
PK4 Media November 2012 - March 2015
Dyrodesign July 2012 - November 2012
Leaping Brain Labs March 2012 - July 2012
The Garage Team Mazda October 2011 - March 2012
Vanguard Animation September 2009 - February 2011
Primary Color March 2008 - December 2008
Apple Retail October 2007 - January 2008
Skills
Mac OS X, Photoshop, HTML, CSS, Project Management, FTP, Troubleshooting, Mac, Web Design, Flash, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Drupal, iPad, Wordpress, iPhone, JavaScript, Graphic Design, iOS, Technical Support, MySQL, Web Development, Server Administration, Google Apps, Mac OS, HTML 5, OS X, Ruby, Python, Quality Assurance, Unit Testing, HTML5
Education
Santa Monica College 2011 — 2012
Computer Science
Glendale College 2008 — 2011
Computer Science