Kevin O'Neil

Current

• Effects Animator at Warner Bros. Animation

Past

• Efx Animator at Ken Duncan Studios
• Effects Animator at Bert Klein
• 3D Modeler at Hi-Test Productions Inc

• Effects Animator at Pow Wow Worldwide
• Effects Animator at Walt Disney Television Animation
• Effects Animator at Cartoon Network
• Effects Animator at Walt Disney Television Animation
• Effects Animator at Warner Bros. Animation
• Effects Animator at Rich Animation Studio
• Effects Animator at Walt Disney Feature Animation
• Animator at Warner Bros. Television
• Effects Animator at Rich Animation Studio
• Effects Animator at Hyperion Animation
• Assistant animator - Animator at Don Bluth Studios
• Illustrator at Kinetics Animation - Chicago

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Education

• Studio Arts
• American Academy of Art

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Industry

Animation

Websites

• IMDB

Kevin O'Neil’s Summary

I am an Effects Animator in 2D. Worked at most of the major studios, WB, Disney Feature, Disney TV, Warner Classics. Experienced in 2D special effects. I started out in character animation at Don Bluth Studios in Ireland.

I've taken the last few years off for personal and family reasons. Been busy with independent projects, one being a 3D short with other animation professionals from Disney and Dreamworks. The other projects are book related.

My goal is to keep working in this great business and keep abreast of new technology and develop new projects.

Kevin O'Neil’s Specialties:

Specializing in 2D effects animation. Experience in Maya, modeling and animating.

Kevin O'Neil’s Experience

• Effects Animator

  Warner Bros. Animation

  (Public Company; TWX; Entertainment industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

  Currently animating effects for WB

• Efx Animator

  Ken Duncan Studios

  (Animation industry)

  April 2009 — August 2009 (5 months)

  Freelance Efx

• Effects Animator

  Bert Klein

  (Animation industry)

  November 2007 — December 2007 (2 months)

  Freelance effects animation on a Bert & Jennifer Klein short, called Founding Fathers

• 3D Modeler

  Hi-Test Productions Inc

  (Animation industry)

  February 2006 — May 2006 (4 months)

  Modeler in 3D (Maya) for a Russell Calabrese project for Hi-Test Productions.

• Effects Animator

  Pow Wow Worldwide

  (Animation industry)

  October 2003 — October 2003 (1 month)

  Freelance effects animation on a Disney/Dodge Caravan commercial for Pow Wow.

• Effects Animator

  Walt Disney Television Animation

  (Animation industry)

  January 2002 — February 2002 (2 months)

  Animated effects on Piglet's Big Movie - just some freelance work

• Effects Animator

  Cartoon Network

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; TWX; Animation industry)

  June 2001 — July 2001 (2 months)

  Animated effects on The Powerpuff Girls Movie

• Effects Animator

  Walt Disney Television Animation

  (Animation industry)

  September 1999 — January 2000 (5 months)

  I animated effects on 3 sequences on The Tigger Movie. I also organized and supervised the crew that came on to help finish the movie on those effects sequences.

• Effects Animator

  Warner Bros. Animation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Entertainment industry)

  August 1998 — April 1999 (9 months)

  Animated effects on Iron Giant

• Effects Animator

  Rich Animation Studio

  (Animation industry)

  May 1998 — July 1998 (3 months)

  Animated effects on The King & I

• Effects Animator

  Walt Disney Feature Animation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Animation industry)

  January 1996 — July 1998 (2 years 7 months)

  Animated effects on Hercules and Mulan. Also did some additional effects animation on Hunchback Of Notre Dame.

• Animator

  Warner Bros. Television

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Entertainment industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

  I worked in the Classics division and I animated characters and effects mostly for commercials including Nike Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. Character animated on the 3D short Duck Dodgers In The 3rd Dimension.

• Effects Animator

  Rich Animation Studio

  (Animation industry)

  January 1994 — October 1994 (10 months)

  I animated special effects on the feature film - The Swan Princess

• Effects Animator

  Hyperion Animation

  (Animation industry)

  1993 — 1993 (less than a year)

  Did effects layouts for Life With Louie TV show and Enchanted Fairy Tales.

• Assistant animator - Animator

  Don Bluth Studios

  (Animation industry)

  June 1988 — October 1992 (4 years 5 months)

  Started feature film career at Sullivan-Bluth Studios in Ireland, then moved to Don Bluth Studios in Burbank CA. Worked on - All Dogs Go To Heaven, Rock-A-Doodle, Troll In Central Park & Thumbelina.

• Illustrator

  Kinetics Animation - Chicago

  (Animation industry)

  1986 — 1988 (2 years )

  I was a hired as an illustrator for animated commercials. This was my first job right out of art school. Did all the jobs from inking to cel painting to simple animation and illustrations.

Kevin O'Neil’s Education

• Studio Arts

  Autodesk Maya 3D 2003 — 2005

  Studied Maya at Studio Arts in Los Angeles for 2 years full time.

• American Academy of Art

  Art, Design, Fine Art 1983 — 1986

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Kevin O'Neil’s Websites:

• IMDB

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