Character Animator
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Junior Character Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks
- Past
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- Freelance Character Animator at Framework Studio LA
- Freelance 3D Generalist at Total Immersion
- Junior Character Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks
- Freelance Illustrator at Self-Employed
- Character Modeling Intern at EA Tiburon
- Education
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- Ringling School of Art and Design
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Kim Hazel’s Summary
Character animator with experience in film and games! I put my heart into my work and am always striving to be a better storyteller.
Kim Hazel’s Specialties:
Animation, 3D Modeling, Character Design, Storyboarding
Kim Hazel’s Experience
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Junior Character Animator
Sony Pictures Imageworks
(Public Company; SNE; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
Making animals talk on "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore"!
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Freelance Character Animator
Framework Studio LA
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
September 2009 — September 2009 (1 month)
Animated characters and weapons for fake video game VFX in Happy Madison Productions' "Grown Ups".
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Freelance 3D Generalist
Total Immersion
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
August 2009 — September 2009 (2 months)
Modeling and texturing on an augmented reality project for Disney Parks.
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Junior Character Animator
Sony Pictures Imageworks
(Public Company; SNE; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
October 2008 — May 2009 (8 months)
Animated on "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs."
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Freelance Illustrator
Self-Employed
(Animation industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year )
Created character designs and cartoon logos for various clients.
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Character Modeling Intern
EA Tiburon
(Computer Games industry)
May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)
Resurfacing and texturing character heads from scan data for AAA titles Madden 2009 and NFL Head Coach 2009.
Kim Hazel’s Education
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Ringling School of Art and Design
BFA , Computer Animation , 2004 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Working in the labs, working in the labs, working in the labs.
Additional Information
Kim Hazel’s Websites:
Kim Hazel’s Groups:
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CGCHAR - 3D CG Character Animation -
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Ringling College of Art & Design Alumni
Kim Hazel’s Honors:
Student Academy Awards National Finalist, 2008
2nd Place in FJORG! 32 Hour Iron Animator Competition, 2008
Best of Ringling, 2008/2007/2005
SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer, 2005
Dean's Scholarship - Ringling, 2004-2008
Kim Hazel’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
