3D Animator

(609) 784-5494

My name is Chris Cannavo and I have been animating professionally for a long time. I have worked on various projects in film, video games, television, music videos, and commercials throughout my career. I have animated characters, animals, vehicles, objects, and cameras through hand-keyed, mocap, and rotomation animation techniques.

SKILLS

3D animator for characters, animals, vehicles, cameras, and objects for film, television, video games, or across any project needed.
Proficient in Maya, 3DS Max, Syntheyes, and Photoshop.
Working knowledge of Unreal Engine, Unity, ZBrush, Premiere and Nuke.
Good working practices, naming conventions, scene/ rig organization, task management.
Experience with motion capture from additive/ enhancement animation, clean up, recording, direction, and even acting.
Works well with teams and can communicate with different departments.
Can lead a team and give tasks to keep the project running according to schedule.
Excel at creative problem solving if there are technical issues or a shot requires a creative approach to get finished.
Used to collaborating directly with vfx supervisors, directors, and show runners as well as taking notes for the team during the process.

Experience

DNEG- Previs Artist- Sept 2020 – Current

Matrix Resurrections, 65, Red One, Bullet Train

Set up, animate, and put together previs shots from Maya to Unreal and then comped in After Effects
Setting up multiple versions of each shot to show options for shot action and composition.
Setting up Unreal scenes and shots for render. Often requiring fx, lighting changes, and creative problem solving.

Zoic Studios- 3D Animator– OCT 2019 – June 2021

DC Legends of Tomorrow, The Good Place, Future Man- TV Series
- Worked on previs and final animation of various TV projects.

Ingenuity Studios – Head of Animation- AUG 2010 – JULY 2019

Various film, tv, music video, and commercial projects including Get Out, Taylor Swift, Eminem, The Walking Dead, The Runaways, Parks and Rec
Started as an animator, worked my way up to being senior, to having my own team as lead, and ended up as Head of Animation.
Learned various other skills including rigging and matchmoving.
Lead a team from 3-6 people across various projects.
Responsible for teaching junior animators and artists animation techniques and other skills across our evolving pipeline.

Psydra Games – 3D Generalist- AUG 2014 – Jan 2018

Mike Dies – video game
- Character animation
- Modeling
- Rigging
- Various art tasks

Good Hustle – 3D Animator- JULY – AUG 2010

Beast Boxing – mobile video game

Education

Art Institute of Philadelphia

Bachelors of Science in Arts and Animation

2006