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Christopher Antoniou
Address: flat 1 29 Crescent Road N88AL
Nationality: British
Tel: 07904 334423


Experience:

May 2017 Dark Tower: Asset Sup
Dec 2016 50 Shades Darker: Asset Sup
Dec 2016 Return of Xander Cage: Asset Sup
June 2016 Sully : Asset Sup
June 2016  Ghostbusters: Asset Sup
May 2016 Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children: Asset Sup
Dec 2015  Revenant: Asset Sup
2015 July New Tile :   Asset Supervisor

March 2015 Terminator genisys : Model and Texture Lead
Jan 2015  Pan : Model and Texture Lead
2014: Lead  (In MPC Film Asset Department)
March 2014 Night at the Museum 3 :  Model and Texture Lead


Feb 2014 Tetley’s concept
Jan  2014 Nike Russia: Concept sculpt
Dec 2013 Cushelle: Asset Sup
2013   Title Asset and Training Supervisor
Nov 2013 Three Cat Advert: Asset Sup
Sep 2013 Smirnoff The Apple Bite: Asset Sup
June 2013 O2 Be More Dog: Asset Sup
May 2013 Channel 4 Mating Season: Asset Sup
May 2013 Kelloggs All Bran Squirrel: Asset Sup
May 2013 First Direct Platypus : Asset Sup

2011-2013 MPC Title Full time Senior 3D Artist
Febuary 2013 Samsung King of TV: CG Sup ( Samsung King of TV )
Febuary 2013 Samsung Charge: CG Sup ( Samsung Charge )
January 2013 Vigorsol : Asset Sup ( Vigorsol )
November 2012 Three Pony: Asset Sup  ( Three Pony )
July 2012 Foxs Everyday: CG Sup  ( Fox's )
April 2012 Cushelle: VFX Sup  ( Cushelle )
Fed 2012 Ribena Nin: VFX Sup  ( Ribena )
Aug 2011 CatsPride: CG Sup  ( Passout   )

2010-2011 Cinesite
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Animation Lead/ Rigging
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Animation Lead / Rigger
Leap Year : Lighter
Marmaduke : Modeller
X-Men Origins: Wolverine: Senior  Modeller/texture Artist
2010-2011 The Animation Workshop
May 2011:  Taught Animation and Rigging for 2 and a half weeks
Nov 2010:  Taught A professional course for a few weeks
May2010:  External examiner for CGA09

2008-9 The Animation Workshop
May 09:  External examiner for CGA08
Nov 08- Jan 09: Taught the first CGA course modeling and rigging for a few months.

2007-8 Cinesite  (Kodak)
Bedtime Stories 2008: Senior Texture Artist/Modeller/Animator/Rigger
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2007-8: Senior Animator / Texture Artist
Fred Clause 2007: Lead Texture Artist

2006 Sky Snowmen
Sky Snowmen for Sky Italia: Producer / 3D Supervisor

2006 Framestore CFC
Benylin  Commercial : Animator
Primaeval ITV drama : Animator
Vodafone Commercial : Animator
Superman Returns 2006 : Animator

2002-2005    Ascent Media
ONE POST   2003-2005:  Full time
Creatively Directed, Team lead, Project managed, Animator, Modeller, Rigger and Lighter
SOHO 601    2002-2003: 6 month contract then Full time.
Animator, rigger and modeller

2001-2002    Slave Studio / Passion Pictures  
Animated on the TV series for the FIFA world cup.  

Personal work:

Exhibitions:
Crouch End Open Studio’s 2008 : Submitted three pieces of Art work
Autumn Almanac 2007 :  Part of a six artist show.
Because of my strong links with the Art Academy; the founder Tanya Russell (ARBS) allows me to mould and cast there.   http://www.artacademy.org.uk
Shorts:
2005:  Santa’s crib Created at One Post   click here
2005  One Way ticket   
2004   Agricultural Report:   Modelled / and rigged Daisy the cow.   The short was nominated for an Annie.     http://www.barleyfilms.com/content/ag/ag_main.htm

Education:

2005  Honorary sculpture degree from the Art Academy

2000-2001 Post Grad  in Animation at Central St Martins. LAS

1997- 2000  BA  Hons  Animation  at Surrey Institute for Art & Design

1996-1997   Art foundation at Middlesex University

Summer 1996    UCL    Slade school of fine art.

Computer Skills:

Latest versions of :  Maya , Zbrush , Mudbox, CySlice, Photoshop , After FX , Nuke, 3Dcoat, Renderman

Interests:
Capoeira: Brazilian martial arts.
Ultimate Frisbee
Life drawing / Anatomy
Mythology

Teaching:
Given talks and 10 week evening classes on the Animation Masters degree at Central St Martins College Of Art and Design as well as at The Art Academy.
Also participated in the Central St Martins, Mentor Programme.
Teaching at The Animation Workshop: VIA University College Viborg, Denmark
In May 2006 the Danish Ministry of Education approved me as an external examiner for the Bachelor Programme in Character Animation.



REFEREES


Ashley Tilley  Modelling and Texturing Supervisor at The Mill

Daniele Orsetti   Senior Artist ILM

Jake Harrell  Senior Modeller ILM