Scott Kravitz

Scott Kravitz

Animator

San Francisco
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I have a background in character animation for feature films and television using CG and stop-motion. After working for a year with the Google ATAP division on the Spotlight Stories series, I immersed myself in animation for VR and AR applications. I am proficient in Maya, Unreal Engine, After Effects, and Unity, among others.

Experience

2020 Sep - 2022 Jul
Lead Animator
IMVU / Together Labs / Redwood City

Created a new animation library for the popular metaverse platform using key-framing and custom motion capture. Worked directly with engineering leads to design and implement new games and features.

2016 May - 2020 Sep
Director/Animator
Swordfish / San Francisco
Directed commercials for Verifone, Sony, Dignity Health, and clients I'm still not allowed to talk about.
2016 Feb - 2017 Dec
Animator/Technical Director
Google (Evil Eye Pictures) / San Francisco, CA

Created animation and managed assets for Google’s ATAP division on Spotlight Stories Pearl and On Ice. Worked directly with engineers to develop their Story Development Kit.

2011 Jan - 2015 Dec
Animation Supervisor
Image Engine / Vancouver, BC, Canada

Directed teams of 30+ animators for feature films Chappie and Elysium. Worked directly with the film's director, as well as leads in all departments in the production pipeline.

Chappie nominated for Visual Effects Society award for best Character Animation.

2009 Feb - 2011 Jan
Senior Animator
Digital Domain / Los Angeles, CA

Animated and supervised projects for the commercial division

Education

University of California, Los Angeles
BA / Film/Television

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