Ron Friedman
[Character Animator]
I come from a performance background of stage and theater acting with over 20 years of experience as a Character Animator.
I have worked in Feature Animation (Pagemaster, Swan Princess), Visual Effects Animation for Film (Van Helsing, Lemony Snicket, The Mist, Snakes On A Plane), and Videogame Animation (Star Wars: Rivals, Robot Rising, City Of Heroes, Immortal City).
I was Animation Supervisor for the Academy Award-winning film "Pan's Labyrinth" and was Animation Director on the Namco/Bandai videogame "Afro Samurai".
Currently, I am a Senior Animator at The Third Floor - Immersive in Los Angeles, CA working on a VR Experience for a major theme park. Prior to that, I was a Lead Animator at Disney Interactive on Star Wars: Rivals.
I have experience working in Maya, Softimage XSI, Lightwave, 3D Studio Max, Character Studio and Blender. I am also proficient in the Unity game engine as well as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Encore.
I have taught animation at the New England Institute of Art, Mount Ida College, and at Harvard University Extension in Cambridge, MA. I have provided tutorials for DigitalTutors.com and Lynda.com on the subject of 2D and 3D Character Animation as well as a variety of other subjects. I also provide one-on-one online animation tutoring. If you would like to learn more about my tutoring services, please visit www.toonimations.com
Character Animation Demo Reel
October 2018
DEMO REEL CAN BE DOWNLOADED IN
HIGH (140MB) OR MEDIUM (43MB) RESOLUTION
Shot Breakdown
- Custom Shot - "Superstition" created for reel
Keyframe CG Character Animation
- Animation Test - "Ups And Downs" created in 30 hours
Keyframe CG Character Animation from live-action reference.
- Boba Fett Boogie - from video reference
Keyframe CG Animation
- Pan's Labyrinth - 2 shots - Stickbug Climbing Bed / Stickbug posing for Book Picture
Both scenes - Keyframe CG Character Animation
- Stephen King's "The Mist" - 2 shots
Keyframe CG Animation on all characters
- "Burglar" for Digital Tutors tutorial - 2 shots
Keyframe CG Animation
- Godfather - BarberShop Shootout
Mocap Clean-up on back character; Keyframe Character Animation on front character and Barber
- BB-8 from Star Wars: Rivals - Reaction Shot
Keyframe CG Animation
- Motion Capture / Keyframe - "Dancer"
Keyframe Animation transitions and Motion Capture Cleanup/Polish.
- Dreamworks' Dragons World Adventure
Keyframe Character Animation
- Pagemaster - Horror - Surprise Take
2D traditional character animation
- Kingdom Under Fire 2 - 12 shots
Keyframe CG Animation on all characters
- Van Helsing - climb and slide over archway and up pillar
Keyframe CG Digital Double Animation
- Rivals FFA Test Animation - 2 shots
Keyframe CG Animation using actual character assets to demonstrate functionality
- Lucifer - 3 shots
All scenes - Keyframe CG Animation on all characters
- Iron Man - "Lift Off" - Studio Animation Demo
Keyframe CG Animation on live-action plates
- Star Wars: Rivals - 2 shots - Demo Cinematic
Keyframe CG Character Animation
- Hershey's Really Big Show - Mouse Running
Keyframe CG Animation
- Player With Sword - 2 Strikes - Created for Reel
Keyframe CG Character Animation
- Afro Samurai - Sword Strike
Keyframe CG Character Animation
- City Of Heroes - 3 Shots - Various Character Attack Assets
Keyframe CG Animation
- Immortal City - Unpublished MMORPG - 4 Shots
Keyframe CG Character Animation on all characters
- Giant And Player - Created for Reel
Keyframe CG Animation on Both Characters