Animation School Tutors:
Rob Hemmings BSc Hons, MSc.
One of the three creature sequences Rob supervised on 10000bc: Terror Bird – 10000BC from rob hemmings on Vimeo.
Some examples of non creature, keyframed VFX animation work Rob completed at Double Negative: Chopper animation. The Dark Knight.
Bridge rocking and collapse animation. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
Rob has 18 years experience in the 3D industry, over 10 of these as a specialist visual effects creature animator on feature films, companies worked at include: Henson’s Creature Shop, MillFilm, MPC, Framestore and Double Negative.
Feature Film Creature Animation Supervisor on:
John Carter-Disney(2012)
10,000 BC (2008) Terror Birds, Vulture and Sabre Tooth Sequences
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .
Feature Film Senior Creature Animator on:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
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Darren Rodriguez BA Hons
Darren is a Senior Animator at Double Negative, with over 7 years experience of high-end realistic creature and character animation work. After graduating from the University of Lincoln, Darren worked at Framestore in Soho, where one of his first jobs was to animate Harry Potter ’s Hippogriff in The Prisoner Of Azkaban.
Gulliver’s Travels (2010) Paul (2010) (character animator)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010
Iron Man 2 (2010) (animator)
The Dark Knight (2008) (animator)
Wanted (2008) (animator)
Primeval” (creature animator) (6 episodes, 2008)
Underdog (2007) (animator)
Prehistoric Park” (animator) (6 episodes, 2006)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (animator: Framestore CFC)
The Last Dragon (2004) (TV) (animator: Framestore CFC)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) (character animator: Framestore CFC)
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Chuck Duke
Senior 3D and Stop-Motion Character Animator Chuck Duke. Over the past 20 years Chuck has had the privilege to learn from the very best in the Stop-Motion industry. From legendary puppet animator, Phil Tippett to Directors Henry Selick, Wes Anderson and Tim Burton. Chuck has contributed to such celebrated Stop-Motion features as “James and the Giant Peach“, “Fantastic Mr Fox“, and the soon to be released, “Frankenweenie”.