Kamal Sundaram

Seeking an opportunity to work as an Animator with a view to utilize my skills and professional experience in a prestigious organization. I have completed my Master’s degree in MA Digital Character Animation (United Kingdom). Progressive 15+ years of professional experience as an Animation Supervisor/Lead Animator/Senior Animator/Layout Artist.

Organization: DATAGEN

Duration : April 2022 to Current

Designation : Lead Animator

• Mentored, managed and led the technical animation department.
• Set the guidelines, standards and quality bar for technical animation.
• Build working files for artists.
• Created aesthetic eye to ensure top-notch, realistic, natural looking synthetic data animations.

Duration : November 2018 to Current

Designation : Animation Supervisor

Animate the complex shots in the show to make the flow in better shape throughout the episode.

Responsible for the overall quality of an animated projects, for keeping it on brief and for delivering consistent performances by assigning or casting the appropriate animators.

Provide technical set up of shots for production.

Projects:

• Supervised Animation on the Project called – Heidi (Client – Studio100 Animation) 
• Supervised Animation on the Project called – 100% Wolf (Client – Flying Bark Productions)

Duration : May 2016 to August 2018

Designation : Team leader

Responsible for the overall quality of an animated projects, for keeping it on brief and for delivering consistent performances by assigning or casting the appropriate animators.

Animate the complex shots in the show to make the flow in better shape throughout the episode.

Projects:

• Supervised Animation on BEATBUGS Special (All Together Now) Client: Beyond Studio - Australia) 
• Supervised Animation on Project called - MOTOWN  - Client (Beyond Studio - Australia)
• Team Lead on Project called - BUTTERBEAN - Client (BROWN BAG FILMS- IRELAND) 
• Team Lead on Project called - DOCMCSTUFFINS - Client (BROWN BAG FILMS- IRELAND)

Duration : December 2015 to April 2016

Designation : Senior Animator

• Character animator on multiple shots for the project TROLL HUNTERS(DREAMWORKS TV SERIES).
• Responsible for character performance – animating all body movements and facial animation.
• Establish character blocking/poses, final camera movements, composition and cinematography.
• Responsible for the continuity and flow within and between shots and sequences

2010 - 2011 MA Digital Character Animation at Teesside University(UNITED KINGDOM)