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About
HELLO AND WELCOME!
Words from the Artist
“I AM HIGHLY PASSIONATE FOR THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF FILMMAKING, ART AND ANIMATION. I MAKE GREAT EFFORTS AND TIRELESSLY STRIVE TO WORK HARD WITH A LOT OF PASSION AND LOVE FOR MY WORK. THE WORK I DO GIVES ME A LOT OF PRIDE AND JOY KNOWING THAT IT WILL CONNECT TO AN AUDIENCE BY PLAYING WITH THEIR EMOTIONS, AND HOPEFULLY INSPIRE THEM. ANIMATION HAS BEEN APART OF MY LIFE SINCE I COULD BARELY WALK, AND IT IS A DREAM COME TRUE EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I GET TO BE APART OF THE MAGIC AND WONDER THAT IT PROVIDES TO THE WORLD.”
Favourite Animated Films (to name a few): The Wild Robot (2024), Inside Out 2 (2024), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Shrek 2 (2004), Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), Ratatouille (2007), Up (2009), Wall-E (2008), The Three Caballeros (1944), Bambi (1942), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio (1940), The Little Mermaid (1989) and Fantasia (1940)
Awards and Certificates:
Northern Ireland Short Student Films Award (Winner) BEST STUDENT FILM "PETHOOD: ZARA'S STORY", 2018
Sixteen South Award (Winner) "DEDICATION TO THE CRAFT OF ANIMATION", 2017
Dean's List (Students achieving an average 70% or above) for the Academic Year 2016/17
Faculty of Art, Design, & The Building Environment Dean's List "OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC YEAR", 2014
THAT’S ALL FOLKS!
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Resume
Work Experience
Jellyfish Pictures, London, UK OCT 2023 - JULY 2024
Feature Animator
Feature Animator, Dreamworks Animation’s “Dogman”.
DNEG Animation, London, UK Jun 2022 - Oct 2023
Feature Animator
Feature Animator, Netflix and Locksmith Animation’s “That Christmas”.
Framestore, London, UK AUG 2021 - Jun 2022
Postvis Animator/Artist
Creating shots (VFX/animation) in the visualisation department for Episodic and Film
Super Seed Studios, Los Angeles, California Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
Animator
Freelance Animator
Giant Animation, Dublin, Ireland March 2020- MAY 2020
Animator
Animator for Magic Light Pictures and BBC Zog and the Flying Doctors (Feature Film)
JAM MEDIA, BELFAST, Northern Ireland (UK) Jul 2017 - Mar 2020
Animator
Animator for Nickelodeon Becca's Bunch and Amazon Prime Jessy and Nessy (TV series)
Encycle Studios, BELFAST, NORTHERN Ireland (UK) Jan 2016 - May 2016
PLACEMENT (WORK EXPERIENCE)
Production Designer and Animator
Outsider games, Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK) Sept 2015 - Nov 2015
PLACEMENT (WORK EXPERIENCE)
Performed user testing and operating systems
Resident artist and animator
In-game animation and designer for Wailing Heights, an RPG mystery-solving game - available on Steam.
Education
Animschool, Los Angeles, California (USA) October 2017 - January 2020
ANIMATION COURSE (ONLINE SCHOOL)
ANTHEA KEROU (DISNEY, BLUE SKY, and SONY PICTURES ANIMATION) - INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION (FALL 2017)
LOUAYE MOULAYESS (BLUE SKY STUDIOS) - ANIMATING CHARACTERS (SPRING 2018)
VALERIE SCHEIBER (RHYTHM & HUES, BLUE SKY, and SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS) - BODY MECHANICS (SUMMER 2018)
MANUEL BOVER - CHARACTER PERFORMANCE (Fall 2018)
MATTHEW SHEPHERD (SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS, INDUSTRIAL LIGHT, AND MAGIC) - FACIAL PERFORMANCE (Spring 2019)
RRAHUL DABHOLKAR (DISNEY, FRAMESTORE, ILM, DREAMWORKS, and SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS) - ANIMATION APPEAL AND ENTERTAINMENT (FALL 2019)
ULSTER UNIVERSITY, BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND (UK) SEPTEMBER 2013 - JUNE 2017
BACHELOR'S DEGREE in BDES HONS ANIMATION
Academic Awards:
SIXTEEN SOUTH DEDICATED TO THE CRAFT OF ANIMATION AWARD 2017 FOR "OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT"
DEAN'S AWARD 2014 FOR "OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC YEAR"
SOFTWARE:
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Demo Reel
Featured Art
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Animation
Storyboards
Gallery
““Tyrone was a very valuable asset throughout his internship at Encycle. He demonstrated dedication and curiosity across a range of tasks and projects including character development, research and providing production assistance for a studio-based shoot. Tyrone has the talent and personal qualities necessary to establish himself as a leading animation professional, and I would not hesitate to recommend him highly to any potential employer.””
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Tyrone Owens
CG Animator
Belfast, Northern Ireland (U.K.)
Email: tyroneowens.animator@gmail.com
Web Address: www.tyroneowens.com
