Bruce Sutherland Email & Phone Number

Glasgow, Gb

Overall responsibility for overseeing the CG creative/technical output across the Animation Division of the Studio.With expectations on developing and driving strategies to ensure Studio objectives are being achieved.At the peak, this entailed 6-9 concurrent projects across both Short and Long-format productions with 300-400+ artists.Key Responsibilities:-Management of all CG Department Heads (Crew, Art, Editorial, Previs & Layout, Environments, Rigging & CFX, Characters, Animation, FX, Lighting & Composting).-Working alongside all EPs and Deputy Head of CG to break down and bid all-new opportunities, risk assessing the Studios capability to deliver to schedule/technical needs.-Working alongside EPs to represent the Studio to potential clients, listening/understanding the client's creative/technical needs, while helping to present the vision/approach to execution from the Studio side.-Leading weekly creative Project Show N Tell, ensuring creative pillars are realised and creative/technical support is given across all Departments.-Participating in weekly Production check-ins across all shows, ensuring budgets/targets/schedules are analysed and support is given/sought.-Working alongside the Deputy Head of CG and CG Heads to collaborate with Technology teams to define goals and vision for the CG Pipeline.-Analysing weekly CG resource forecasting and project feasibility planning, utilising the Crew team to provide needed information for capacity/revenue planning.-Participating in weekly Executive Management Team meetings on progress, challenges and solutions across areas of ownership.-Working alongside the Executive Management Team in setting Studio Objectives and defining results/implementation strategy.-Developing CG Department yearly budgets ensuring all overheads/software/training forecasts are aligned to Studio growth.-Collaborating with People & Culture teams to build education outreach strategies for developing CG Talent.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Overall responsibility for the creative/technical output across the Animation & Layout Department and managing its growth.At the peak, this entailed 4-6 concurrent projects with 40-50+ Animators and Layout Artists executing clients' visions.Key Responsibilities:-Management of all Department Sups, Leads and Artists. Ensuring guidance, best practices, personal development and standardised approaches are implemented.-Working alongside all EPs to break down and bid all-new Project opportunities for the Department, risk assessing the capability to deliver to schedule/requirements.-Working alongside EPs to represent the Department to potential clients, helping to present the vision and approach to execution.-Supervise all client creative tests/pitches ensuring the best representation of Department abilities is given. -Leading creative Department Reviews, ensuring creative pillars are realised and creative/technical support is provided across all projects.-Undertaking hands-on delivery when required for any Animation or Layout Project/Task.-Defining Production processes and implementation strategies for all Department tasks. Ensuring iterations are defined and teams are structured and planned for.-Participating in the planning and execution of any Motion Capture shoots, defining best practices and providing onset support/direction.-Working alongside other CG Heads to collaborate with Technology teams to guide and define goals and vision for the Animation & Layout Pipeline.-Analysing weekly Department resource forecasting and project planning, utilising the Crew/Talent teams to deliver on all recruitment/resourcing demands.-Collaborating with People & Culture teams to build education outreach strategies for developing new Talent.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Overall responsibility for the creative/technical output across the Animation & Layout Department and managing its growth. While simultaneously undertaking Project hands-on Supervision across selected Projects and Pitches.At the peak, this entailed 3-4 concurrent projects with 15-20+ Animators and Layout Artists executing clients' visions.Key Responsibilities:-Department Bidding/Planning-Department Hiring-Department Education Mentoring-Department 1-2-1's-Department Project Briefing/Feedback-Scene Previs/Layout-Keyframe Character Animation-Mocap Polish-Facial Capture Polish-Onset Mocap Supervision-Animation/Layout Pipeline Supervision-Rigging Feedback/Briefing-Artist Shot/Task Assignment-Artist Induction/Training-Artist Creative Feedback/Briefing-Lead Dailies-Task Bidding/Tracking

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Selected Projects:'Halo 4: Spartan Ops Season 1' : Game Cinematic 10 Episodes‘Street Fighter X Tekken’ : Game Cinematic‘Age of Empires Online’ : Game Cinematic‘Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions’ : Game Cinematic'Dead Island' : Game Cinematic'Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean - Armada of the Damned' : Game Cinematic'James Bond - Blood Stone' : In Engine Cinematic 'Crackdown 2' : Game Cinematic'Enslaved' : Game CinematicKey Responsibilities:-Scene Previs/Layout-Keyframe Character Animation-Mocap Polish-Facial Capture Polish-Camera Finalising-Onset Mocap Supervision-Animation/Layout Pipeline Supervision-Rigging Feedback/Briefing-Artist Shot/Task Assignment-Artist Induction/Training-Artist Creative Feedback/Briefing-Lead Dailies-Task Bidding/Tracking

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Selected Projects:'STV Generations' : 2 x 15 sec Television IndentsKey Responsibilities:-Prop Modelling and Surfacing-Prop Rigging-Scene Previs/Layout-Keyframe Character Animation-Scene Assembly/Look Dev-Shot Lighting & Compositing

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Selected Projects:'Singularity' : Game Cinematic'Blur' : In Engine Cinematics 'Crysis 2' : Game Teaser'Rogue Warrior' : Game Cinematic'Scottish Power - Spring TV' : Television CommercialKey Responsibilities:-Scene Layout-Mocap Polish-Keyframe Character Animation

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Selected Projects:'Jetix' : Avatar CreatorKey Responsibilities:- Costume & Prop Modelling and Surfacing- Costume Rigging- Image Rendering

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Selected Projects:'Zoo Troop 2' : DVD MovieKey Responsibilities:-Scene Layout-Keyframe Character Animation

Selected Projects:'Scottish Power - Free Light bulbs' : Television Commercial'Kill-Zone 2 - Intro' : Game Cinematic'Fuel' : Game CinematicKey Responsibilities:-Scene Previs/Layout-Mocap Polish-Keyframe Character Animation

Manchester, United Kingdom

Selected Projects:'Headcases' : Television SeriesKey Responsibilities:-Scene Layout-Keyframe Character Animation

Selected Projects:'Me and Jessie D' : Television PilotKey Responsibilities:-Keyframe Character Animation

Selected Projects:'Knight Rider' : Web Series'DU' : Promotional Viral Indent'Zoo Troop' : DVD MovieKey Responsibilities:-Scene Layout-Keyframe Character Animation

Selected Projects:'Vizion' : Training DVDKey Responsibilities:-Keyframe Character Animation

Selected Projects:'Numberjacks' : Television SeriesKey Responsibilities:-Keyframe Character Animation

Selected Projects:'Miss Spider and the Sunny Patch Kids' : Television 2nd Series'Say it with Noddy' : Television Series'Miss Spider and the Sunny Patch Kids' : Television Series'The Blobheads' : Television SeriesKey Responsibilities:-Sequence Lipsync -Scene Layout-Keyframe Character Animation

Selected Projects:'Billi the Vet' : Feature FilmKey Responsibilities:-Scene Previs/Layout-Keyframe Character Animaiton

Selected Projects:'Colin & Cumberland' : Television SeriesKey Responsibilities:-Keyframe Character Animation