Corey Smith Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Development and Production of new projects, co-productions and internal Animation IP for North America.

Montreal, QC

London, United Kingdom

Visual Effects Supervisor - Feature Animation

Burbank CA

Atomic Monkey develops IP for physical product and animation (features and series). Their talented creative team produces character art and engineered projects for Consumer Products, Licensing & Merchandising, Parks & Resorts, Conventions, PoP, Employee Appreciation Gifts/Awards, Executive Gifts, Work Anniversary Gifts and Desktop toys.

Glendale, CA

Integration of Product Design, R&D, Tech and Creative teams to assemble a production workflow and produce digital content for next-gen wearable AR/VR connected devices. Responsible for managing a diverse team of Tool/Pipeline Engineers; Development and Animation Artists; Audio Team and Talent.

Shanghai, China

"Local" animation project. Consulted with the Director, Producers, Supervisors and Disney leadership to review animatic, consult on pipeline development, assess schedule and production processes, and provide artistic (and technical) direction.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Worked with the Director, Producers and Supervisors to review story reel, consult on pipeline development, assess asset and overall show complexity and establish a plan to bring the project back into scope.

Port St Lucie, Florida

Responsible for working with leadership in all locations (Venice, Vancouver, San Fransicso and Florida) to build an Animation pipeline at Tradition Studios in Florida to support Digital Domain’s first Animated Feature.Worked with the Directors and Production Designer to establish the look and style of the film and define the needs of the first project for.

Hollywood, CA - Bangalore, India

Studiowide assessment with strategic recommendations and defined milestones.

Toronto, Ontario

VFX Supervisor for Touchstone (Disney) Productions at Arc Animation Studios in Toronto (formerly known as Starz). Worked with Director and Art Director to achieve a style and look for the film. Worked with Pipeline team to implement processes to streamline production.

Glendale, CA And Mumbai, India

CG production of "Tinkerbell" and "North of Neverland". Review and assess complexity. Work with the directors in LA and the overseas studio to maintain the vision, look and feel of the film, while minimizing complexity from asset production to final lighting.

Burbank, CA

Technical oversight of 3D asset production and shot pipeline on feature animated film "Meet the Robinsons". Worked closely with the Director and Art Directors to use various production methods for achieving the desired look and feel for the film.

Burbank, CA

Asset Development (character / environment / prop) on feature film, "Chicken Little". Involved in the setup of new subdivision surfaces pipeline, the continued evolution of the facial control system and facial transfer tools.

Burbank, CA

Supervision of model development and facial setup on 3D Visual Develepment R&D project "Best of Both Worlds".

Pasadena, CA

Instructor for "3D Modeling for Feature Film" course. Weekly evening course in the application of computer modeling to feature film, encompassing a variety of technical and aesthetic issues with an emphasis on how the models are used throughout a production pipeline.

Burbank, CA

Supervision of modeling and facial setup for 3D Stereo-vision theme park attraction "Mickey's Philharmagic", based on the characters from classic traditional films: Aladin, Beauty and Beast, Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and Peter Pan.

Burbank, CA

Modeling and facial setup for 3D Mickey Visual Development R&D test.

Burbank, CA

Character modeler on Disney's Digital Human Initiative R&D project. The original "Gemini Man" project.

Burbank, CA

Character modeling, facial setup and rigging for "WildLife" Visual Development R&D, and "WildLife" production (unreleased).

Burbank, CA

Modeling of detailed organic creatures, facial targets and facial rigging for feature film "Dinosaurs"

Bs, Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Itdc Animation Program