Duncan Ransom Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Duncan is the Founder and Director of Creative Technology at The Endless Collective, a VFX and immersive content studio merging art, technology and innovation. The studio's current focus centers on crafting visual effects and experiential content across various industries.With a wealth of experience, Duncan has led over 100 initiatives as the Principal Creative + Technical Director for clients including Amazon, Google, Gucci and Intel. Drawing from his deep understanding of feature-film visual effects and real-time pipelines, he oversees a diverse global team of artists and developers, collaborating to create visual effects for films, immersive experiences and custom software tools.Before establishing The Endless Collective, Duncan served as a CG Story Artist and Animator at Framestore London, a renowned Visual Effects studio celebrated for its contributions to cinematic achievements like the Oscar-winning film, Gravity. Duncan's animation expertise has contributed to films including Edge Of Tomorrow, 47 Ronin, Wrath Of The Titans, and Gravity. His work on Gravity earned him and his fellow Framestore team members an Academy Award in the VFX category. He has also collaborated with industry-leading post-production studios including MPC, Prime Focus, and Rising Sun Pictures.Duncan has been invited to share his insights at events including SXSW, IFC New York, AMP Innovations, X-media Labs, Screen Australia, M&M Conference, and Mutek Montreal, advising companies with technical direction for immersive and experiential projects.Driven by an interminable curiosity connecting technology to the minds of artists, geeks and dreamers, Duncan finds inspiration in the evolving landscape of emerging technologies and their potential to upgrade the future.

London, England, Gb

Character and creature animator on various feature films for multiple Academy Award winning VFX studio, Framestore. Part of the Oscar winning animation team for the feature film 'Gravity'. Collecting reference and collaborating within a team of animators to create performances for creatures, characters, detailed facial animation and preparation for neighboring CG departmentsEDGE OF TOMORROW 47 RONINGRAVITY CLASH OF THE TITANS

London, England, Gb

Preparing and discussing camera's, animation and technical setup for story development in direct collaboration with the director and animation supervisor for a range of sequences on the feature films "Gravity" and "47 Ronin"

London, Gb

Character/Creature animator in the commercials department. Creating realistic creature animation, R&Ding realistic movement through to final shots for animation.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Senior animator and storyboard artist on a variety of commercials and idents for local and international clients. Softimage XSI used as the primary software toolset

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Lead Animator at Ambience Entertainment. Responsible for guiding a team of six character animators to completing the required animation allocation. Providing animation advice and support whilst maintaining consistency in the 'set' animation style.

Lead Animator at Flying Bark Productions. Responsible for guiding a team of six character animators to completing the required animation allocation. Providing animation advice and support whilst maintaining consistency in the 'set' animation style.

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

BMW X6 Commercial - Zbrush modelling, texturing and animating sequences to create the illusion of a historical lineage of concept cars mold from clay. Each frame was a separate digital sculpt pieced together in the style of a classic stop frame claymation.

Us

Character Animator for a 24 episode tv series aired on Channel 7, Australia. Collecting reference and collaborating within a team of animators to create performances for characters, detailed facial animation and preparation for neighboring CG departments

Columbia, Md, Us

Freelancing for Award winning digital agency ADG Creative. Modelling and texturing assets. Lighting, compositing, rendering and animating all 3D content for a promotional 3D web based campaign for client 'Malibu Rum'.

Adelaide, South Australia, Au

Freelancing for veteran Australian VFX house Rising Sun Pictures. A broad range of roles in the Previz department for the Warner Bros. feature film “Superman Returns” including animation, modelling, camera layout and shot design

Teaching 3dsmax modelling, animation, texturing and a broad range of other tools and skills to Diploma students enrolled in the Digital Media and Animation course.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Modelling 3D digital assets and animating sequences for a 75 minute 3D-animated feature and additional roles inc. Video Ezy TVC campaign - animator. DVD Board Game Pitch - animation, lighting, modelling.

Character Animator for a 24 episode TV series. Collecting reference and collaborating within a team of animators to create performances for characters, facial animation and preparation for neighboring CG departments

Ba Fine Arts, Film/Animation

Human Anatomy

Advanced Character Animation Techniques Course