Pradeep Bal

About

Gameplay animator with shipped title experience (Guilty Gear Xrd) and hands-on AAA-style action/simulation work, spanning hand-keyed cinematic gameplay moments, UE5 animation blueprint/state-machine implementation, and full mocap cleanup/polish in MotionBuilder/Maya. Notable for building scalable animation solutions across varying character sizes (takedowns) and for significantly accelerating production workflows (cutting pose time from hours to ~30 minutes).

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• Strong focus on gameplay readability, staging, and timing under camera constraints
• UE5 locomotion/state-machine tuning (idle/walk/jump/land) for seamless transitions
• Designing takedown animations to work across many player/enemy height combinations
• End-to-end mocap polish with MotionBuilder control rig and constraint/pin tools
• Workflow optimization: reduced Guilty Gear Xrd pose creation time from 2–3 hours to ~30 minutes per pose
• Cross-functional collaboration with design/engineering using precise measurements to hit timing/distance requirements

Reference Highlights

• Pivotal impact on delivering top-quality animations under tight playtest cycles
• Strong commitment to quality; no hesitation to improve
• Continuous learner; always growing regardless of current skill level
• Fast delivery/iteration speed; highly responsive to publisher feedback
• Efficiency impressed publishing partners
• Proactive problem-solver with ideas to fix issues
• Very open to feedback and seeks advice to improve technique and logic
• Reliable and responsive under rapid iteration/tight deadlines
• Versatile and frequently hands-on in Unreal Engine in a small-team environment
• High overall performance (9/10)
• Responsible and consistently delivers
• Crucial contributor to project success
• Outstanding emotional timing and movement
• Elevates overall animation quality beyond requirements
• Meets industry standards for gameplay animation
• Strong control of gesture, movement, and expressive performance
• Extremely effective and fast in Unreal Engine implementation
• Solid and reliable understanding of Unreal animation systems
• Creates valuable automation tools (root-motion script) improving consistency
• Animations appealing after mocap cleanup/enhancement
• Tests/validates animations before final submission
• No notable technical issues with his implemented animations
• Acts as a bridge between design and animation
• Ensures gameplay responsiveness through collaboration with design/coding
• Proactive feedback handling with clear plans and outcomes
• Coordinates with concerned departments to reduce rework/effort