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Ron Friedman

Senior Character Animator specializing in games, VFX, and real-time Unreal Engine animation

Super 78Los Angeles, CA33 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Gameplay/mocap animator with acting/performance background who has owned high-fidelity mocap cleanup/polish and helped build a weapons/combat animation system across multiple character types on a Star Wars title for Disney Interactive. Established a standardized anchor/zero-pose capture protocol to streamline engine integration and cleanup, and has experience optimizing animation/VFX for low-bandwidth 3D Facebook deployments; some relevant mocap work is under NDA for private review.

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Key Strengths

  • High-fidelity realistic animation (weight, balance, timing) that blends with live-action elements
  • End-to-end mocap workflow ownership (planning through cleanup/polish) including self-performed capture
  • Designed standardized anchor/zero-pose protocol to improve mocap transfer/cleanup efficiency
  • Built/established weapons and combat animation system across multiple character types (Star Wars/Disney Interactive)
  • Adapted animation/VFX to strict hardware and internet bandwidth constraints for a 3D Facebook title
  • Influenced staffing/process by advocating for a dedicated animation implementation programmer to improve consistency

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Experience

Senior Character AnimatorSuper 78 Studios · May 2025 – Jul 2025
Senior Animator/Visualization ArtistThe Third Floor, Inc. · Dec 2018 – Apr 2025
Lead AnimatorLucasfilm Games/Disney Interactive · May 2015 – Oct 2018
Lead AnimatorLearniverse, Inc. · Jul 2014 – May 2015
Lead AnimatorHitPoint Studios · Jan 2013 – Jul 2014
Senior/Lead Animator – FX ArtistTencent Boston/Stomp Games · Jun 2009 – Nov 2012
Senior AnimatorNCSoft Corp. · Mar 2008 – Mar 2009
Animation DirectorNamco Bandai Games America · Sep 2007 – Feb 2008
Animation Supervisor / Senior Character AnimatorCafé FX · Mar 2005 – Sep 2007
CG Character AnimatorLiquid Development · Dec 2004 – Mar 2005
CG Character AnimatorReelFX Studios · Sep 2004 – Dec 2004
CG Character AnimatorElectronic Arts · Jun 2004 – Sep 2004
CG Character AnimatorIndustrial Light & Magic · Jan 2004 – Jun 2004
Lead Character AnimatorCreative Capers Entertainment · Apr 2003 – Dec 2003
Character AnimatorPhantagram Entertainment · Feb 2002 – Mar 2003
Character AnimatorThreshold Digital Research Labs · Oct 2001 – Feb 2002
Animation DirectorCreative Capers Entertainment · Aug 1994 – Oct 2001
Key Assistant Clean-Up AnimationRich Animation Studios · Oct 1993 – Aug 1994
Character AnimatorHollywood Cartoon Company · Sep 1992 – Oct 1993
Adjunct Professor - AnimationHarvard University Extension · Jan 2015 – May 2015part-time
Adjunct Professor - AnimationMount Ida College · Jan 2015 – May 2015part-time
Adjunct Professor - AnimationNew England Institute of Art · Jan 2012 – May 2015part-time
Tutorial InstructorDigital Tutors · Jun 2013 – May 2015contract
Owner / Animation InstructorToonimations.com · Sep 2011 – Presentfreelance
Animation Master Class InstructorWorcester Polytechnic Institute · Oct 2013 – Nov 2013contract
Animation InstructorBoston University Center For Digital Imaging Arts · Feb 2011 – Aug 2013part-time
PanelistPAX East 2011 Expo · Mar 2011 – Mar 2011
PanelistIGDA Boston · Apr 2010 – Apr 2010
Keynote SpeakerBoston University Center For Digital Imaging Arts · Sep 2010 – Sep 2010
Featured SpeakerBoston University Center For Digital Imaging Arts · Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
Featured SpeakerSan Luis Obispo International Film Festival · Mar 2007 – Mar 2007
Featured LecturerGame Developers Conference · Mar 2002 – Mar 2002
Independent Faculty MemberArt Center College of Design · Dec 2000 – Dec 2001part-time
Committee MemberArts Commission of the City of Glendale · Sep 2001 – May 2002
Panel Leader/Panel MemberAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences · Mar 2000 – Mar 2001
Panel MemberASIFA Hollywood · Apr 1999 – Apr 1999
Animation Course InstructorCreative Capers Colorado · May 1996 – May 1996contract

Skills

UnityBlenderAdobe PhotoshopAdobe Premiere ProAdobe After EffectsTeam Management3D Character Animation2D AnimationCharacter AnimationKeyframe AnimationFacial Motion CaptureBody Motion CaptureMotion Capture PerformanceMotion Capture CleanupUnreal Engine 5

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Local 839
  • Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
  • Screen Actors Guild
  • I.A.T.S.E. Local 16
  • ASIFA Hollywood

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Ron FriedmanSenior Character Animator specializing in games, VFX, and real-time Unreal Engine animation