Oliver Acker

Berufserfahrung von Oliver Acker

• Bis heute 8 Jahre, seit Juli 2016

  Assistant Director

  Stardust Pictures

  Working closely with the director on project pitches, designs and concepts for Feature Animation pre-production. Tasks include: Storyboarding, Editing (Animatics), Production Pipeline set-up, Project Management

• Bis heute 8 Jahre und 6 Monate, seit Jan. 2016

  Storyboard Artist

  Freelance

  Senior Storyboard Artist on "Kiss Me First" Client: Netflix / Channel 4 Production Company: Axis Animation London Life Action Series with CG Sequences Storyboard Artist on "Mansour" Production Company: Cartoon Network (CN) Studios Arabia Client: Yowza Animation, Toronto Canada CG TV Series

• 5 Jahre und 7 Monate, Juni 2010 - Dez. 2015

  Director & Producer

  Cartoon Network Animation Academy

  Directed and produced the animated short “TUBBY DANCE”. Supervised the entire project and contributed to all areas of production. • Consulting producer for several animation shorts funded by Creative Lab, including animated short “KAROUMA”. • Supervised academy animation projects.

• 5 Jahre und 1 Monat, Juni 2010 - Juni 2015

  Head of Cartoon Network Animation Academy

  Cartoon Network Animation Academy

  Execution and curriculum creation 16 month full-time training program Ramp-up new hires for the production of TV Series “MANSOUR”. Key liaison between Cartoon Network Animation Academy and Cartoon Network/Turner, local animation production houses as well as universities / institutions in the UAE region. Executed character animation, character design and storyboard training Mentored trainees 1-on-1 and in group sessions

• 1 Jahr und 2 Monate, Mai 2009 - Juni 2010

  Animation Director, Trainer and Consultant

  Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore

  Supervising selected students on a 2D/3D animation Teaser Trailer project for a TV-Series produced in-house, while consulting on, and setting up the entire pipeline and infrastructure, for the series to be eventually produced in a studio environment on campus. In the process, workshops on all production procedures are being executed for both: staff and students.

• 10 Monate, Aug. 2008 - Mai 2009

  Trainer and Consultant

  Big Point GmbH

  Designing and executing a Training Program for in-house Designers, Animators and Graphic Artists. The Training covered performance animation exercise for CG Animation and workshops for Character Design, Storyboarding and Animatic development.

• 5 Monate, März 2008 - Juli 2008

  CG Lead Animator

  Madhouse/Dynamo Pictures

  Animating for the CG Feature production "Yona Yona Penguin" under the direction of acclaimed director Rintaro.

• 1 Jahr und 6 Monate, Okt. 2006 - März 2008

  CG Animator / CG Layout Artist

  Polygon Pictures, Inc. Tokyo Japan

  Creating 3D Layouts and 3D Character Animation for Disney's "My Friends Tigger and Pooh" and animating on local commercials and short movie projects, including "Streetfighter IV" and NHK TV-series content.

• Head of Artistic Development

  Lucasfilm Animation Singapore

• Teaching Associate / Project Supervisor

  NanYang Polytechnic

• Animation Artist

  Animationsfabrik

• Clean-Up Artist

  Walt Disney Feature Animation

• Animation Artist

  TFC Trickompany