Bio:

William Dyer is an animator and film producer from Calgary, Alberta. William has a BFA from the Alberta College of Art and Design and a diploma in animation from Animation Mentor.

He has worked on a number of short films for a Calgary animation studio called Fifteen Pound Pink Production. He has also done work for the National Film Board on the films Skin for Skin, Wall and Flying Sailor.

CV:

Work Experience:

Animation - National Film Board of Canada:
2019-2021          Flying Sailor – Short Film, 3D Animator, 3D Modeling, Visual Effects – National Film Board of Canada
2017                   Wall – Feature Length, 3D Animator, Compositing – National Film Board of Canada
2010-2017          Skin for Skin - 15:00 minutes, Lead 3D Animator, Animation Supervisor - National Film Board of Canada / Fifteen Pound Pink                             Productions
Animation – New Machine Studios:
2019                   Young George and the Dragon 2: No Dragons Allowed – 3D Character Animation

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VFX – Everfall Productions:

2017                    Everfall – Feature Length, VFX and Animation work

VFX – Colour My Love:

2017                    Shaela Miller, Colour My Love - Music Video, VFX work

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Animation - Fifteen Pound Pink Productions:   

2010                    Business as Usual - 4:00 minutes, digital cutout animation - Fifteen Pound Pink Productions

2009                    Intergalactic Who's Who, episodes 6 - 8, 3x1:30 minutes, computer cel animation - Fifteen Pound Pink Productions

2008                    Intergalactic Who's Who, episodes 1 - 5, 5x1:30 minutes, computer cel animation - Fifteen Pound Pink Productions

Production Team – Backpocket Dreams:

2014 – current     Vagina Bug – 10:00, Maya creature animation, Associate Producer

Production Team - ACAD:

2012                    A.R.D.N. promo video - 2:00 minutes, digital, for Alberta Rural Development Network

2011                    ACAD promo video - 3:00 minutes, digital, for Alberta College of Art + Design

Video Production - One Yellow Rabbit:

2010                    Radioheaded 2: A Listening Party to Watch

2009                    Summer Lab Intensive

Video Production - University of Calgary:

2008                    Radioheaded 2

Video Production - W.P. Puppet Theatre

2010                    Finding My Song

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Education:

2011-2013            Character Animation Diploma, Animation Mentor, Emeryville, California

2003-07                BFA Degree, Media Arts and Digital Technologies, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB

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Professional Development:

2014                     Virtual Animators Andreas Deja Lecture Series

2012                     Paul Dutton Animation Master Class

2007                     Toon Boom Animation Software Workshop

2006                     Set Etiquette and Protocol I

                             Film Production Assistant Workshop

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