Mayerson on Animation
- Jack Kirby, Charlie Chaplin and Louis ArmstrongAugust 28 is the 100th birthday of comics great Jack Kirby, born Jacob Kurtzberg, whose work remains in print 23 years after his death and whose creations are more widely known than ever due to their adaptations in movies and TV. In the days before World War II, the United States experienced an explosion of […]
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jobby: 2D Digital Animation Supervisor, Nelvana, Toronto
Nelvana Limited – A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Digital Animation Supervisor – Contract Position Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 2D Digital Supervising Animator in our Toronto office. This position reports to the Director, manages the animators and is responsible for ensuring animation quality is maintained and delivered on schedule. Duties include… »
jobby: CG Tools and Pipeline Developer, Nelvana Studios, Toronto
Corus Entertainment Inc. Nelvana Studio Operations S/W Developer Toronto, ON (Corus Quay) Nelvana Limited part of Corus Entertainment has an immediate contract opening for a CG Tools and Pipeline Developer serving Nelvana Animation Studio’s Production Pipeline in our 25 Dockside Drive (Toronto) location. Reporting to the Director, Operations/Technology, the successful candidate will be responsible for… »
jobby: 3D Modeler/Rigger, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio A Corus Entertainment Company 3D Modeler/Rigger – Contract Position Toronto Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company has an exciting opportunity for 3D Modeler/Rigger in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Modeling Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for creating digital models and rigging them for production: RESPONSIBILITIES: Create digital… »
jobby: 3D TD Compositor, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Limited A CORUS Entertainment Company 3D TD Compositor – Contract Position Toronto, Ontario Nelvana Limited has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Director specializing in Compositing in our Toronto office. Applicants should have a minimum 3 years of professional experience as a Compositor, using node-based production level compositing software. They must be proficient in… »
jobby: 3D Animator, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio – A Corus Entertainment Company 3D Animator – Contract Position Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for a 3D Animator in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Animation Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for: RESPONSIBILITIES: Work closely with the Animation Director to bring our characters to life. Character performance… »
jobby: 3D Layout Artist, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio – A Corus Entertainment Company 3D Layout Artist – Contract Position Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 3D Layout Artist in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Layout Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of the Layout for production: RESPONSIBILITIES: Create all camera moves… »
jobby: Texturer/Shader, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company Texturer/Shader – Contract Position Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for a Texturer/Shader in our Toronto office. Reporting to the series Art Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in maintaining the established art direction on a 3D series. RESPONSIBILITIES: Texturing/Shading/UV mapping of sets, props and… »
jobby: 3D Lighting Technical Director, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A CORUS Entertainment Company 3D Lighting Technical Director – Contract Position Toronto, Ontario Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for a 3D Lighting Technical Director in our Toronto office. Reporting directly to the Art Director and Technical Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for creating high quality Light rigs required for series… »
jobby: Art Director, Nelvana Ltd, Toronto
Nelvana Limited, A CORUS Entertainment Company Art Director Contract Position Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for an Art Director in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Producer, the successful candidate will be responsible for collaborates with the Director to establish the look of the series and ensure episodic consistency. Duties… »
jobby: CG Tools and Pipeline Developer, Nelvana, Toronto
Corus Entertainment Inc. Nelvana Studio Operations S/W Developer Toronto, ON (Corus Quay) Nelvana Limited part of Corus Entertainment has an immediate contract opening for a CG Tools and Pipeline Developer serving Nelvana Animation Studio’s Production Pipeline in our 25 Dockside Drive (Toronto) location. Reporting to the Director, Operations/Technology, the successful candidate will be responsible for… »
jobby: 2D Digital Location/Layout Designers, Nelvana, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Digital Location/Layout Designers Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 2D Digital Location/ Layout Designer in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Design Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of Location and Character designs for production: RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with Director… »
jobby: 2D Digital Designers, Nelvana, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Digital Designers Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 2D Digital Designer in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Design Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of Location and Character designs for production: RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with Director and Design Supervisor to… »
jobby: 2D Digital Design Supervisor, Nelvana, Toronto
Nelvana – Limited, A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Digital Design Supervisor – Contract Toronto Nelvana Limited, A division of Corus Entertainment Inc. has an exciting opportunity for 2D Digital Design Supervisor in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Producer, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading the design team in establishing and… »
press release: New Content Focus At Nelvana
We got this press release a little late, but I thought it would be important to share it. Honestly, I’ve never been very excited about what happens at Nelvana, but this news is interesting. I firmly believe that the real change in our industry towards creator driven production will only occur in a place that… »
jobby: Producer, Nelvana, Toronto
Nelvana Limited, A CORUS Entertainment Company Producer 12 Month Contract Position The Producer is responsible for managing all physical aspects of production including; budgets, schedules and day-to-day operations. Working with the Supervising Producer they are responsible for ensuring productions deliver on time and budget meeting decided creative expectations. RESPONSIBILITIES: Supporting creative vision and production… »
jobby: 2D Location/Layout Design Supervisor – Contract, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Location/Layout Design Supervisor – Contract Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 2D Location/Layout Design Supervisor in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Producer, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading the Location and Layout team in establishing and creating the Location and Layout… »
jobby: 2D Digital Location/Layout Designers, Nelvana Studios, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Digital Location/Layout Designers Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 2D Digital Location/ Layout Designer in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Design Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of Location and Character designs for production: RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with Director and… »
press release: Corus Entertainment Appoints Athena Georgaklis New Head of Development for Nelvana
Toronto, Canada – Corus Entertainment announced today the appointment of Athena Georgaklis to the role of Head of Development for Nelvana. Georgaklis, a highly respected animation executive, will lead the acquisition of rights and the development of all original content for Nelvana, working with the studio’s producers, creators, and talent around the world. Georgaklis assumes her… »
2D Digital Design Breaker, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Digital Design Breaker, Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 2D Digital Design Breaker in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Design Supervisor and Animation Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for breaking the designs for production. RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with Animators and Designers to rig… »
2D Digital Animator, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Digital Animator, Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for a 2D Digital Animator in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Animation Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for: RESPONSIBILITIES: The creation and compositing of 2D animation Work alongside the Animation Director and Art Director to enhance… »
jobby: 2D Digital Posing, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Digital Posing, Toronto Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 2D Digital Posing in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Design Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of Location and Character designs for production. RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with Director and Design Supervisor… »
jobby: 3D Technical Directors, Nelvana Limited, Toronto
Nelvana Limited, A CORUS Entertainment Company 3D Technical Directors – Contract Position – Toronto, Ontario Nelvana Limited has an exciting opportunity for a 3D Technical Directors in our Toronto office. Reporting directly to the Technical Supervisors, Directors and Producers, the successful candidate will be responsible for acting as a primary support for technical problems in… »
jobby: 2D Digital Scene Set-up, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company 2D Digital Scene Set-up – Contract Position, Toronto Nelvana –Corus Kids has an exciting opportunity for 2D Scene Set-up in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Technical Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for creating and maintaining a database of design and palette files and composing the… »
jobby: Translator/Story Editor, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company, Translator/Story Editor – Contract Position Nelvana Studio is looking for a Translator/Story Editor for the English versioning of an animated series originally recorded in Mandarin. Reporting to the Supervising Producer and Producer The successful candidate: – Must be fluent in Mandarin and English and have a good understanding of… »
jobby: 3D Animator, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio, A Corus Entertainment Company, 3D Animator – Contract Position Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for a 3D Animator in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Animation Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for: RESPONSIBILITIES: Work closely with the Animation Director to bring our characters to life. Character performance is key…. »
from the internets: Michael Hirsh Masterclass at World Animation Summit, via Animation Magazine
“You’ve got to believe that you will survive those tough moments.” Michael Hirsh, Co-founder of Nelvana and Cookie Jar, current vice chairman of DHX Media and chairman of The Entertainment and Media Finance Group. One of the biggest figures in the history of the Canadian animation industry, speaking to attendees at a masterclass given during… »
jobby: 3D Layout Artist, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 3D Layout Artist in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Layout Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of the Layout for production: RESPONSIBILITIES: Create all camera moves for sequences in production. Add basic character movement and posing to block out shots…. »
jobby: 2D/3D Technical Directors, Nelvana Limited, Toronto
Nelvana Limited has an exciting opportunity for a 3D/2D Technical Director in our Toronto office. Reporting directly to the Directors and Producers, the successful candidate will be responsible for acting as a primary support for technical problems in the production department. Responsibilities: Provide high-level technical solutions to artists and other TD’s regarding the 3D software,… »
jobby: 2D Digital Character/Prop Designers, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 2D Digital Character/Prop Designer in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Design Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of Location and Character designs for production: RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with Director and Design Supervisor to create Character and Prop designs for production. SKILLS AND… »
jobby: 2D Digital Location/Layout Designers, Nelvana Studio, Toronto
Nelvana Studio has an exciting opportunity for 2D Digital Location/ Layout Designer in our Toronto office. Reporting to the Director and Design Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of Location and Character designs for production: RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with Director and Design Supervisor to create Location and Character designs for production…. »
from the internets: Nelvana and Sony Team Up For Hotel Transylvania TV Adaptation
In more Sony-related animation news, Variety is reporting that Toronto-based (and Corus subsidiary) Nelvana is developing a television series based on the Hotel Transylvania feature film from Sony Pictures Animation. There’s not much more to say, other than they’re aiming for a 2017 airdate. It’s anyone’s guess right now as to where the series will… »
jobby: Producer, Nelvana, Toronto
Nelvana Limited A CORUS Entertainment Company Producer 12 Month Contract Position The Producer is responsible for managing all physical aspects of production including; budgets, schedules and day-to-day operations. Working with the Supervising Producer they are responsible for ensuring productions deliver on time and budget meeting decided creative expectations. RESPONSIBILITIES: Supporting creative vision and… »
from the internets: Battle of the Planets reboot coming from Nelvana!
This is the greatest cartoon of my childhood. And the folks at Nelvana are bringing it back. Some lucky buggers are getting directed to “re-imagine the cult anime series with a distinct new look and feel, but will feature the same big action stories and characters”. Here’s the link to the news on Kidscreen. Excuse… »
Canadian Animaton Blog
- "Loving Vincent" Review by Ashley Lo RussoLoving Vincent is a must-see for every painter, animator, and artist. This is the first feature-length painted animation film about the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, Vincent Van Gogh. Directors, Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman decided that the best way to tell the story was by using a combination of live action sequences with visual effects and […]