Work experience
2006 January– Present

Blackginger, South Africa
Animation Supervisor
· Character Animation
· Shoot supervision
· Modelling, rigging and layout
· Softimage| XSI
· ZBrush


2003 June–2005 December
The Refinery Johannesburg, South Africa
Senior Animator / Supervisor
· Character Animation
· Shoot supervision
· Modelling, rigging and layout
· Alias Systems' Maya
· Softimage| XSI

2002 Nov – 2003 June

Spin Productions Toronto, Canada
Senior Animator
· 3D animation and modelling.
· Softimage| XSI

2000 Dec – 2002 Nov

The Refinery Johannesburg, South Africa
Animator
· 2D and 3D animation
· 3D Generalist
· Maya
· Softimage| XSI
· Retas!Pro 2D animation software

1999 Sep – 2000 Dec

Digital Arts cc Johannesburg, South Africa
Animator
·
2D and 3D animation
· Developing proprietary software with Brightspark Technologies.
· ToonBoom’s Tic Tac Toon 2D animation software
· 3DS Max

Darrin Bremer Hofmeyr
E-mail: darrin at dazland dot com

Personal Information

Marital Status
Single

Nationality
British/South African

Age
31

Born
15 June 1976

Place of Birth
Pretoria, South Africa

Achievements
"Gerhard" - Dogstar award for Best animation made for SA 2004
- co director
LG “Cricket” – Awarded best Asian and African Promotional Piece 2001 - animator
“ Billy” – nominated for Students of Scotland Festival, Glasgow 1999 - student film

Education
1996 Sep – 1999 June
University of Dundee, Scotland
BDes(Hons) Animation and Electronic Media
· 2:1 Honours Degree specialising in:· Traditional and Computer Animation
· Softimage| 3D, Softimage TOONZ
· Photoshop, Director, Painter