Alec Fredericks
(He/Him)Character Rigging and Effects
Character Rigger at Dreamworks Animation
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Career: 3
Character Rigger
Dreamworks Animation
Full-time · Pasadena, California, US
May 2022 - Present
Character Rigger
Dreamworks Animation
Full-time · Pasadena, California, US
Rigging characters, wardrobe, hair, & props for feature animated films.
Technical Animator
Sony Music Entertainment
Full-time
Apr 2020 - May 2022
Technical Animator
Sony Music Entertainment
Full-time
Sole rigger for a new subsidiary at Sony focused on multiplayer social experiences. A lot of tool creation in Maya, using Python & Qt5, along with quite a bit of experimental prototyping in Unreal 5, using Blueprints.
Sr. Technical Animator
Respawn Entertainment
Full-time
Mar 2018 - Apr 2020
Sr. Technical Animator
Respawn Entertainment
Full-time
Was the primary rigger (sole rigger until the last six months) for the multiplayer VR game, Medal of Honor: Above & Beyond, using Unreal Engine 5, and Maya.
Skills: 7
Technical
Creative
Other
Projects: 3
Donkey
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Mar 2026 - Oct 2026
Donkey
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Rigging characters & props. Got onto the show late, after wrapping an unannounced film.
Shrek 5
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May 2023 - Jun 2024
Shrek 5
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Rigged a number of primary characters, including Felicia (Shrek's daughter) and Fergus, one of her brothers, along with a few others.
The Wild Robot
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Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
The Wild Robot
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Rigged birds, including Brightbill and Longneck, as well as Fink, the fox.
Education: 2
Expression Center for New Media
BS, Animation
Oct 2000 - Jun 2002
Expression Center for New Media
BS, Animation
Went back to school to learn animation, and came out a rigger. It was an early, intensive, credentialed animation school.
San Jose State University
Advertising
Sep 1994 - Jan 1996
San Jose State University
Advertising
Jr. & Sr. years at SJSU, after transferring from a community college.