Scott Mitchell
Animation Director
Scott is an Animation Director at 2K Cloud Chamber and a 23 year veteran of the animation industry. He got his start working on traditionally animated television commercials and cartoons, before switching to videogames to realize a goal of working on interactive projects.
Ubisoft Montreal gave him a fresh start, and the opportunity to hone his craft as an Animator, with credits on Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia titles, then realizing his ultimate career goal of directing animation on a sports title, for Shaun White Snowboarding in 2008.
Following the success of his directorial debut, Scott answered the call to take on the Lead position on Mass Effect 3 at Bioware, before earning directing credits on critically acclaimed titles Far Cry 4, and Rainbow Six Siege. Scott’s current challenge is working on the next installment of the Bioshock franchise.
With a 20 year background in gymnastics as an athlete and coach, Scott applies a high-level understanding of body mechanics and spatial awareness, as well as a progression-based coaching method as a Director and mentor.
Animation Direction and Leadership Mentorship
This mentorship includes 5 hours of one-on one training, custom tailored to suit the mentees specific needs. We will build a development plan together in order to level-up your skills and help achieve your goals.
We can cover:
Preparing and communicating a vision, while collaborating with other departments to tell a story.
Animation designed for better signs and feedback.
Directing, coaching, and evolving an animation team as a Lead or Director.
This mentorship is designed to help improve communication skills, build confidence, and provide a clearer path to growth and success. Whether you are looking to level up, showcase more initiative, autonomy, and influence, or looking to improve your directorial skillset, we can create a plan to help you find your way.
Learning Focus
Understanding dependencies, and adapting animation methodologies to support the needs of a game project.
Gathering and applying research.
Using a sports psychology approach to build a happy and successful team.
Utilizing cinematic visual language techniques to create highly effective first-person UX.
Career advancement strategies for all levels.
Planning and iterating on animation systems to improve design functionality.
Creating collaborative visual briefs.
