Resume

Andrew Currie

(312) 316-4494
andrewmcurrie@gmail.com
Baltimore, MD

Profile

  • Experienced as a camera and layout artist specialized in previs, scene layout, camera work, scripting, and editing.
  • Recipient of Animation Mentor's "Mentor's Choice" Award. Work featured in the school’s 2017 and 2018 Student Showcases, website, and social media.

Experience

Ability Vis Feature Owner, Firaxis Games / 2K Games (2025 - present).

  • Leading a multi-discipline feature team to create cinematic in-game moments for an unannounced title.

Animator, Firaxis Games / 2K Games (2022 - 2025).

  • Animating performances for leaders like Confucius, Tecumseh, and Hatshepsut in Civilization 7.

Animator, Run Totti Run (2019 - 2022).

  • Short film project led by Pixar veterans, directed by Shad Bradbury. (View on YouTube)

Cinematic Lead, Firaxis Games / 2K Games (2009 - present).

  • Responsibilities: Cameras and layout for narrative cinematics, real-time cameras seamlessly integrated into gameplay, previs for cinematics and game design, art direction, scripting in Unreal “Blueprint”, lighting, rendering, bug-fixing, and editing.
  • Collaboration with programming, animation, art, and effects teams.
  • Combat designer on Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
  • Principal cinematic artist on award-winning XCOM series, average Metacritic score of 88.

Shareholder and Artist, Sleepwalker Media, LLC (2009).

  • Established a new company to create cinematics, animation, and previs for TV, film, and game clients such as Epic Games, Gearbox, and the US Army.

Cinematic Director, Cinematic Lead, Cinematic Artist, Midway Games (2004 - 2009).

  • Shot cameras and laid out complex cinematic sequences in a wide variety of genres. Created real-time cameras using proprietary tools. Also: Previs, editing, lighting, rendering.
  • As director: Designed cinematic style and art direction, created animatics, approved shots.
  • As lead: Acted as point of contact for the team, managed artists and production schedule.
  • Titles: Blitz: The League (1 and 2), NBA Ballers (2 and 3), Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Stranglehold, The Wheelman.

Education

Animation Mentor

Diploma in Advanced Character Animation Studies, 2016-2018.
  • Mentor’s Choice Award.
  • Work selected for 2017 and 2018 Student Showcase.
  • Featured on school’s website, social media pages, and promotional materials.
  • “Peer Buddy” volunteer.
  • Mentors: Nate Wall (Pixar), Dimos Vrysellas (Brown Bag Films), Drew Adams (Dreamworks), Ray Chase (Reel FX), Dave Burgess (Animal Logic), Sean Sexton (Dreamworks).

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Bachelor of Science, Computer Graphics, May 2003 (With Distinction).
  • Computer Animation Specialization.
  • Dean's List each semester, Honors.
  • 3.78/4.00 GPA.

Development

Photography; Life drawing; Filmmaking; Film studies; Teaching; Playing music.