Colin Smyth

Colin Smyth has a diverse work experience in the animation industry. Colin started their career at Codemasters in 2001, where they held various roles as an animator and later as a senior animator and group lead. Colin worked on projects like Dragon Empires, overseeing animation production and directing motion capture shoots. Smyth then joined Blitz Games Studios/Volatile Games, where they worked as a senior animator on the game Dead To Rights, creating in-game assets and polishing animations. Later, they joined Blitz Games Studios and collaborated with Junction Point Studios on Epic Mickey 2, directing a team of animators for gameplay animations and cinematics. Additionally, they served as a cutscene director for the game Puss In Boots, leading a team in creating all cut scenes. Smyth also had experience at Rebellion, where they designed and created cutscene content for Sniper Elite 3, setting out camera and editing style guides. Colin then worked at NaturalMotion, working on mobile game animation using hand key and motion capture techniques. Currently, they are serving as an Associate Art Director at Jagex.

Colin Smyth attended BCFE Ballyfermot College of Further Education from 1998 to 2001, where they obtained a National Diploma in Classical Animation 2D.