About Me
Hello! My name is Wynne Gettelfinger. I recently concluded five years of industry experience working as a Sequence Artist at Lightstorm Entertainment Inc. on Avatar: The Way of Water and the upcoming installment, Avatar: Fire and Ash. Through my experience at Lightstorm, I have developed an aptitude for visualizing complex scenes, creating coherent sequences, and collaborating with a team of artists to ensure high quality storytelling.
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After graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2019 with a BFA in Animation, I worked as a Freelance Animation Artist on the VR Short Film, AJAX ALL POWERFUL, animating a variety of unique characters. In the Summer of 2020 I was hired as a Sequence Artist with Lightstorm Entertainment Inc. While at Lightstorm, I supported and built sequences of virtual scenes, incorporating motion capture, lighting, and environments into stage-ready files for virtual cameras.
I also created pre-vis animations of creatures, vehicles, props, or other elements not tracked using motion capture. I gained valuable experience working on a motion capture stage and managing sequences through a Live Action/VFX feature pipeline.
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I am always looking to improve my technical and creative skills within the Animation and VFX Industry. I appreciate traveling, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures. When I'm not creating art, you can find me outdoors at a local park or curled up with my cat, a cup of tea, and an exciting book.
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Thank you for viewing my portfolio!
-Gwendolyn "Wynne" Gettelfinger
Awards and Honors
Selected to work as an exhibitor for the Savannah College of Art and Design booth at ACM SIGGRAPH 2019, LA.
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I was also asked to record my experiences in LA and at SIGGRAPH in the form of "blog entries" to encourage SCAD students to attend SIGGRAPH and other education conventions like it in the future.
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The Wander crew's work was also featured in a SCAD demo reel played at SIGGRAPH. To view more about Wander, you can visit my blog during the project here.
Selected to the "Draft Selection" and awarded an "Excellence Award" for the Rookie Awards 2019 for her work on Wander. Top 25% of entries submitted to the Rookie Awards 2019 for 3D Animation and Concept Art & Illustration.
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To view entry, click here.
Selected to write a thought piece on Animation Career Review, about "What it’s Like to Study Animation at Savannah College of Art and Design".
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To view article click here.
Recipient of the Logan Eugene Felps Memorial Endowed Scholarship at Savannah College of Art and Design for the 2018-19 Academic School Year.
Selected as a featured artist in the 2018 edition of Port City Review, SCAD’s annual arts journal.
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"The Geode Collection" 8x10 in. Digital Painting
Selected as one of forty five artists featured in Karoline Pietrowski's art book, Das Zeichenbuch Mit Dem Blob.
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Selected to be a student volunteer at the 2017 SCAD Career fair.
Assisted the company Framestore in scheduling interviews and meetings throughout the day.