Andy Lefton

Andy Lefton

Animator, Filmmaker, Motion Graphic Design and Visual Effects Artist

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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May 2015
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About Andy

I am a Minneapolis based award winning 3D/VFX generalist and film maker with over 12 years of experience. I work as a lead 3D artist and art director at MadMicrobe Studios. Currently looking to advance my field in film and directing.

Unique traits: 3d animation, VFX, Film, Punk rock

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Credits

  • Fat Chance

    Fat Chance (2016 - 2018)
    Film (short) by Andy Lefton Creator / Animator Born into a world of chance, it's quickly learned that the battle for existence depends on fast thinking, aggressive actions and an obstacle larger than life. Created by Andy Lefton Please visit fatchancefilm.com LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/andylefton Twitter - @andylefton Animation, Compositing, FX, Edit - Andy Lefton Composer - Jeff Butta jbryanbutta.com Sound Design by Lister Rossel weareplayhead.co.uk/portfolio/ Back story The story of Fat Chance is a playful short film with a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor about the battle for identity and survival. The idea of the film started around 2008 while I was in the midst of my first short film Two Worlds. The production of Fat Chance is using Cinema 4D, 3DS Max, FumeFX and After Effects.

  • The Embryo Who Came in from the Cold

    The Embryo Who Came in from the Cold (2018)
    Film (Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy and 1 More) Animation department 5 IVF embryos embark on a journey to find their mother.

  • XOXO

    XOXO (2016)
    Film (Drama and Music) Visual effects Six strangers' lives collide in one frenetic, dream-chasing, hopelessly romantic night.

  • Two Worlds

    Two Worlds (2015)
    Film (Animation, Short, Action, Adventure and 1 More) Visual effects Two worldly characters finding hope and coming together in the bleakest of moments. One marooned on a desolate planet and the other crash landing on the same planet. Both circumstances have benefits to helping each other find solace in this barren world.

  • The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

    The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
    Film (Drama, Horror, Mystery and Thriller) Visual effects Building on the terror of The Haunting in Connecticut, this tale traces a young family's nightmarish descent into a centuries-old Southern hell. When Andy Wyrick moves his wife Lisa and daughter Heidi to a historic home in Georgia, they quickly discover they are not the house's only inhabitants. Joined by Lisa's free-spirited sister, Joyce, the family soon comes face-to-face with a mystery born of a deranged desire ... a haunting secret rising from underground and threatening to bring down anyone in its path. Written by Lionsgate

  • Nova

    Nova (2012)
    Television (Documentary and Biography) Animation department A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research. Subjects examined by this show have included the cutting edge of theoretical physics, a return to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the long-term effects of Amazon deforestation, and the development of life-saving medical techniques. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

Awards

  • Official Selection - Stage 32 Hollyshorts film fest
    (2018)

  • Winner - Stage 32 short film program
    (2018)

  • Official Selection - Midwest Sci-Fi short film fest
    (2015)

  • Official Selection - San Juan International film fest
    (2015)

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