Stephen Candell

Character Technical Director

Animation Rigging Master

Creator of Studio Zubio

Stephen Candell is widely admired as one of the best Character Technical Director and Animation Riggers of all time. The Croods, How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda to name but a few of the huge animation hits that he has been integral to. Starting at Google and then moving to Dreamworks, Stephen progressed to owning his own independent animation studio, Studio Zubio in 2019. Now he is able to offer full service design, animation and technology solutions.