Sven Bonnichsen

Sven Bonnichsen

stop-motion puppet animator

contact: sven (AT) scarletstarstudios.com

about me:

I am an animator living in Portland, Oregon. Techniques I've worked with include stop-motion, motion graphics, and CG. My primary focus is stop-motion puppet animation.

I have professional experience building high-quality ball-and-socket armatures and doing set construction. I have further experience doing character animation for independent film projects.

My professional work thus far has been done at Bent Image Lab. For personal projects, I have a workshop at Scarlet Star Studios (co-founded in 2004), where I'm able to do machining, fabrication, and filming.

I am currently seeking jobs that will allow me to further develop stop-motion animation skills in a professional setting.

Animation Credits

2008 - Let Sleeping Gods Lie (work in progress)
personal project (CG, live-action compositing) • software: LightWave 3D, AfterEffects • watch teaser

2007 - A Word from Professor Ichbonnsen
personal project (stop-motion puppets) • watch

2006 - The Great Escape
personal project (stop-motion puppets) • watch

2006 - ZUNE Moodbot
music video (stop-motion puppets) • produced by Bent Image Lab for ZUNE • armature builder (ball&socket) • watch

2006 - Regis Philbin sings Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
music video (stop-motion puppets) • produced by Bent Image Lab for Regis Philbin • armature builder (ball&socket) • watch

2006 - LUX Provocateur
TV ad (stop-motion puppets) • produced by Bent Image Lab for LUX soap • set construction • watch

2003 - The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
feature film (2D) • produced by Guerilla Productions • assistant animator • software: PhotoShop • imdb

2002 - Madness from the Sea
personal project (motion graphics, kinestasis) • software: AfterEffects

samples of my work:

A Word From Professor Ichbonnsen

watch A Word from Professor Ichbonnsen
(personal project - 2007)


Zune Moodbot

watch ZUNE Moodbot
(armature for "little girl")


armature for little girl

armature built for "little girl" in ZUNE Moodbot


Regis Philbin sings Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

watch Regis Philbin sings Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(armatures for "Regis" and "Gelman")

LUX Provocateur

watch LUX Provocateur
(set construction)


contact: sven (AT) scarletstarstudios.com


updated: 07.21.08