
Mathew Rees
Mathew Rees has been a professional animator since 2001 and is currently an animator at DNEG Animation in London. Mathew was previously the Supervising CG Animator at Aardman Animation, known for Wallace & Gromit. He’s worked on many features, short films and commercial projects for Aardman. He’s been a mentor since 2012 and currently teaches Body Mechanics, the second Core Character Animation Course at Animation Mentor.
Mathew’s Credits

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Pirates! Band of Misfits
Films
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (un-credited)
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
- Pirates! Band of Misfits
Short Films
- Remote
- Flight of the Stories
- Darkside
- Special Delivery
- Ray’s Big Idea
- The Bear and the Squirrel
- Grandpa in My Pocket
Television / Video
- Grandpa in My Pocket
Games
- Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up
- Conflict: Desert Storm 2
- Conflict: Vietnam
- The Great Escape
What Mathew’s Students are Saying
An Excellent Mentor
Mathew is an excellent mentor, very experienced in teaching on AM. His Q&As are extra helpful, always picking students’ assignments and fixing them real time with us, allowing us to interrupt him at any moment to ask anything. I also personally love his critiques, he really has nice insight and suggestions for your shots, you can really see his experience through his comments. His classes also helped me to not be afraid to keep in mind that simple actions in animation can actually teach me a lot.
Clear Feedback, Sound Advice, and Incredibly Encouraging
Mathew Rees is an awesome mentor! He always answers questions, gives extremely helpful demos & tips, and is willing to show you how to fix a problem during the Q&As, provides clear feedback to improve your animation, sound advice for managing the next shot, and incredibly encouraging mentor. What a great experience learning from him. Thanks so much Mat!
Helps You Unlock Your Full Potential
Mathew’s mentorship is unparalleled in that it helps you unlock your full potential, gain valuable insights, and deal with challenges with more confidence. He provides clear and concise explanations, he is very approachable and creates an environment where we feel comfortable asking questions and seeking guidance. He understands that everyone learns differently and that learning and growth takes time. He is very patient with our progress providing guidance and support throughout the process.
Always Happy to Answer Questions
Mathew is a great teacher, who explains everything in a lot of detail, is very patient and I feel that I’m learning a lot. He’s always happy to answer questions and is very responsive. The Maya demos that Mathew gives are really informative and he explains things in a way that is very clear.
Always Focused and Clear Critiques
Mathew really unlocked for me how to think and effectively use the graph editor. And how to untangle difficulties directly in my Maya files. My hand poses, and poses overall, improved a lot with his instructions. Always focused and clear critiques.
Extremely Knowledgeable and Incredibly Supportive
The main highlight of my class was my mentor, Mathew Rees. He was extremely knowledgeable and incredibly supportive. If I have the chance down the road, I’d pick him to be my mentor again in a heartbeat.
Unparalleled Professionalism and Commitment
His professionalism and commitment to their mentees is unparalleled, creating a safe place for learning, and constructive feedback.
Extremely Helpful and Understanding
My mentor has been extremely helpful and understanding when I have been late with assignment submissions due to bad health, and he has also been very informative in QA sessions. I have learned and improved a lot.
An Excellent Mentor
Mathew is an excellent mentor, very experienced in teaching on AM. His Q&As are extra helpful, always picking students’ assignments and fixing them real time with us, allowing us to interrupt him at any moment to ask anything. I also personally love his critiques, he really has nice insight and suggestions for your shots, you can really see his experience through his comments. His classes also helped me to not be afraid to keep in mind that simple actions in animation can actually teach me a lot.
Clear Feedback, Sound Advice, and Incredibly Encouraging
Mathew Rees is an awesome mentor! He always answers questions, gives extremely helpful demos & tips, and is willing to show you how to fix a problem during the Q&As, provides clear feedback to improve your animation, sound advice for managing the next shot, and incredibly encouraging mentor. What a great experience learning from him. Thanks so much Mat!
Helps You Unlock Your Full Potential
Mathew’s mentorship is unparalleled in that it helps you unlock your full potential, gain valuable insights, and deal with challenges with more confidence. He provides clear and concise explanations, he is very approachable and creates an environment where we feel comfortable asking questions and seeking guidance. He understands that everyone learns differently and that learning and growth takes time. He is very patient with our progress providing guidance and support throughout the process.
Always Happy to Answer Questions
Mathew is a great teacher, who explains everything in a lot of detail, is very patient and I feel that I’m learning a lot. He’s always happy to answer questions and is very responsive. The Maya demos that Mathew gives are really informative and he explains things in a way that is very clear.
Always Focused and Clear Critiques
Mathew really unlocked for me how to think and effectively use the graph editor. And how to untangle difficulties directly in my Maya files. My hand poses, and poses overall, improved a lot with his instructions. Always focused and clear critiques.
Extremely Knowledgeable and Incredibly Supportive
The main highlight of my class was my mentor, Mathew Rees. He was extremely knowledgeable and incredibly supportive. If I have the chance down the road, I’d pick him to be my mentor again in a heartbeat.
Unparalleled Professionalism and Commitment
His professionalism and commitment to their mentees is unparalleled, creating a safe place for learning, and constructive feedback.
Extremely Helpful and Understanding
My mentor has been extremely helpful and understanding when I have been late with assignment submissions due to bad health, and he has also been very informative in QA sessions. I have learned and improved a lot.
Courses Taught By Mathew
Courses may vary from term to term.