Jesús Ruiz

Current

• Animator & Character TD/Rigger (self-employed) at ThePuppeteer Animation

Past

• Animator (Freelance) at Axis Animation
• Animator & Character TD/Rigger (freelance) at Entropy Studios
• Senior Animator & Character TD/Rigger at Enne

• Animator & Character TD/Rigger (self-employed) at ThePuppeteer Animation
• Lead Animator at nWave Digital
• Senior Animator at nWave Digital
• Character Animator at Animallogic
• Character Animator at Bren Entertainment
• Animator & VFX at Imagital
• 3D/2D Artist at nei|multimedia (Self-employed)
• 3D/2D Artist at Provideo

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Education

• Ars Animation School
• Ars Animation School

Recommended

8 people have recommended Jesús

Connections

135 connections

Industry

Animation

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Company

Jesús Ruiz’s Summary

Animator & Character TD/Rigger on Films, TV & Advertising

Jesús Ruiz’s Specialties:

Character Animation & Setup/Rigging
Software Used: Maya, XSI, Lightwave

Jesús Ruiz’s Experience

• Animator & Character TD/Rigger (self-employed)

  ThePuppeteer Animation

  (Animation industry)

  December 2008 — Present (8 months)

  ANIMATION & SETUP/RIGGING FOR FILMS, GAMES AND TV:
  · Character Animation
  · Character/Props Setup/Rigging (Body and Facial Rigging)
  · MEL/Python Programming for Animation Tools and Rig Development

• Animator (Freelance)

  Axis Animation

  (Privately Held; Animation industry)

  May 2009 — June 2009 (2 months)

• Animator & Character TD/Rigger (freelance)

  Entropy Studios

  (Animation industry)

  December 2008 — April 2009 (5 months)

  "The Magic Tale" Feature Film (Entropy Studio):
  · Character Animation
  · Character Setup/Rigging (Body and Facial Rigging)
  · MoCap Editing/Processing

• Senior Animator & Character TD/Rigger

  Enne

  (Privately Held; Animation industry)

  April 2008 — January 2009 (10 months)

  · Senior Animator (CG Animation for Character and Props).
  · Character TD/Rigger (Maya/MEL/Python), developing Rigs and Animation/Rigging Tools.

• Animator & Character TD/Rigger (self-employed)

  ThePuppeteer Animation

  (Animation industry)

  December 2007 — February 2008 (3 months)

  ANIMATION & SETUP/RIGGING FOR FILMS, GAMES AND TV:
  · Character Animation
  · Character/Props Setup/Rigging (Body and Facial Rigging)
  · MEL/Python Programming for Animation Tools and Rig Development

• Lead Animator

  nWave Digital

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)

  September 2007 — November 2007 (3 months)

  Lead Animator, Layout TD and Rigging/Setup Artist for the upcoming 3D IMAX Movie "Around the World in 50 Years"

• Senior Animator

  nWave Digital

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)

  January 2007 — April 2007 (4 months)

  Senior Animator in "Fly me to The Moon" Feature Animation (IMAX 3D)

• Character Animator

  Animallogic

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)

  July 2006 — September 2006 (3 months)

  Character Animator in "Happy Feet" Feature Animation

• Character Animator

  Bren Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)

  June 2005 — April 2006 (11 months)

  · Character Animation in "El Ratón Pérez" Feature
  · Character Animation in "DonkeyXote" Feature
  · Character Setup for Bipeds, Quadrupeds and Props for "DonkeyXote" Feature

• Animator & VFX

  Imagital

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  May 2003 — April 2005 (2 years)

  Animation, Compositing, MatchMoving, Graphics Design... a lot of work!!

• 3D/2D Artist

  nei|multimedia (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  November 1997 — January 2003 (5 years 3 months)

  3D Animation, Compositing, Video Editing, Graphics Design, Web Developing & Design in my own Little Company.
  
  Working in Advertising and Multimedia Services.

• 3D/2D Artist

  Provideo

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  March 1997 — September 1997 (7 months)

  3D Animation, Video Editing in a Little Video Production Company.

Jesús Ruiz’s Education

• Ars Animation School

  MasterClass , Composition in Character Animation , 2005 — 2005

  1 Week MasterClass with Alan Barillaro (Animation Supervisor in Pixar)

• Ars Animation School

  Master , Character Animation & Setup/Rigging , 2004 — 2004

  1,5 Month Intensive Master

Additional Information

Jesús Ruiz’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Company

Jesús Ruiz’s Interests:

My Girlfriend, Skating, Tennis, Cycling, Play Guitar, Movies, Travelling... and (of course) Animation

Jesús Ruiz’s Honors:

"Happy Feet" CG Animated Feature:
--- OSCAR Award Winner (Best Animated Feature - 2007)
--- BAFTA Film Award Winner (Best Animated Feature - 2007)
--- BLIMP Award Winner (Favorite Animated Movie - 2007)
--- DFWFCA Award Winner (Best Animated Film - 2006)
--- LAFCA Award Winner (Best Animation - 2006)
--- NYFCC Award Winner (Best Animated Film - 2006)
--- TFCA Award Winner (Best Animated Film - 2006)
--- WAFCA Award Winner (Best Animated Feature - 2006)

"The Hairy Tooth Fairy":
--- GOYA Award Winner (Best Animated Feature - 2007)