Senior Animator & Character TD at Enne
Salamanca Area, Spain
- Current
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- Senior Animator & Character TD at Enne
- Past
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- Senior Animator at Enne
- Animator & Character TD at ThePuppeteer Animation (Self-employed)
- 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 Artistat nei|multimedia (Self-employed)
- 3D/2D Artist at Provideo
- Education
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- Ars Animation School
- Ars Animation School
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Jesús Ruiz’s Summary
Animator in Films, TV & Advertising with Experience in Setup & Rigging
Jesús Ruiz’s Specialties:
Character Animation & Setup/Rigging
Software Used: Maya, XSI, Lightwave
Jesús Ruiz’s Experience
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Senior Animator & Character TD
Enne
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
September 2008 — Present (3 months)
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Senior Animator
Enne
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
April 2008 — August 2008 (5 months)
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Animator & Character TD
ThePuppeteer Animation (Self-employed)
(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)
· Scripting & MEL Programming for Own Tools Development and Rigging -
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"
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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)
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Character Animator
Animallogic
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)
July 2006 — September 2006 (3 months)
Character Animator in "Happy Feet" Feature Animation
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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!!
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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
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Ars Animation School
MasterClass, Composition in Character Animation, 2005 — 2005
1 Week MasterClass with Alan Barillaro (Animation Supervisor in Pixar)
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Ars Animation School
Master, Character Animation & Setup/Rigging, 2004 — 2004
1,5 Month Intensive Master
Additional Information
Jesús Ruiz’s Websites:
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)
