Director, BeezleBug Bit, LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada Area
- Current
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- Instructor at Gnomon School of Visual Effects
- Instructor at Westwood College Online
- Executive Director at Dam Short Film Festival
- Owner at BeezleBug Bit, LLC
- Past
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- Instructor at Art Institute of Las Vegas
- Senior Animator at PDI/Dreamworks
- Animation Artist at Buena Vista Visual Effects
- Education
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- San Francisco Institute of Architecture
- Wright State University
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Lee Lanier’s Summary
Lee Lanier is an award-winning short film producer, animator, and director whose works have played over 200 museums, galleries, and film festivals worldwide. Lee founded his animation company, BeezleBug Bit, LLC, in 2000, shortly after serving as a Senior Animator on "Shrek" at Dreamworks/PDI. Lee is also the founder of the Dam Short Film Festival, which screens 100 of the world’s best shorts each February in charming Boulder City, Nevada.
Along the way, Lee has been interviewed by dozens of magazines, newspapers, and television shows on the subject of animation, short films, and film festivals. He has also put in time teaching advanced animation classes at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco anfd the Art Institute of Las Vegas. He has written newspaper articles and has completed two software books for Sybex. He has recently made his expertise on animation, short films, and film festivals available as a consultant.
Lee currently splits his time between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Lee Lanier’s Specialties:
Advanced 3d lighting, short film production, 3d instructional writing, film festival management, animation/short film/film festival consultancy
Lee Lanier’s Experience
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Instructor
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
(Animation industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
Gnomon School of Visual Effects specilaizes in training for careers in high-end computer graphics for the entertainment industries. Gnomon is located in Hollywood, CA.
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Instructor
Westwood College Online
(Animation industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
Animation program.
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Executive Director
Dam Short Film Festival
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
The annual Dam Short Film Festival screens over 100 of the world's best short films each February in charming Boulder City, Nevada (a mere 30 minutes form the Las Vegas Strip).
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Owner
BeezleBug Bit, LLC
(Animation industry)
1998 — Present (11 years)
Animation gone terribly wrong.
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Instructor
Art Institute of Las Vegas
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
2002 — 2009 (7 years)
Media Arts and Animation program online and on ground.
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Senior Animator
PDI/Dreamworks
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years)
Modeing and Lighting Departments
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Animation Artist
Buena Vista Visual Effects
(Animation industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
General 3d artist/animator
Lee Lanier’s Education
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San Francisco Institute of Architecture
M.A. , Visual Arts , 2002 — 2004
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Wright State University
B.F.A. , Motoin Picture Production , 1984 — 1989
Additional Information
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Lee Lanier’s Interests:
Short films, old cars, snowboarding, painting.
Lee Lanier’s Groups:
ACM SIGGRAPH, ASIFA Hollywood
Lee Lanier’s Honors:
Douglas Trumbull Award for Best Special Effects, Science Fiction Short Film Festival; Best Animated Horror Short, Screamfest L.A.; Best Animated Short, Chicago Horror Film Festival; Grand Prize, Second City Shortcuts Film Festival; Mike Gribble Award, Ottawa International Animation Festival, etc., etc.
Lee Lanier’s Contact Settings
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