Austin Eddy

Current

• Character Animator at Weta Digital

Past

• Character / Creature Animator at Tippett studio
• Animator/Artist at Stormfront Studios
• Animation Intern at Digital Domain

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Education

• Academy of Art University

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Industry

Animation

Austin Eddy’s Summary

Current Project: Upcoming visual effects driven films.

Austin began his career when he completed an animation internship over the summer of 2004 at Digital Domain in Venice, California. After graduating from the Academy of Art University in 2005 Austin began working at Stormfront Studios in San Rafael, California where he worked on several video game titles. Austin filled many roles while at Stormfront Studios including Animator, Cinematics Artist, Lighter, and Compositor. In January of 2007 Austin joined the animation department at Tippett Studio where he worked on many visual effects driven films including, "Enchanted", "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and "Cloverfield". In 2009 Austin moved to New Zealand and is currently working at Weta Digital on James Cameron's "Avatar".
With five years of experience in Animation for Films, Commercials and Video Games Austin looks forward to drawing from his experience and contributing to challenging and rewarding projects.

Austin Eddy’s Specialties:

Character/Creature Animation, Compositing, Concept Art, Drawing & Painting.

Austin Eddy’s Experience

• Character Animator

  Weta Digital

  (Privately Held; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  March 2009 — Present (5 months)

• Character / Creature Animator

  Tippett studio

  (Privately Held; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 2007 — January 2009 (2 years 1 month)

  -Character Animator on "Bedtime Stories"
  -Character Animator on "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"
  -Character Animator on "South of the border marketing"
  -Character Animator on "DLP Cinema "Birth of an Image"
  -Character Animator on "Cloverfield"
  -Character Animator on "The Spiderwick Chronicles"
  -Character Animator on "Enchanted"

• Animator/Artist

  Stormfront Studios

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

  June 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 7 months)

  -Character Animator on "Eragon" the game.

• Animation Intern

  Digital Domain

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

  2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

  -Animator on "Stealth"

Austin Eddy’s Education

• Academy of Art University

  BFA , Character Animation & Visual Effects , June 2001 — May 2005

Additional Information

Austin Eddy’s Interests:

The usual animation/computer/VFX stuff and things like: Snowboarding, Mountain Biking, Hiking.

Austin Eddy’s Honors:

Graduated Cum Laude and with Honors

Austin Eddy’s Contact Settings

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