Eric Bates – Visual Effects/Animation Artist

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Education

2009-present, Kyoto University of Art and Design – Masters in Animation

2003, Emily Carr University of Art, Vancouver, Canada – BFA in Animation

1999, University of Calgary, Canada – Fine Arts Courses

1998, Medicine Hat College, Canada – Fine Arts, CAD, CAM

Features and Television

Where The Wild Things Are（2008）Warner Bros. Pictures、Rising Sun Pictures (AUS)

Character Animator – created subtle facial animation that was integrated into live action puppets.

Speed Racer (2008）Warner Bros. Pictures、Rising Sun Pictures (AUS)

Character Animator, Generalist TD – created stylized piranha animation, as well as assisted in various ways as a TD (lighting, rendering, shading, compositing).

Golden Compass (2007）New Line Cinema、Cinesite (UK)

Character Animator, Animation TD – Created realistic character animation of animals, and insects. Developed animation and work flow tools, as well as worked closely with other departments and artists.

Air Buddies (2005-06）Disney/Keystone Family Pictures、Atmosphere VFX (CAN)

Character Animator, Matchmove TD/Lead – Developed and lead the match-moving department for over 200 talking animal shots, created lip-sync animation.

Battlestar Galictica (2005-06）NBC Universal、Atmosphere VFX (CAN)

Generalist TD/VFX Artist – Was involved in a variety of areas of production including animation, particle effects, lighting, matchmoving, modeling and texturing. Worked in a team environment to meet tight deadlines, worked closely other artists, vfx supervisors and directors.

Gaming

EUFA Cup Football 2004, FIFA 2004 and FIFA 2005 (2003-04）Electronic Arts (CAN)

Character Animator – Was involved in developing the artistic direction for the cut-scenes. Used a mix of motion-capture and keyframe animation to choreograph scenes.

FIFA 2002 and 2003 (2001-03）Electronic Arts (CAN)

Texture Artist, Character Animation Intern – Created textures for over 500 club kit designs and was involved in creating cut-scenes.

Freelance and Independent Projects

2010 Director, Sparks, Short Animation

2006 CG Artist, Katia, Dir. Gavin Coulson, Short Film

2006 Director, Super Burger, 2min Short Video/CG Animation

2005 CG Artist, Troy Nixey’s Latchkey’s Lament, Short Film

2004 CG Artist, Of Burning Hills, Short Animation

2003 Director, Have You Seen Mr. P, Short Animation

2002 Director, Dinosaur Trackways, Educational Short Animation

Technical Experience

-Maya, Mel-script, Lightwave, 3DS Max, Motion Builder, Boujou, Photoshop, After Effects, and HDR Shop.

- Experience with a wide variety of animation techniques, including drawn, stop motion, cutout, and timelapse.

Hobbies

-Bike trials riding, hiking, outdoors.

-Photography, DIY, sketching, watching films.

-Traveling, learning Japanese.