Tom Bruno, Jr.
Los Angeles, California - (310) 621-1877 - tbrunojr@gmail.com
Senior character animator : Lead character animator : Animation supervisor : Previsualization artist : Director's previs/post-visEXPERIENCE
- Senior Character Animator02.11 - 05.11
- Senior Previs Character Animator11.10 - 12.10
- Senior Character Animator11.10 - 02.11
- Senior Character Animator02.10 - 11.10
- Senior Previs Character Lead09.09 - 02.10
- Senior Previs Character Lead06.09 - 09.09
- Director's Post-viz / Previsualization11.01 - 04.09
- Senior Character Animator06.07 - 09.07
- Lead Character Animator / Character Animator07.06 - 06.07
- Senior Character Animator 05.05- 04.06 & 01.04 - 08.04
- Character Animator02.02 - 04.02
- Character Animator11.01 - 01.02
- Character Animator 04.01 - 10.01
SPECIALTIES / SOFTWARE
Expertise in the language of film: Camera movement, lensing, formats, filmbacks, etc. Blocking, staging coverage, editorial continuity, color theory. Expertise in pre/post-visualization VFX concerns: Trackable green-screen setups, real-world/3d continuity, image control/manipulation ALL with the priority being the facilitation of the Director's vision.
Primary software: Maya, Boujou, and the Adobe Creative Suite.EDUCATION
Mentors: Ike Feldman (PIXAR), Derek Friesenborg (Imageworks), Dave Burgess (PDI/Dreamworks) Mark Behm (Blue Sky), Jason Shleifer (PDI/Dreamworks), Matthew Russell (Valve).
- Certificate for Advanced Studies in Visual EffectsGraduate, 2001
Specialized in Character Animation under Pepe Valencia, Jeremy Cantor, Alex Williams and Cameron Hood.
- College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts Graduate, 1992
- S.Production WorkshopGraduate, 1991