Aaron Gilman

Aaron Gilman

Head of Animation & Animation Director

Supervisor Head of Animation / 24 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Animation Supervisor

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

Animation Director

Togo (2019)

Animation Supervisor

Meg (2018)

Animation Director

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

Animation Supervisor

Alpha (2018)

Senior Animator

The BFG (2016)

Animation Supervisor

Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

Animation Supervisor

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

Animation Supervisor

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Senior Animator

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Animation Supervisor

Godzilla (2014)

Senior Animator

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Animation Supervisor

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Senior Animator

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Animation Supervisor

The Avengers (2012)

Lead Animator

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Senior Animator

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010)

Character Animator

Avatar (2009)

Character Animator

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Character Animator Team Lead

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

Animation Director

Rainbow Six: Vegas (2006)

Animation Director

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (2006)

Animator

Constantine (2005)

Animator

Hellboy (2004)

Character Animator

Dinosaur Planet (2003)

Animator

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

Character Animator (Unknown Episodes)

Before We Ruled the Earth (2003)

Senior Animator

What Killed the Mega Beasts? (2002)

Lead Animator / Senior Animator

The Valley of the T-Rex (2001)

Lead Animator

When Dinosaurs Roamed America (2001)

I am the Head of Animation & Animation Director currently working at Double Negative in Vancouver.
Work History

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Steamroller Animation

    April 2022 - Present

  • Member VFX Branch

    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

    July 2020 - Present

  • Chief Creative Officer

    Steamroller Animation

    April 2021 - April 2022

  • Head of Animation

    Double Negative

    March 2019 - April 2021
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Animation Director

    Double Negative

    April 2017 - April 2021

  • Animation Supervisor

    Double Negative

    April 2016 - April 2021

    The Solutrean - Dir. Albert Hughes / https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4244998/

  • head of animation

    Double Negative

    April 2019 - April 2020
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Animation Director

    Double Negative

    December 2017 - August 2019
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Animation Supervisor

    Double Negative

    February 2018 - March 2019
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Animation Director

    Double Negative

    March 2017 - June 2018
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Blocked

    Freelance

    April 2016 - May 2016

  • Animation Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    August 2011 - April 2016

    Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip
    Maze Runner: Scorch Trials
    Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies
    Godzilla
    Iron Man 3
    The Avengers

  • Animation Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    July 2011 - March 2016

    Alvin & The Chipmunks 4: Road Chip
    Maze Runner: Scorch Trials
    The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies
    Godzilla
    Iron Man 3
    The Avengers
    Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn - Animation Sequence Supervisor

  • Animation Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    May 2014 - November 2014

    Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies

  • Animation Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    January 2014 - March 2014

    Godzilla (2014)

  • Senior Animator

    Wētā FX

    May 2013 - November 2013

    Hobbit 2: Desolation of Smaug

  • Animation Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    November 2012 - March 2013

    Iron Man 3

  • Senior Animator

    Wētā FX

    April 2012 - October 2012

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • Animation Sequence Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    July 2011 - September 2011

    Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn

  • Lead Animator

    Wētā FX

    March 2010 - July 2011

    Tintin:Secret of the Unicorn

  • Animation Mentor

    Animation Mentor

    March 2008 - June 2011

    Weekly online critiques of student work

  • Senior Animator

    Wētā FX

    May 2008 - April 2010

    BFG
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug
    Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    Day the Earth Stood Still
    Avatar

  • Animation Director

    Electronic Arts

    January 2008 - April 2008

    Undisclosed Original Concept Game

  • Animation Supervisor

    Meteor Studios-Canada

    2006 - November 2007

    Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

  • Animation Director

    Ubisoft Montréal

    May 2004 - June 2006

    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

  • Senior Animator

    Tippett Studio

    2003 - 2004

    Matrix: Revolutions
    Hellboy
    Constantine

  • Animator

    Tippett Studio

    2003 - 2004

    Matrix: Revolutions
    Hellboy
    Constantine

  • Animator/Lead Animator

    Meteor Studios

    January 2001 - May 2003

    The Hobbit
    Dinosaur Planet
    Valley of the T-Rex
    When Dinosaurs Roamed America
    Living With Monsters
    Mega Mammals
    Weather X
    Steve Irwin Show

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Education

  • Honors Certificate in 3D Animation

    Vancouver Film School

    January 2000 - December 2000

  • Bachelor of Arts, B.A. (Philosophy)

    University of British Columbia

    August 1991 - May 1995