Aaron Barlow

Aaron Barlow

Senior Creature Animator / 19 yrs

Auckland, New Zealand

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Work History
  • Creature Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2023 - February 2024
  • Senior Animator

    JAMM Visuals

    July 2023 - August 2023

    I worked on a TV commercial involving anthropomorphic animals.

  • Senior Animator

    FABLEfx

    June 2022 - May 2023
    Stockholm, SE
  • Creature Animator

    Wētā FX

    August 2021 - June 2022
    New Zealand
  • Creature Animator

    Animal Logic

    May 2019 - January 2020
    Sydney, Australia
  • Senior Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    June 2016 - April 2019
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Senior Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    June 2016 - May 2018
  • 3d senior animator

    Digital Domain

    October 2015 - May 2016
  • Senior Animator

    MPC

    May 2014 - September 2015
  • Senior Animator

    Framestore

    November 2013 - May 2014

    Animating on 'Guardians of the Galaxy'

  • Animator

    Iloura

    July 2012 - July 2013
    Melbourne, Australia

    "After Earth"

    "I Frankenstein"

  • Animator

    Ambience Entertainment

    November 2011 - May 2012
    Sydney, Australia


    Working on the animated TV series "Figaro Pho".

  • Animator

    Wētā FX

    August 2010 - September 2011


    "Tintin: The secret of the Unicorn", directed by Steven Spielberg.

  • Character / Creature Animator

    Rising Sun Pictures

    January 2010 - June 2010


    Animating a dragon on the film "The Last Dragon: Search for the lost Pearl"

  • Animator

    Fanatic

    January 2010 - February 2010

    Animations for Vodafone TV advertisement.

  • Animator/Generalist

    Digital Pulse

    November 2009 - July 2009
    Sydney, Australia


    Modelling, Rigging and Animating Crocodile embryo for multimedia exhibition

  • Freelance animator

    zspace

    July 2009 - April 2009
    Sydney, Australia


    Animating Go Tv channel logo

  • Animator

    Ambience Entertainment

    2009 - 2009


    I animated a variety of winged and non-winged cartoon insects on Erky Perky season 3.

  • Animator

    Rising Sun Pictures

    January 2008 - October 2008


    I provided the animation for 3d cattle crowd sequences in the film Australia starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman.

  • Lead Character Animator

    Photon VFX

    September 2006 - November 2007


    Management of a team of animators, including animation guidance, workflow management, liasing with production Director and the Animation Director.
    I also animate!!

  • 3d Tutor

    Natcoll multimedia

    January 2005 - September 2006


    I tutored students in the fine art of 3d animation in both Lightwave and Maya, it covered modelling, texturing, animation and rigging.

  • 3d animator

    Cobalt VFX

    January 2004 - September 2006


    3d modelling, texturing, animation, and compositing. It also included conceptual work as I have also been a commercial illustrator.

Education
  • Victoria University of Wellington

    1994 - 1995