Aaron Barlow

Aaron Barlow

Senior Creature Animator / 18 yrs

Auckland, New Zealand

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Animator

War Is Over! (2023)

Senior Animator

Black Adam (2022)

Senior Animator

Moon Knight (2022)

Senior Animator

Peacemaker (2022) (2022)

Senior Animator

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)

Animator

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2021)

Senior Animator

Aladdin (2019)

Senior Animator

Bumblebee: The Movie (2018)

Senior Animator

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Senior Animator

Ready Player One (2018)

Senior Animator

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Senior Animator

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Animator

Monster Trucks (2017)

Senior Animator

Doctor Strange (2016)

Senior Animator

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Senior Animator

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)

American Sniper (2015)

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

Animator

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Character Animator

I, Frankenstein (2014)

Animation

After Earth (2013)

The Dragon Pearl (2011)

Animator

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Animator

Australia (2009)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Animator (Unknown Episodes)

Erky Perky (2006)

Work History

  • Creature Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2023 - February 2024
    Remote:Sydney

  • 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.

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Education

  • Victoria University of Wellington

    1994 - 1995