Ellery Ortiz
Previs Animator/Layout Artist
Senior Previs/Layout Artist / 20 yrs
Los Angeles, CA
Hire Me
- Previsualization and Rough layout staging for action, environments, composition and timing of shots.
- Plate tracking and Layout integration into CG environments for hybrid shots.
- Finalizing layout of environments and cameras.
- Managing, Evaluating assets and shots from artist, both on and off site.
- Managing, Creating and Dialing the stereoscopic depth for entire sequences of shots.
- Creating and Evaluating stereoscopic work flows and tools.
- Stereoscopic training and documentation.
Work History
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RLO/Previs Artist
DreamWorks Animation
March 2022 - PresentGlendale, California, USTrolls 3, Kung Fu Panda 4, Dogman and The Wild Robot
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Previs Artist
Blizzard Entertainment
October 2021 - March 2022Overwatch 2 In-game cinematic and WoW Dragonflight Launch Cinematic
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Previs Artist
Paramount Animation
February 2021 - October 2021Tiger's Apprentice and Under the Boardwalk
Working from storyboards and direction from directors, we help to establish the cinematic language for the story through composition, lensing and movement of the characters through the camera.
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Sr. Layout/Previs Artist
Encore VFX
December 2018 - June 2019Los Angeles, CAUsing my Previs, Layout and Tracking skills to help bring the popular episodic superhero shows of the CW and others to life.
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Sr. Layout Artist
Sony Pictures Imageworks
August 2018 - October 2018Los Angeles, CAHelping to bring the stereoscopic presentation of the film to the finish line.
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Previs Artist
Digital Domain
April 2018 - August 2018Los Angeles, CAOne of 2 artist who worked on the intro for a Ubisoft commercial promoting Assassin's Creed Odyssey. This piece won the Silver Telly Award in 2019 for Videography /cinematography.
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Previs Animator
Proof Inc
July 2017 - February 2018Los Angeles, CADec 2017- Feb 2018
Postvis animator on Aquaman, working on the Warner Brothers studio lot. Helping to complete a cut of the film for a directors review.
Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
Previs animator working at Blur Studios visualizing and developing action sequences for the film, along side director Tim Miller and A.D. Philip Silvera.
July 2017 - Aug 2017
Previs artist on Escape at Dannemora, the new Ben Stiller directed project. See less
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Sr. Layout Artist
Industrial Light & Magic
February 2016 - June 2017San Francisco, CA- Rough layout of all CG shots. Cinematic camera work, animation blocking, defining composition and timing of action.
- Layout integration into CG environments for hybrid shots. Camera post moves, environment dressing and staging.
- Exploration of story beats and continuity control.
- Plate tracking of cameras and characters.
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Sr. Digital Artist
Sony Pictures Imageworks
November 2014 - February 2016Los Angeles, CAPrimarily working in the capacity of a Final layout Artist and/or Stereoscopic Artist. I have had the pleasure of working on 2 really fun and creative Canimated features over the past year. Projects that have allowed me to be both challenged and creative at the same time.
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Sr. Layout Artist
Industrial Light & Magic
November 2013 - November 2014san francisco, californiaDefining composition, scale, staging and timing through the use of animated cameras and the creation of environment sets, as a foundation for the building blocks of a VFX shot.
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Sr. Digital Artist
Sony Pictures Imageworks
September 2005 - September 2013Los Angeles, CA8 years of VFX experience that ranges from front-end, to back-end of the production. Hands on work in cameras, animation, stereoscopic and lighting. Leadership roles including managing, evaluating, training and creating
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MatchMove Artist
Giant Killer Robots
February 2005 - June 2005San Francisco, CAMatchmove artist for their Fantastic Four project, which included both Film and Commercial work. Commerical work included spots for NBA and SBC. While on Fantastic Four, I mostly did Character Matching, which included a lot of free hand Character Animation.
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MatchMove Artist
The Orphanage
August 2004 - February 2005San Francisco, CAMatchmove artist working on both Film and Commercial projects. Film projects include SinCity, Harry Potter 4 and The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl 3D. Commercial projects include Playstation's Rachet & Clank, Motorola, Honey Comb and Honda. While on Sincity, I also did some Lighting TD work.
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MatchMove Artist
ESC Entertainment
March 2004 - July 2004Alameda, CAMatchmove artist on Constantine for majority of the project, moved unto the compositing team at the end of project.
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MatchMove Artist
The Orphanage
September 2003 - February 2004San Francisco, CAWorking as a Matchmoving and matchamation artist on Hellboy. Also worked on Jak II and Pepsi commercial as roto and matchmover artist.
Education
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Masters of Fine Arts
Academy of Art University
September 2000 - May 2003 -
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Syracuse University
September 1994 - May 1998