Ethan Hurd

Work History

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  Animation Lead

  Sony Pictures Entertainment

  May 2023 - Present

  Culver City, California, United States · On-site
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  Teacher/Mentor

  Animation Mentor

  2002 - Present

  Created video lectures on Character Animation. Weekly teaching and instruction. Feedback and critiques of student's work and assignments.
  
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  Teacher/Mentor

  Animation Mentor

  2002 - Present

  Created video lectures on Character Animation. Weekly teaching and instruction. Feedback and critiques of student's work and assignments.
  
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  Animator

  Deluxe Entertainment

  April 2019 - April 2023

  Burbank, CA
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  Director of Animation

  Company 3 Animation

  April 2019 - April 2023

  Burbank California

  Helped build an animation department. Oversaw the production, from script to screen of projects for Marvel, Warner Brothers, Riot, and Garena.
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  Animation Supervisor

  MPC

  August 2018 - January 2019

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Supervised character animation on the feature film Detective Pikachu.
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  Supervising Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  2011 - July 2018

  Animation Director on Planes, Planes: Fire and Rescue and Untitled Film
  Character Animator on Tinkerbell: Secret of the Wings
  Helped with Pipeline and Testing for Outsource Studios.

  

  

  
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  Animator

  JibJab Bros. Studios

  April 2016 - June 2016

  Freelance Character Animation on the Netflix show: Storybots
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  Senior Animator

  Starz Animation

  August 2009 - August 2010

  Senior Character Animator on Gnomeo & Juliet

  
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  Senior Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  February 2004 - June 2009

  

  

  

  

  
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  Senior Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2004 - June 2009

  I worked as a Senior Character Animator on Feature Films: Open Season, Surf's Up, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Spiderman 3, and Arthur Christmas.
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  Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  2008 - 2009
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  Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  October 2007 - July 2008

  Senior Character Animator on the Animated Feature Film: Bolt
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  Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  October 2007 - July 2008
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  Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  2007 - 2008
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  Mentor

  Animation Mentor

  2004 - 2008

  
  I mentor students, do my best to teach them the methods of animation.
  
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  animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  October 2007 - October 2007
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  Senior Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  2005 - 2007

  
  Did my best to apply the classic animation techniques to character animation. Worked on animated feature films and visual FX. Helped with film production. Rig testing and anything else that needed being done.
  
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  Seinor Animator

  Sony Pictures Animation

  2003 - 2006

  
  I did character animation on Open Seson, Surf's Up, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Spiderman 3 and Arthur Christmas.
  
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  Animatior

  DreamWorks Animation

  2000 - 2006

  Senior Character Animator on Feature Films: Shrek, Shrek 2 and Madagascar.

  

  

  

• Animator

  PDI / Dreaworks

  2000 - 2005

  Character animation on Shrek, Shrek 2 and Madagascar.
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  Animator

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  June 1996 - November 2000

  Supervising Animation on Commercials, Theme Park Rides and VFX films.
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  Animatior

  Pixar

  2000 - 2000

  Character Animator on Toy Story 2
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  animator

  WildBrain

  1999 - 2000

  Character animation and rigging on Hubert's Brain.
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  Animator

  Pixar

  1999 - 2000

  
  Character animation on Toy Story 2.
  
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  Animator

  WildBrain

  1999 - 2000
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  Lead Animator

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  1996 - 1999