Jesus Ruiz Torres

Work History

• 3D/2D Artist

  Provideo

  March 1997 - September 1997

  Almería Area, Spain · On-site

  3D Animation, Video Editing in a Video Production Company.

• 3D/2D Artist

  nei|multimedia

  November 1997 - January 2003

  Almería Area, Spain · On-site

  3D Animation, Compositing, Video Editing, Graphics Design, Web Developing & Design in my own small Company.
  
  Working in Advertising and Multimedia Services.

• Animator & VFX

  Imagital

  May 2003 - April 2005

  Almería Area, Spain · On-site

  Animation, Compositing, MatchMoving, Graphics Design... a lot of work!!

• Animator & Character TD/Rigger (self-employed)

  ThePuppeteer Animation

  December 2007 - February 2008

  Remote

  ANIMATION & SETUP/RIGGING FOR FILMS, GAMES AND TV:
  · Character Animation
  · Character/Props Setup/Rigging (Body and Facial Rigging)
  · MEL/Python Programming for Animation Tools and Rig Development

• Animator & Character TD/Rigger (self-employed)

  ThePuppeteer Animation

  December 2008 - January 2010

  Remote

  ANIMATION & SETUP/RIGGING FOR FILMS, GAMES AND TV:
  · Character Animation
  · Character/Props Setup/Rigging (Body and Facial Rigging)
  · MEL/Python Programming for Animation Tools and Rig Development
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  Freelance Animator/Rigger/Video Editor & CG Mercenary

  Self-employed

  January 2019 - July 2019

  Spain · Remote

  - Animator and Character TD for Commercials.
  - Body Animator for "Cyberpunk 2077" ( www.cyberpunk.net ).
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  Senior Motion Editor/Animator

  Wētā FX

  August 2019 - March 2022

  Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand · Hybrid

  Body Animation/Motion Edit:
  - "Avatar 2: The Way of Water" (2022)
  - "The Green Knight" (2021)
  - "The Christmas Chronicles 2" (2020)
  - "Shadow in the Cloud" (2020)
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  Senior Motion Editor/Animator

  Wētā FX

  March 2022 - Present

  Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand · Hybri

  Body Animation/Motion Edit:
  - "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" (in production)
  - "Better Man" (in production)
  - "Avatar 2: The Way of Water" (2022)
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  Senior Animator

  Wētā FX

  August 2019 - Present

  New Zealand
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  Remote Character Animator

  Goodbye Kansas

  January 2019 - July 2019

  Spain
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  Animation Supervisor

  Goodbye Kansas

  April 2017 - June 2018

  Stockholm, Sweden · On-site
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  Senior Animator

  Pixel Grinder

  October 2016 - January 2017

  Wellington, New Zealand
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  Senior & Lead Motion Editor/Animator

  Wētā FX

  May 2015 - September 2016

  Wellington, New Zealand

  Senior Motion Editor/Animator:
  - "War For The Planet Of The Apes" (2017)
  **TD: Developed Geo Motion Exporting Tool (Maya/Python)**
  
  Lead Motion Editor/Animator:
  - "The Jungle Book" VR Experience (2016)
  
  Senior Motion Editor/Animator:
  - Spielberg's "The BFG" (2016)
  **TD: Developed Contact Geo Auto Slicing Tool (Maya/Python)**
  
  Lead Motion Editor/Animator:
  - Jon Favreau's "The Jungle Book"​ (2016)
  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3040964/
  **TD: Developed Motion Batch Exporting Tool (Maya/Python)**
  
  Senior Motion Editor/Animator:
  - "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - DVD/Blu-ray Extended Edition"​ (2015)
  https://www.thehobbit.com

  

  

  
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  Senior Motion Editor/Animator

  Wētā FX

  September 2013 - May 2014

  Wellington, New Zealand

  - "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes" (2014)
  https://www.apes2014.com
  
  - "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" (2013)
  https://www.thehobbit.com

  

  
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  Motion Editor/Animator

  Wētā FX

  November 2010 - September 2013

  Wellington, New Zealand

  - "Ironman 3" (2013)
  https://marvel.com/ironman3
  
  - Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" (2013)
  https://manofsteel.warnerbros.com
  
  - "The Avengers" (2012)
  https://marvel.com/avengers_movie
  
  - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (2012)
  https://www.thehobbitblog.com
  
  - "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" (2011)
  https://www.us.movie.tintin.com
  
  - "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011)
  https://www.apeswillrise.com

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Character TD/Rigger

  Kandor Graphics

  January 2010 - July 2010

  Granada, Spain · On-site

  - Justin and the Knights of Valour" (2013)

  
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  Character TD/Rigger

  Glassworks

  August 2010 - September 2010

  Remote

  Character Rigging for Commercials
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  Senior Animator

  Axis Animation

  May 2009 - June 2009

  Glasgow, United Kingdom · On-site

  Character Animation for Video games
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  Animator, Character TD/Rigger & Motion Editor

  Entropy Studios

  December 2008 - April 2009

  Remote
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  Senior Animator & Character TD/Rigger

  Enne Entertainment

  April 2008 - January 2009

  Salamanca, Spain · On-site
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  Character TD/Rigger & Layout TD

  nWave Digital

  September 2007 - November 2007

  Brussels Area, Belgium · On-site
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  Senior Animator

  nWave Digital

  January 2007 - April 2007

  Brussels Area, Belgium · On-site
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  Character Animator

  Animal Logic

  July 2006 - September 2006

  Sydney, Australia · On-site

• Animation and Rigging

  Bren Entertainment

  June 2005 - April 2006

  Santiago De Compostela Area, Spain · On-site