Eric Leidenroth

Work History

• Motion Capture Supervisor

  Imaginarium Studios

  October 2021 - December 2024

  Atlanta, GA

• Virtual Production Animation Supervisor

  Proxi

  December 2019 - April 2020

  Atlanta, GA

• Virtual Production Post Supervisor

  Profile Studios

  June 2015 - December 2019

  Atlanta, GA
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  Senior Motion Capture Animator

  Rockstar Games

  May 2014 - April 2015

  Glen Cove, New York

  
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  Motion Editor

  Sony Computer Entertainment America

  February 2014 - April 2014

  San Diego, California

  Worked in MotionBuilder on a video game title, The Order: 1886.
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  Senior Motion Editor

  Giant Studios

  April 2012 - August 2013

  Motion editing of Facial performance for current and next gen games. The latest projects being Halo 4 and Murdered: Soul Suspect. Starting from the tracking stage all the way to finished layered animation performance. Matching the intent of the actor while keeping the result in line with the targeted character.
  
  Assisted with the Capture Stage setup, Actor setup and maintaining the marker placement during the capture. Tracking of the scene and take for the client.
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  Motion Edit Supervisor / Happy Feet 2

  Dr. D Studios

  December 2008 - September 2011

  Sydney, Australia

  Hired and lead a team of 30 animators and trained each in Giant Studios proprietary software and project pipeline.
  
  Managed workflow, scene / shot approval and day to day tasks for technical and creative management.
  
  Worked with director George Miller and animation director Rob Coleman to establish specific styles for the characters as well as fulfilling any animation changes needed.
  
  Helped with Previs and layout while blending performances for the director and choreographers.
  

  
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  Motion Editor

  Giant Studios

  November 2006 - November 2008

  Atlanta,GA

  Keyed and adjusted the body motion for source and target using Giant's proprietary software. Added keyframe layers to offset the characters pose and performance.
  
  Created Charmaps for retargeting characters for realtime and motion edit, and made adjustments for props and other custom situations.
  
  
  Created tcl/tk scripts for tools to help the workflow.
  
  
  Film titles including: Avatar, Prince Caspian, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
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  Lead Motion Editor / Happy Feet

  Animal Logic

  May 2005 - October 2006

  From cleanup of motion capture data to final polishing of penguin characters.
  
  Responsible for completing designated shots as well as training new team members, assigning shots and assisting others to reach their goals.
  
  Helped maintain the pipeline as well as created tools to simplify redundant tasks.
  

  
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  Lead Animator / Dungeon Lords

  Wireframe Interactive

  July 2004 - April 2005

  Lead a small team of animators in creating in game animation
  Animated of a wide variety of character types, including Heroes, NPCs and Monsters .
  
  Responsible for rigging and weighting adjustments.
  
  Created animation exercises for the animators to sharpen their skills as well as advise them in ways to strengthen their abilities.
  
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  Motion Editor

  Giant Studios

  June 2003 - June 2004

  Atlanta,GA

  Tracking, refining and editing of motion capture data for The Polar Express.
  
  Created real-time models and textures for various projects.
  Tracked and edited motion capture data for in game cinematics as well as motion for system control for Men of Valor, True Crime: New York City, Alone in the Dark (XBox 360).
  Tracked, refined and edited body and facial data for a Nikon commercial.