Elaine Wu

Work History

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  Senior Animator

  Digital Domain

  October 2020 - Present

  Los Angeles, CA

• Character Animator

  Griffith Media

  May 2019 - November 2019

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Senior Animator

  MPC

  August 2018 - February 2019

  London, United Kingdom
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  Key Artist

  MPC

  September 2018 - February 2019

  London, United Kingdom
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  Animator

  MPC

  October 2017 - March 2018

  "The Lion King" virtual pre-production
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  Lead Animator

  MPC

  March 2017 - October 2017

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Lead Animator

  MPC

  March 2017 - August 2017
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  Animator

  Wētā FX

  July 2016 - February 2017

  Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  
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  Senior Animator

  MPC

  January 2014 - October 2015

  London, United Kingdom

  Character and Creature Animator
  
  Current film: The Jungle Book (2016)
  Previous film: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

  
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  Animator

  Luma Pictures

  September 2007 - November 2013

  Santa Monica, CA

  Character animator specializing in creature animation for feature films.
  Iron Man 3, Thor (1), Thor (2): the Dark World, Prisoners, Oz: the Great and Powerful, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Underworld: Awakening, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: the Lightning Thief, True Grit, and others.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Project Coordinator

  Watson Pharmaceuticals

  August 2002 - December 2005

  -Assisted in initial project planning by researching marketability, pipeline compatibility, sourcing strategies, and legal feasibility.
  -Conducted foreign and domestic patent searches and analyses regarding patentability, non-infringement, and invalidity strategies.
  -Interfaced with outside legal counsel and in-house departments (i.e., Legal, Research & Development, Regulatory, and Marketing) to discuss formulation/packaging strategies, product licensing, FDA correspondence, and litigation progress concerning more than 100 active projects.