Adam Dotson

Adam Dotson

Senior Animator / 27 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Addditional Animator

Sonic Prime (2022)

Lead Visualization Artist

The Bubble (2022)

Senior Animator

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2020)

Animator

Abominable (2019)

Animator

The Nut Job 2 (2017)

Senior Animator

Sausage Party (2016)

Animator

Deadpool (2016)

Animator

King Julien Stand Up (2015)

Animator

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Animator

New Shrek! (2014)

Animator

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

Animator

Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2013)

Animator

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Animator

Turbo (2009)

Animator

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

Conceptual Animator

The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007)

Animator

The Incredibles (2004)

CG Animator

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

Cgi Animator

Osmosis Jones (2001)

Cgi Artist

Eraser (1996)

Character Animator

Abominable

Character Animator

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

The Iron Giant (1999)

Character Animator

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Senior Animator

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Iron Man (2008)

Previs Artist/Animator

Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (2011)

Animation

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Animator

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Pre-visualization Animation

Mission to Mars (2000)

Puss in Boots (2011)

Animator

Megamind (2010)

Computer Graphics Artist

Mars Attacks (1996)

Animator

Garfield (2004)

Computer Graphics Artist

Batman & Robin (1997)

Eight Below (2006)

Lead Previs Animator

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Lead Previs Animator

War of the Worlds (2005)

Lead Animator

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

Character Animator

Scooby-Doo (2002)

Character Animator

The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (1998)

Work History

  • Senior Animator

    thatgamecompany

    September 2021 - September 2031

  • Senior Character Animator

    Buck LA

    November 2020 - February 2021
    Los Angeles, California, US

  • Senior Character Animator

    House of Moves

    April 2020 - November 2020
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Senior Character Animator

    Framestore

    January 2020 - April 2020
    Culver City, CA

  • Senior Character Animator

    Digital Domain

    November 2019 - December 2019
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Method

    September 2019 - November 2019
    Santa Monica, CA

  • Animator

    Digital Domain

    September 2019 - September 2019
    Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Animator

    Framestore

    July 2019 - August 2019
    Culver City

  • Animator

    CoSA VFX

    June 2019 - July 2019
    Los Angeles, California, US

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    April 2019 - June 2019
    Culver City, California, US

  • Character Animator

    DreamWorks Animation

    May 2018 - March 2019
    Glendale, California, US

  • Senior Animator

    Stereo D

    June 2016 - May 2018

  • Character Animator

    Stereo D

    May 2016 - June 2016

  • Senior Character Animator

    Nitrogen Studios

    February 2016 - March 2016
    Vancouver, Canada

    Animated on Sausage Party

  • Character Animator

    Digital Domain

    November 2015 - December 2015
    Playa Vista, CA

    Animated on Deadpool

  • Character Animator

    Psyop

    September 2015 - November 2015
    Venice, CA

    Animated on a Cricket Wireless commercial, as well as a Rise of Tyrants commercial.

  • Animator

    DreamWorks Animation

    March 2008 - April 2015

    How To Train Your Dragon 2
    Rise of the Guardians
    Puss In Boots
    Megamind
    How To Train Your Dragon

  • Animator

    Walt Disney Imagineering

    November 2007 - February 2008

  • Animator

    Brain Zoo Studios

    September 2007 - October 2007

  • Lead Animator & Still Photographer

    Stan Winston Studio

    March 2004 - September 2007

    Iron Man (previs)
    The Deaths of Ian
    Eight Below
    War of the Worlds (previs)
    Zathura (previs)
    Fantastic Four
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    Garfield

  • Senior Animator

    Wētā FX

    July 2003 - October 2003

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • Animator

    Warner Bros. Animation

    December 2002 - June 2003

    Looney Tunes: Back in Action

  • Character Animator

    Wētā FX

    July 2002 - October 2002

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • Character Animator

    Warner Bros. Animation

    June 1997 - June 2002

    Scooby-Doo
    Osmosis Jones
    The Iron Giant
    Quest for Camelot

  • CG Artist

    Warner Digital

    June 1996 - June 1997

    Batman and Robin
    Mars Attacks!
    Eraser

  • CG Artist

    Tiburon EA

    May 1995 - August 1995
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Education

  • Studio Arts

    2013 - 2013

  • Ringling College of Art and Design

    1992 - 1996