Aldo Cruz

Work History

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  Rough Layout Lead

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  August 2020 - Present

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Projects:
  - (Unannounced)
  - Hotel Transylvania 4
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  Rough Layout Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  August 2017 - July 2020

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Project: 3D Animated Feature "Hotel Transylvania 3", “Smallfoot”.
  Responsibilities: Staging (Rough Character Animation) and camerawork (Positioning and animating cameras).

  
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  Cinematographer (Camera)

  Kukari Animation Studio

  October 2015 - September 2017

  'Home of my memories' is an indie multi-award-winning Short Film fully produced by a collaborative team of volunteers.
  
  My role in the project was to lead the short film’s visual storytelling and cinematography through the camera. I generated the storyboards based on the film’s script and the director’s pitch, I made the previs pass and I supervised the Layout department.
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  Senior Layout Artist

  Rainmaker Entertainment

  August 2016 - June 2017
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  Senior Layout Artist

  Rainmaker Entertainment

  March 2016 - July 2016

  Responsibilities: Staging (Rough Character Animation) and camerawork (Positioning and animating cameras).
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  Layout Artist

  Ánima Estudios

  June 2015 - February 2016

  Mexico City Area, Mexico

  Project: 3D Animated Feature "Monster Island"
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  Layout Artist

  Metacube Technology & Entertainment

  April 2015 - May 2015

  Proyect: 3D Animated Feature "Day of the dead"
  Responsibilities: Staging (Rough Character Animation) and camerawork (Positioning and animating cameras).
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  Layout TD and Camera Finaling Supervisor

  Huevocartoon

  May 2014 - August 2014

  Proyect: 3D Animated Feature "Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-Cellent Adventure"
  Responsibilities: Supervising final cameras and making camera refinements that together equals 45 minutes of film. Providing technical support to the animators should be required regarding the files that the Layout Department granted them.
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  Layout Coordinator

  Huevocartoon

  January 2014 - April 2014

  Proyect: 3D Animated Feature "Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-Cellent Adventure"
  Responsibilities: Assigning, scheduling and monitoring the Layout Artists monthly tasks, as well as staging (Rough Character Animation) and camerawork (Positioning and animating cameras).
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  Layout Artist

  Huevocartoon

  March 2013 - December 2013

  Guadalajara Area, Mexico

  Project: 3D Animated Feature "Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-Cellent Adventure"
  Responsibilities: Staging and camerawork, including the first pass of Stereoscopy. Assigning, scheduling and monitoring the Layout Artists monthly tasks. Supervising final cameras and making camera refinements that together equals 45 minutes of film. Providing technical support to the animators should be required regarding the files that the Layout Department granted them.
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  Previs Artist

  Huevocartoon

  September 2012 - February 2013

  Guadalajara Area, Mexico

  Project: 3D Animated Feature "Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-Cellent Adventure"