matthew bauer

matthew bauer

Supervisor Previs Artist / 16 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Digital Artist

Battleship (2012)

Supervising Animator/Previs Artist

Diablo III (2012)

Supervising Animator/Previs Artist

The Avengers (2012)

Supervising Animator/Previs Artist

Thor (2011)

Supervising Animator/Previs Artist

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Work History
  • Visualization Supervisor

    Proof Inc

    February 2021 - Present

    Tron: Ares- Joachim Ronning; Disney
    The Creator- Gareth Edwards; 20th Century Studios
    Indiana Jones 5- Lucasfilm
    Crater- Kyle Alvarez; Disney
    Chupa- Jonas Cuaron; Netflix
    Nyad- Netflix
    Morbius- Marvel/Sony
    Murder Mystery 2- Netflix

  • Previz Lead

    Day for Nite

    July 2018 - Present
  • Aspiring World Creator; Freelance Previz Supervisor

    Freelance

    September 2012 - Present
  • Visualization Supervisor

    North Shore & Mammoth Studios

    April 2023 - July 2023

    Tron: Ares

  • Visualization Supervisor

    MPC

    September 2020 - February 2021

    Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers- Akiva Schaffer; Disney

  • Visualization Supervisor

    Proof Inc

    November 2018 - August 2020

    The Suicide Squad- Warner Bros
    Blacklist season 7 finale- NBC
    Dolittle- Universal
    MSG Sphere: The Kong Experience- Las Vegas

  • Visualization Supervisor

    Universal Creative

    October 2019 - April 2020

    Upcoming Theme Park Attraction

  • Vizualization Supervisor

    Walt Disney Imagineering

    August 2016 - July 2017

    Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

  • Visualization Supervisor

    Marvel Studios

    October 2016 - March 2017
    Greater Atlanta Area

    Black Panther- Ryan Coogler

  • Visualization Supervisor

    Digital Domain

    November 2015 - March 2017

    Black Panther- Ryan Coogler
    Ready Player One- Steven Spielberg
    Voltron: Legendary Defender- VR project
    Aquaman- Warner Bros

  • Previs Supervisor

    The Cavalry FX

    January 2015 - October 2015

    Deepwater Horizon- Peter Berg
    How To Be Single- Warner Bros
    Fantastic Four- Josh Trank

  • Previs Supervisor

    20th Century Fox

    January 2015 - April 2015

    Fantastic Four

  • Character Animator

    Pixomondo

    August 2014 - December 2014

    Sleepy Hollow

  • Previz Supervisor

    MPC

    January 2014 - August 2014

    Goosebumps- Rob Letterman

  • Previz Artist

    The Cavalry FX

    November 2013 - December 2013

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay

  • Layout/Previz

    Blur Studio

    January 2013 - November 2013

    Thor: The Dark World
    The Amazing Spiderman 2
    Batman: Arkham Origins
    Elder Scrolls Online

  • Previz Artist

    Digital Domain

    November 2012 - December 2012

    Bungie's "Law of the Jungle" cinematic trailer for: Destiny

  • Previs Artist

    Proof Inc

    October 2012 - November 2012

    Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

  • Supervising Animator/Previs Artist

    The Third Floor

    July 2008 - August 2012

    Completed projects:
    Rob Stromberg's "Maleficent"; feature
    Joseph Kosinski's "Oblivion"; feature
    Alex Proyas's "Paradise Lost"; feature
    Joss Wheadon's "The Avengers"; feature
    Bryan Singer's "Jack the Giant Killer"; feature
    Marvel's "Thor"; feature
    Carl Rinsch's "47 Ronin"; feature
    Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"; feature
    Robert Zemekis' "Mars Needs Moms"; feature
    Peter Berg's "Battleship"; feature
    Blizzard's "Diablo III"; Videogame Cinematic
    Blizzard's "Starcraft 2"; Videogame Cinematic
    Capcoms "Lost Planet 2"; Videogame Cinematic
    Jamesons Whiskey; Commercial
    SoyJoy; Commercial

  • Lead Previz Artist

    The Culver Studios

    October 2011 - February 2012

    Joseph Kosinski feature; "Oblivion"

  • Previz Artist

    Albuquerque Studios

    February 2011 - July 2011

    Joss Whedon feature; Marvels "The Avengers"

  • Previs Artist

    Raleigh Studios

    January 2011 - February 2011

    Joss Whedon feature; Marvels "The Avengers"

  • Previz Supervisor

    Universal Pictures

    October 2010 - December 2010

    Carl Rinsch feature: "47 Ronin"

  • Previz Artist

    Film 44

    January 2010 - April 2010

    "Battleship"; Peter Berg

  • Previs Artist

    Raleigh Studios

    June 2009 - January 2010

    Kenneth Branagh feature, Marvel's "Thor"

  • Animatior

    Technicolor

    April 2008 - July 2008

    Titles
    Gears of War 2- Mocap and keyframe work.
    Blitz 2: The League- Scene setup, Cameras, Keyframe and Mocap.
    Ben 10: Alien Force- Scene setup, Cameras, Keyframe animation.
    Darksiders: Wrath of War- Scene setup, Cameras, Keyframe.

  • Animator

    Pendulum Studios

    September 2007 - April 2008

    Title:
    Silent Hill: Homecoming- Scene setup, Cameras, Keframe and Mocap.

    Also worked on a range of projects involving modeling, texturing, matte painting, and working with proprietary facial software.

  • 68-X

    US Army

    1999 - 2002
Education
  • B.S. in Computer Animation

    Full Sail University

    2005 - 2007
  • AH64 Apache armament/electrical repair

    U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School

    1999 - 2000