Dan Turner

Dan Turner

Senior FX Artist

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Visual Effects Supervisor

Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Effects Supervisor / Efx Supervisor

ANIMANIACS 2020 (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

Final Space (2018)

Visual Effects Lead / Visual Effects Artist

Rusty Rivets (2016)

Visual Effects

RoboCop (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Paw Patrol (2013)

Animator (Unknown Episodes)

Game Over (2013)

Animator (2012-2013)

The Beet Party (2012)

Cleanup Artist / Inbetween Artist

Winnie the Pooh (2011)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Osmosis Jones (2001)

Additional Special Effects Animator

A Troll in Central Park (1994)

Special Effects Assistant Animator

Rock-A-Doodle (1992)

Work History
  • FX Artist

    Yowza! Animation

    September 2021 - December 2021
    Toronto, Canada
  • FX Supervisor

    Yowza! Animation

    January 2021 - June 2021
    Toronto, Canada
  • Jam-Filled Toronto

    November 2018 - November 2019
    Toronto, Canada
  • FX Lead

    Jam Filled

    October 2016 - June 2018
  • FX Lead

    Portfolio Entertainment

    September 2016 - June 2018
  • FX Artist

    Arc Entertainment

    May 2015 - May 2016
  • FX Supervisor - Paw Patrol

    Guru Studio

    May 2013 - May 2015

    FX Supervisor on Season 1 and 2 of Nickelodeon's Paw Patrol. Supervise animation crew and co-ordinate technical solutions with other department heads to implement FX solutions that are effective and serve the creative needs of the show.

  • Character Animator

    Soho VFX

    August 2012 - May 2013

    Character Animator and Finaling on Beet Party television series

  • FX, TD and R+D on Ghostbusters Paranormal Blast

    XMG Studio

    February 2012 - July 2012

    Work with the team to research, develop and implement cg effects solutions in a mobile games environment.

  • Owner

    Dragon Lake Inc.

    November 2011 - April 2012

    Freelance FX Animation

  • Freelance FX Animator

    XMG Studio

    October 2011 - November 2011

    Freelance FX animation for mobile games. Used Unity game engine particle system and Photoshop.

  • FX Supervisor

    Yowza! Animation

    July 2008 - November 2011

    Supervise FX animation for in house and outsource projects.

  • Character Animator

    C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

    2007 - June 2008
  • Character Animator

    Starz Animation Toronto

    2003 - 2007
  • FX Supervisor

    Yowza! Animation

    April 2003 - October 2003

    Teleconferenced and co-ordinated with Warner's in L.A. (Earl Hibbert and Eric Goldberg)
    Supervised FX animation crew on animated feature.
    Designed tones and shadows for character animation. Assisted organic effects.

  • Teacher

    Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology

    September 2001 - September 2002

    Taught Second year Classical Animation course.

  • Teacher

    Max the Mutt Animation School

    September 2000 - September 2001

    Taught two traditional character animation classes,
    (Second and Third year) and provided computer
    consultation services to the school.

  • Effects Supervisor

    Krislin/Elliott Digital

    2000 - 2001

    "Sitting Ducks" (television series)
    Director: Paul Hunt
    Supervised FX animation crew. Designed and animated
    computer elements for computer animated T.V. series.

  • FX Supervisor

    Yowza! Animation

    January 2000 - December 2000

    Supervised FX animation crew on animated feature Osmosis Jones.
    Teleconferenced and co-ordinated with Warner's in L.A. (Art Director: Steve Pilcher)
    Designed tones and shadows for character animation.

  • FX Animation Supervisor

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    1996 - 2000
  • Fx assistant

    Amblimation

    1996 - 1998
  • Assistant Director

    Readysoft Inc.

    January 1994 - July 1996

    Overall systems administrator, Lead compositor/technical director,
    responsible for editing and assembly on PVR system,
    FX Supervisor and Animator on Braindead 13, full motion video game.

  • FX Assistant

    Sullivan Bluth Studios

    1989 - 1991
Education
  • Sheridan College of Applied Arts

    1985 - 1988