David Latour

David Latour

Animation allows me to be a polymorphing actor

Senior Animator / 23 yrs

London, Ontario, Canada

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Animator

Endlings (2020)

Animation Supervisor

The Boat Builder (2017)

Animator

The Mummy (2017)

Animation Director

Grounded (2016)

Layout Supervisor

Knob (2016)

Animation Director / Animation Supervisor

Art School of Horrors (2015)

Animator

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Animator

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Animator

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

Animator

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Animator

Shrek The Third (2007)

Animator

Flushed Away (2006)

Animator

X-Men: The Official Game (2006)

Animator

Madagascar (2005)

Animator

Shark Tale (2004)

Animator

Shrek 2 (2004)

Animator

Van Helsing (2004)

Animator

Timeline (2003)

Producer

Let Go (2003)

Animator

Hulk (2003)

CG Animator

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002)

Animator

Men in Black II (2002)

Animator

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Animator

The Time Machine (2002)

Senior Animator

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Animator

Jurassic Park III (2001)

Animator

The Mummy Returns (2001)

Animator

Work in Progress (2000)

Animator

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

Animator

The Green Mile (1999)

Animator

The Haunting (1999)

Animator

Wild Wild West (1999)

Animator

The Mummy (1999)

Animator

Small Soldiers (1998)

Digital Effects Animator

Flubber (1997)

Animator

Jack Frost

David Latour. Coordinator ANC, teaching Production and Animation:

A 22 year veteran of the animation industry. He has worked for Industrial Light + Magic, Activision, Mega Pickle and ImageMovers Digital. With 17 films to his credit, David has animated such beloved characters as Dobby, Flubber, Rocky & Bullwinkle, The Mummy, and the Hulk. David is a graduate of the industry renowned classical animation program at Sheridan College. Concurrent with feature film and games work, David has been teaching at the University level since 2004. He has taught for SAE/Ex'pression and Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He is now the Animation and Character Design Coordinator for Fanshawe College.

Work History

  • Coordinator

    Fanshawe College

    September 2017 - Present
    London, Canada

  • Volunteer, Maintenance and Animal Foster Care

    Wildcare - San Rafael

    May 1997 - September 2017

    Concurrent with paid positions; care and treatment of injured and orphaned native wildlife for release back into wild. Training of non-releasable educational resident animals. Construction/design of animal enclosures and enrichment items. Artwork for newsletters, Large format murals, and education department needs. Children’s face painting for special events. Ask me about Opossums or Jackrabbits, or how to maintain a pool filter and pump.

  • Animation Coordinator

    Academy of Art University

    September 2010 - September 2017

    Animation instruction of Junior, Senior and Grad level students in the Animation and Visual Effects program. Promoted to Full-Time Animation Coordinator Sept 2011. Responsible for curriculum development and recruitment of part-time teaching staff.

  • Animation Lead

    Mega Pickle Entertainment

    April 2011 - April 2012

    Supervise remote international team of animators and rigging artists. Set aside rigging lead responsibilities when we were able to promote Giovanni to the role in Dec 2011. Responsible for work assignments, schedule and quality control. In addition, personally generating animation for in-game assets. Concurrent with Course Director responsibilities at Academy Art University and Ex’pression College.

  • Course Director

    Ex'pression College

    September 2010 - August 2011

    Instruction and curriculum design for GAD class "Animation for Games". Creator and Director of the Ex'pression College Morpheus Wardrobe Project. Additional instruction for AVE classes "Reel Pro1" and "Animation 2"

  • Animator

    ImageMovers

    August 2008 - September 2010

    Animation and motion capture editing for "Disney's A Christmas Carol" (2009) and "Mars Needs Moms" (2011)

  • Lead Animator

    Underground Development / Activision

    September 2004 - August 2008

    In-game and cinematic animation and concept development for multi-platform videogames. Shipped X-men:The Official Movie Game. Promoted to lead animator in October of '06. Additional animation and movement design on 4 unpublished titles. Left when the company announced end of operations in 2008

  • Lead Animator

    Activision

    September 2004 - August 2008

    In-game and cinematic animation and concept development for multi-platform videogames. Shipped X-men:The Official Movie Game. Promoted to lead animator in October of '06. Additional animation and movement design on 4 unpublished titles. Left when the company announced end of operations in 2008

  • Lead Animator

    Z-Axis

    September 2004 - August 2008

    In-game and cinematic animation and concept development for multi-platform videogames. Shipped X-men:The Official Movie Game. Promoted to lead animator in October of '06. Additional animation and movement design on 4 unpublished titles. Left when the company announced end of operations in 2008

  • Instructor

    Academy of Art University

    August 2004 - December 2004

    Designed and taught classical animation course; 'Character Development in Animation'. Instructed 22 students on Saturdays for 15 weeks (concurrent with animation position at Z-Axis). Also taught online courses from fall 2008-2010 (concurrent with position at ImageMovers Digital)

  • Senior Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    September 1996 - August 2004

    Producing CG character animation for use in seventeen feature films and three television commercials. Responsible for layout and planning of numerous sequences as well as the training of junior animators.Worked as producer/animator on the short CG animated film "Let Go".

    My fimlography can be seen on IMDB;
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490323/

  • Senior Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    1996 - 2004

    Producing CG character animation for use in seventeen feature films and three television commercials. Responsible for layout and planning of numerous sequences as well as the training of junior animators.Worked as producer/animator on the short CG animated film "Let Go".

  • Animator

    Binder-Nagel-Ross New Media

    July 1996 - August 1996

    2d Animation and character design for “Word Play” series of children's interactive games. Used Macromedia Director

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Education

  • Sheridan Collage

    1993 - 1996