Isai Calderon

Work History

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  Animator / Technical Artist

  Method Studios

  September 2018 - June 2023

  San Francisco, California · Hybrid

  Ad: Apartments.com + Others
  - Camera Layout
  - Creature Animation
  - Plate and Scene Retime tool: Easily edit plate timing, then snap scene Anim to whole frames for Export.
  Show: Ms Marvel
  - Layout and Animation for multiple sequences
  - Arm Glow Timing tool: Quickly adjust timing based on client feedback, can import global settings
  Film: Thor: Love and Thunder
  - Animation for Gladiator sequence
  - Assist in development of Motion Capture pipeline
  - Clean up Motion Capture
  Film: The Witches (2020)
  - Layout and Animation for multiple sequences.
  - Sticky Lip tool: Procedurally add sticky lips to scene based on existing Keyframe Animation.
  Film: Wonder Woman 1984
  - Layout, Animation, and CG takeovers for Invisible Jet sequence.
  - Fireworks Layout tool: Simplifies Layout and timing process for hundreds of Fireworks assets.
  - Clouds Layout tool: Quickly create artist-driven cloudscape.
  Film: Welcome to Marwen
  - Motion Harvest tool: extract Head Performance Capture so Animators can replace the body with keyframe Animation.
  - Rig Connection tool: connect matching rigs to appropriate assets, including Costume and Facial Rigs.
  - Clean up motion capture

  
• 

  Technical Animator

  Big Grin Productions

  August 2022 - April 2023

  Remote

  - Animation Export tool: unified Export workflow with minimal input from Artists.
  - TimeWarp tool: used timeWarp in Maya to give Animations a stepped look without a need to bake animation.
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  Character Animator / Technical Artist

  Atomic Fiction

  October 2017 - September 2018

  Oakland, California
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  Contract Animator

  PLAYStudios

  July 2017 - August 2017
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  Junior Animator

  Industrial Light & Magic

  September 2016 - July 2017

  San Francisco, California

  Animate key background creatures and helicopters
  Adjust existing animation to improve performances
  Animate pre-roll for dynamic effects
  
  Stitch multiple motion capture takes into single fluid performances
  Clean up motion capture takes with multiple props and contacts
  Technical Experience using Python to aid Animators in motion capture cleanup:
  - Relative Motion Tool - Bake motion of the child object relative to the parent object’s motion.
  - Scale Scene - Scale all the scene’s motion to the approved length from Editing.
  - Constraint Removal - Select any item on the character and delete specified set of constraints.
  - Working Pivot - New pivot that can be used mid-animating without modifying the real pivot.
  
  
  Films:
  Kong: Skull Island
  Ready Player One

• Freelance Animator

  Isai

  September 2010 - September 2016

  Animate product mascots for commercials in Latin America
  Developed 2D Flash-animated characters for Presentations
  Animate Choreographed dances, mixed with Live-action
  Animate energetic characters performing various stunts in a cartoony and exaggerated fashion

• Animator

  The Ottoman Kickstarter Project

  September 2012 - August 2016

  Remote

  Work with Cinema 4D to create keyframe character animation
  Apply weekly notes given by the Animation Director
  Teach new animators techniques to enhance their animation workflow in Cinema 4D
  Assist the rigger in creating the Control Picker for all the characters

• Teacher's Assistant and Childcare Coordinator

  City of El Cerrito

  October 2013 - December 2014

  El Cerrito, CA

  Organize activities for children 5 to 10 years old so that everyone participates equally
  Help them with their homework and improvise games
  Coordinate with co-workers to keep 40+ children engaged in activities

• Animator

  Dragon Slayer

  2014 - 2014
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  Character Animation

  Telltale Games

  July 2012 - August 2012

  San Rafael
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  Almuni Tutor

  Animation Mentor

  October 2011 - June 2012

  Oakland, CA
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  Lead Animator

  Phantom Mouse

  August 2009 - August 2010

  To create top notch 3D animations for characters, objects, and cameras.
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  Freelance Artist

  Shadows in Darkness

  May 2009 - July 2009

  Doing freelance work for Shadows in Darkness.
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  Animator

  Gaslight Studios

  March 2009 - July 2009

  Creating animations for in-game use.

• Intern

  The Rocbox

  January 2009 - March 2009

  Create and animate assets for in-restaurant animations/commercials.

• Animation Tutor

  The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

  March 2008 - March 2009

  Tutor for all levels of animation using 3DS Max.
• 

  Sales Representative (Mac Specialist)

  Apple Inc.

  March 2007 - January 2008

  Provided exceptional customer service in the area of computer sales and information.