Dustin Anderson

Dustin Anderson

Looking for Game and/or Film Effects/ Crowds Animation Work

Mid-level Crowds / Character Technical Director / Mid-level Visual Effects (VFX / FX) Artist / 5 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Crowds Artist

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Crowds Artist

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Agent Developer / Crowds Artist

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Crowds Artist

The Boss Baby 2 (2021)

Crowds Artist

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

The Last of Us II (2020)

FX TD

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Crowds Technical Director

Coco (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

The Croods (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Visual Effects Artist

Puss in Boots (2011)

Work History

  • FX TD

    Pixar

    October 2017 - May 2018

  • crowds animator

    Pixar

    November 2016 - October 2017

  • Visual Effects Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    September 2010 - April 2015
    Glendale, CA

    Productions:
    - Puss In Boots (2011)
    - Rise of the Guardians (2012)
    - The Croods (2012)
    - How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2013)
    - B.O.O. (2014-2015)

  • Student

    Vancouver Film School

    2009 - 2010
    Vancouver, BC

    Well-rounded 3D animation and visual effects year-long education. Everything from hand-drawn pencil animation to fantasy live action visual effects. In-depth learning of 3D animation, modeling, rigging, and visual effects.

  • Computer Science Summer Scholar - Programmer

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    June 2004 - August 2007

    Writing web tools for chemists, meteorologists, and data managers, enhancing user interfaces and existing tools, creating air effluent and meteorological applications, designing and implementing a real-time radiation network, maintaining and enhancing suites of applications for Environmental Protection, database management and maintenance, and writing technical manuals and documentation.

  • Pixar

    ? - Present
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Education

  • 3D Animation & VFX Diploma, with Honours

    Vancouver Film School

    2009 - 2010

  • Bachelors & Masters Degrees, Cum Laude

    California Polytechnic State University-San Luis O

    November 2001 - November 2007