Eric Burnett

Eric Burnett

Lead Animator / 19 yrs

Canada

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Lead Animator

The Willoughbys (2020)

Lead Animator

Henchmen (2020)

Project Animator

The Peanuts Movie (2015)

Lead Animator / Sequence Lead

The Book of Life (2014)

Lead Animator

Free Birds (2013)

Animator

Escape from Planet Earth (2013)

Animator

Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (2012)

Remote Animator

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)

Character Animator

The Smurfs (2011)

Animator

Wild Kratts (2011)

Animation Director

Ruby Gloom (2006)

Animation Supervisor

Grossology (2006)

Animation Director

Shorty McShorts' Shorts (2006)

Animator

Gerald McBoing Boing (2005)

Senior Animator

Henchmen: Ill Suited

Eric Burnett - Character Animation Demo Reel 2020
Demoreel - 2014 - Eric Burnett
Eric Burnett - Book of Life Animation Reel - 2014
Eric Burnett - Free Birds Character Animation Reel
Work History

  • Senior Animator

    ICON Creative Studio

    April 2021 - September 2023
    Remote

    Animated on Alice’s Wonderland Bakery, seasons 1 + 2

  • Lead Animator

    Bron Studios

    September 2015 - March 2020
    Duncan, BC

  • Lead Animator

    Bron Studios

    May 2017 - March 2020

    The Willoughbys. Was lead animator on The Parents, and Commander Melanoff. Also headed up the island's animation team supervising 8 animators.

  • Senior Animator

    Bron Studios

    August 2015 - May 2017
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Animated on the Henchmen Movie. Lead the character of the Gluttonator.

  • Project Animator - Peanuts Movie

    Blue Sky Studios

    April 2015 - June 2015
    Greenwich CT

  • Lead Animator

    Reel FX

    August 2012 - July 2014
    dallas/fort worth area

    - Lead Animator on Free Birds on the characters Governor Bradford and The General.
    - Lead Animator on The Book of Life on the character General Posada

    Duties included rig testing, character development, style guide, creating libraries and overseeing select sequences through the animation department.

  • Senior Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    September 2011 - April 2012
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Animated on the film 'Escape from Planet Earth'

  • Remote Animator

    Reel FX

    June 2011 - July 2011
    Dallas/Fort Worth Area (via Vancouver)

    Animated on Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

  • Intermediate Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    July 2010 - April 2011
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Provided character animation for the Smurfs Movie

  • Animation Director / Consultant

    Breakthrough Films & Television (2dLab)

    November 2009 - February 2010
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Oversaw the early production of series ‘My Big Big Friend’.

  • Animation Director

    Mercury Filmworks (West)

    2006 - 2008
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Trained and directed animation crews across multiple projects, mainly Ruby Gloom

  • Animator

    Mercury Filmworks (West)

    January 2005 - January 2006
    Ottawa, Canada Area

    Worked primarily on series 'Gerald McBoingBoing' season 1

  • Graphic Designer

    Watchfire

    August 1998 - July 2003
    Ottawa, Canada Area
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Education

  • Animation Mentor

    2006 - 2009

  • Classical Animation

    Algonquin College

    2003 - 2005

  • Algonquin College

    2003 - 2005