Ewan Johnson

Work History

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  Chief Product Officer

  Arcturus

  December 2019 - Present
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  Chief Creative Officer

  Arcturus

  November 2016 - Present

• Manager

  Hatchbee, llc

  August 2016 - Present
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  Creative Director

  River Studios

  June 2016 - August 2016

  San Francisco, CA
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  Artist in Residence

  Rothenberg Ventures

  April 2015 - June 2015
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  Previz/Rough Layout Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  June 2008 - May 2015

  Responsible for camera work, staging and animation for sequences. This includes utilizing traditional camera rigs, setting depth of field, stereo, shot & sequence special effects, lighting and compositing.
  
  Worked as a sequence lead on teams of 3-5 people and as a solo artist on sequences.
  
  Rigged previz characters including the construction of character specific rig components and general purpose solutions such as tentacle systems.
  
  Designed and developed user friendly tools and workflows for the previz department including:
  
  A system for setting up pr

  

  

  

  
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  Previs Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  September 2003 - April 2015

  

  

  

  
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  Head of Layout

  DreamWorks Animation

  September 2003 - June 2008

  Worked with directors, production designers and editors to design to the staging and choreography from initial 3d animatics through final production shots.
  
  Worked with other department heads and artists to ensure that shots evolved to match the technical and artistic needs of their departments while maintaining the creative intent.
  
  Supervised large teams of rough and final layout artists; setting creative and technical goals for the department.
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  Supervising Layout Artist

  Pixar

  August 1994 - August 2003

  Responsible for the technical and artistic supervision of the layout department.
  
  Worked with directors, production designers and editors to design to the staging and choreography from initial 3d animatics through final production shots.
  
  Responsible for defining the goals and creative composition of the layout team and assembling the team.
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  Layout Artist/Master Lighter

  Pixar

  1994 - 2003

  As a layout artist I was responsible for establishing camera positions, the rough blocking of characters and the interaction of the characters and camera.
  
  As a master lighter I was responsible for setting up principal lighting for sequences, breaking shots into packets and working with the other artists on my team as we prepped the scenes for review.
  
  Designed and developed editorial production pipeline.
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  Layout Artist/Master Lighter

  Pixar

  1994 - 2003

  As a layout artist I was responsible for establishing camera positions, the rough blocking of characters and the interaction of the characters and camera.
  
  As a master lighter I was responsible for setting up principal lighting for sequences, breaking shots into packets and working with the other artists on my team as we prepped the scenes for review.
  
  Designed and developed editorial production pipeline.

• Programmer

  Editel

  1991 - 1994

  Greater Chicago Area

  Designed and implemented pipelines for commercial post production. This included working with colorists and editors to determine new features and requirements for our proprietary systems, technical specification, and final development in C and Objective C.
  
  Developed prototype digital video management systems.