Balazs Meszaros

Balazs Meszaros

Mid-level Animator / 20 yrs

Sydney, Australia

Hire Me

Senior Animator

Wicked (2024)

Animator

DC Super Pets (2022)

Animator

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)

Animator

The Lego Movie Sequel (2019)

Animator

peter rabbit (2018)

Animator

The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)

Animator

The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Animation TD

The Seventh Dwarf (2015)

Animator

Paddington (2015)

Animator

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Lead Animator

Dragon Wars: Fire and Fury (2014)

Animator

War of Legions (2013)

Artist

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2010)

3D Animation

Silent Hill: Origins (2007)
Animation Showreel 2015
Maya Scripting Showreel
In the last ten years, I had the opportunity to work in numerous feature films, cg cinematics, video games, commercials and TV movies as animator and animation td. In these large variety of projects my roles have covered character and creature animation, pipeline and tool development, supervising animators and riggers, supervising facial blend shape sculpting, previs creation, shot and render management, research and development.
Work History

  • Senior Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    December 2023 - Present
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Lead Animator

    Plastic Wax

    July 2020 - December 2023
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Senior Animator

    Animal Logic

    April 2017 - July 2020

    - Peter Rabbit 2 (2020)
    - The Lego Movie 2 (2019)
    - Peter Rabbit (2018)

  • Animator

    Animal Logic

    March 2016 - March 2017

    - Lego Batman (2017)
    - Lego Ninjago (2017)

  • Animator

    Freelancer

    November 2014 - May 2015
    Sydney

  • Animator

    Framestore

    December 2013 - August 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    - Paddington (2014)
    - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    - Jupiter Ascending (2015)

  • Lead Animator - Animation TD

    Puppetworks Animation Studio

    May 2012 - November 2013
    Budapest

    - Dragon Wars: Fire and Fury (2014) | Animation
    - The 7th Dwarf (2014) | Animation
    - War of Legions | Cinematic animation
    - The Crew | Cinematic animation | Facial mocap recording and processing
    - Bridging clients' pipelines with ours allowing seamless co-production between studios

  • Animator - Animation TD

    Puppetworks Animation Studio

    November 2009 - May 2012
    Budapest

    - League of Legends | In-game animation
    - Assassins Creed 3 | Cinematic animation
    - Eset Smart Security 5 commercial | Layout and animation
    - Might and Magic: Heroes VI | Cinematics animation
    - Might and Magic: Heroes VI | In-game animation
    - Pipeline and tool developing and technical support.

  • Animator

    Digic Pictures

    June 2009 - November 2009
    Budapest

    - Civilization V | Cinematic animation
    - The Secret World | Cinematics animation
    - Aliens vs Predators | In-game animation

  • Animator, 3d Artist

    3DBrigade

    February 2006 - April 2009
    Budapest

    - Heroes of Might and Magic 5 | Cinematic animation
    - Silent Hill - Shattered Memories | Environment modeling
    - Silent Hill - Origins | Cut-scene animation
    - DarkSector | Cut-scene animation
    - Overlord 2 | In-game animation
    - Dangerous Hunts 2009 | Cinematic animation
    - Joint Task Force | Cut-scene animation and modeling
    - Nav&Go; Navigation | Building modeling

  • Animator, 3d Artist

    Brainfactor Entertainment

    August 2005 - February 2006
    Budapest

    - Word of Chaos | Environment modeling and cut-scene animation

View All Positions
Education

  • Mathematics, Software Engineering

    Eötvös Loránd University

    2003 - 2005