Juani Guiraldes

Juani Guiraldes

Senior Animator / 21 yrs

Sydney, Australia

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Senior Animator

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

Animator

VeggieTales: Larry Learns to Listen (2011)

Senior Animator

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

Senior Animator

Ultraman (2024)

Previsualisation Artist

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Senior Animator: Industrial Light and Magic

Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

Senior Animator

ABBA:Voyage (2022)

Senior Animator

Eternals (2021)

Previs Animator : Industrial Light and Magic

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Senior Animator

Good Morning, Midnight (2020)

Senior Animator

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Senior Animator: Industrial Light and Magic

Battle at Big Rock (2019)

Senior Animator

Aladdin (2019)

Senior Animator

Ready Player One (2018)

Senior Animator

Untitled Han Solo Star Wars Anthology Film (2018)

Senior Animator

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Senior Animator

The Great Wall (2017)

Senior Animator

Mother! (2017)

Senior Animator

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Senior Animator

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Senior Animator: Industrial Light and Magic

Untitled Legendary VR Project (2017)

Previs Animator

Animalia (2016)

Senior Animator

Jurassic World (2015)

Animator

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Character Animator

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Character Animator

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Animator

The Wolverine (2013)

Animator

Man of Steel (2013)

Animator

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Character Animator

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Character Animator

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Animator

The Avengers (2012)

Character Animator

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Character Animator

The A-Team (2010)

Animator

VeggieTales: Pistachio (2010)

Lead Animator

Silly Little Thing Called Love (2010)

Lead Animator

VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella (2009)

Lead Animator

VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009)

Animation Consultant

Isidoro, la película (2007)

Lead Animator

Angel Wars: Guardian Force - Grace and Glory (2006)

Animator

Jane & the Dragon (2006)

Character Animator

Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee (2005)

Animator

Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider (2004)

Animator

The Christmas Orange (2002)

Layout Artist

¡Mucha Lucha! (2002)

Experienced Senior Animator with 22 years in the animation and VFX industries, travelling the world to work for the very best. Focusing in character and creature animation, I have managed to work in a very broad range of projects, ranging from extremely cartoony animated series to the biggest realistic Hollywood VFX blockbusters of the last decade. I am thankful for the past, and look forward to the future, inspiring audiences one frame at the time.
Work History
  • Senior Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2023 - Present
  • Senior Animator

    MPC

    June 2023 - October 2023
    London, United Kingdom

    Mufasa: The Lion King

  • Senior Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    December 2014 - May 2023
    London, United Kingdom

    - Ultraman: Made in Japan
    - ABBA: Voyage
    - Jurassic World: Dominion
    - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
    - Life on Our Planet
    - The Midnight Sky
    - The Eternals
    - Space Jam 2: A New Legacy (previz)
    - Terminator: Dark Fate
    - Jurassic World: Battle at Big Rock
    - Aladdin
    - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
    - Solo: A Star Wars Story
    - Ready Player One
    - Transformers: The Last Knight
    - Mother!
    - Carne y Arena- VR
    - Kong: Skull Island
    - The Great Wall
    - Jurassic World

  • Animator

    Wētā FX

    January 2010 - December 2014

    - Hobbit 3: Battle of the 5 Armies
    - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    - Hobbit 2: Desolation of Smaug
    - The Wolverine
    - Iron Man 3
    - The Hobbit, an Unexpected Journey
    - Superman, Man of Steel
    - Avengers
    - Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
    - Xmen First Class
    - The Adventures of Tintin : animator
    - The Adventures of Tintin: previz
    - A Team

  • Anim Lead

    Huhu Studios

    November 2007 - December 2009

    - Great Scott (promo-2009)
    - Frost Girl (promo-2009)
    - Veggie Tales -St Nick X-Mas Special (2009)
    - Firebreather (promo-2009)
    - Veggie Tales - Pistachio (2009)
    - Veggie Tales - Minessota Cuke _Noahs Umbrella(2009)
    - Veggie Tales - Abe and Sarah (2008)
    - Angel Wars (2008)

  • 3D Character Animator

    David Gould Studios

    February 2007 - December 2007

    animated on the various characters in awards winning short animated film "Awaken"

  • Previs and Layout Artist

    Animalia Productions

    January 2007 - September 2007

    Pre-visualizing shots and organizing layout for animation

  • 3D Character Animator Supervisor

    Encuadre Color

    October 2006 - December 2006

    trained the animators to better their skills in character animation for projects being worked on and upcoming. Also animated shots while training them..

  • 3D animation mentor

    Da Vinci School

    August 2006 - November 2006

    Mentored at the Da vinci School of Animation, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, teaching students the principles of animation and how to apply them on the computer

  • 3D animation Instructor and Supervisor

    Indiecito Animation

    July 2006 - November 2006

    Developed and taught a 3D animation course intended to teach a group of 35 traditional (2D) animators how to make the switch form 2D to 3D as easy and fast as possible. These people had no 3D background whatsoever, and my background in 2D and my experience in the 3D animation field helped me develop a course to teach them the fastest and most effective way to understand the 3D world, the characters and other aspects of animation so they could start production as fast as possible..

  • 3D Character Animator

    Weta Productions

    March 2005 - June 2006

    3D character animator for Weta's "Jane and the Dragon"

  • 3D Character Animator

    Huhu Studios

    January 2003 - February 2005

    Character animator for several shows

  • Character Animator

    Bardel Entertainment

    January 2002 - November 2002

    Flash animator and scene assembler for several of Bardel's shows, "Mucha Lucha", "X-Mas Orange" and "Tales of Seventh Fire"

Education
  • Advanced character animation masterclass-Pixar

    2010 - ?
  • Advanced character animation masterclass-Pixar

    2007 - 2007
  • Vancouver Film School

    2000 - 2001
  • Universidad del Salvador

    1996 - 2000
  • School of Visual Arts

    1998 - 1998