lennon montejo

Senior Technical Director / 13 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Character Effects Artist

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Character Effects Artist

Smallfoot (2018)

Cloth TD

League of Gods (2016)

Cloth & Hair Artist

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Technical Director

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Lead Motion Editor

Avatar (2009)

Tracking

Beowulf (2007)

Tech Animator

Monster House (2006)

Motion Editor

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Motion Capture Editor

The Polar Express (2004)

Work History

senior technical director character fx

DreamWorks Animation

September 2018 - Present

Greater Los Angeles Area
DreamWorks Animation

September 2018 - Present

Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior Technical Director CFX - Groomer and Cloth setup/simulation Dev

Sony Pictures Imageworks

September 2013 - August 2018

Culver City

Character Fx TD

SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE : April 7, 2017

Hair Grooming/dynamics and Cloth dynamics setup as well as environment(low level ground coverage) development/dynamics.

https://youtu.be/8LdpyRBE0aA

Hotel Transylvania 2

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2: Environment groom & Design / Cloth-Hair simulation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QCJTbHU60U

Oz The Great And Powerful: Environment groom & Design / Cloth-Hair simulation

Bubble Voyage env groom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moZnHJwu1zE

Corn Field/Grass design/groom. Cloth/Hair simulation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=UhYW8AsTdeg
Blur Studio

June 2010 - June 2018

Blur: Cloth & Hair TD
Senior Technical Director Character FX

Sony Pictures Imageworks

June 2013 - September 2013

los angeles
Senior Mocap Artist

Giant Studios

March 2007 - April 2013

Film: 'WARCRAFT'

Film: 'AVATAR'

* Mocap retargeting, editing and animation with Dynamic Inverse Kinematics setups.

* Approved final mocap edits/animation and integration.

* Involved in the creative development, ideation and enhancements of the internal pipeline.

* Involved in tool developement with the programmers.

* Responsible in managing and bidding for shot turnaround.

* Responsible for training the team in editing, animation and integration.

* Assisted pipeline troubleshooting motion delivery with offsite artist.
Mocap Editor/Animator

Giant Studios

March 2007 - April 2012
Sony Pictures Imageworks

January 2005 - March 2007
Mocap Editor

Giant Studios

January 2003 - December 2004
Giant Studios

January 2003 - December 2004

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Education

BS in Media Arts and Animation

Art institute Los angeles of California

2001 - 2004