Michael Lopez

Michael Lopez

Senior Animator / 24 yrs

Toronto, Canada

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Animator

Tau (2018)

Animator

Ozzy (2017)

Animator

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)

Animator

Pay the Ghost (2015)

Animator

Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 (2012)

Animator

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)

Animator

VeggieTales: It's a Meaningful Life (2010)

Animator

VeggieTales: Sweetpea Beauty (2010)

Animator

Veggietales: The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's (2007)

Storyboard Artist

Revisioned: Tomb Raider (2007)

Animator

Chop Socky Chooks (2007)

Everyone's Hero (2006)

Animator

VeggieTales (2006)

Animator

The Happy Elf (2005)

Spark: A Space Tail (2017)

Character Animator

The Nut Job (2014)

Character Animator

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)

Character Animator

9 (2005)

Work History

  • Senior Animator

    Tippett Studio

    June 2023 - Present
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Remote

  • Senior Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    February 2022 - June 2023
    Vancouver, BC (wfh)

    Ultraman (feature film 2024)
    The Marvels (feature film 2023)

  • Senior Animator

    SPIN VFX

    January 2019 - January 2022
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Man of Toronto (feature film 2022)
    Escape Room (feature film 2021)
    Upsidedown Magic (feature film 2021)
    My Spy (feature film 2020)
    Umbrella Academy Season 2 (series)
    Siren Season 2-3 (series)

  • Key Artist (Senior Animator)

    MPC

    August 2018 - December 2018
    Vancouver, BC

    Aquaman (feature film 2018)
    Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (feature film 2019)

  • Animator

    Soho VFX

    November 2017 - May 2018
    Toronto, ON

    X-Men: Dark Phoenix (feature film 2019)

  • Senior Animator & Lead Layout Artist (uncredited)

    Mr. X

    August 2017 - October 2017
    Montreal, QC

    Wonderwell (feature film 2018)

  • Animator

    Mr. X

    January 2015 - August 2017
    Toronto, ON

    Shape of Water (feature film 2017)
    Monster Hunter (short film - yet to be released)
    Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (feature film 2016)
    Pay The Ghost (feature film 2016)
    The Strain Season 2 - 4 (television series)

  • Character Animator

    Toonbox Entertainment

    January 2012 - January 2015
    Toronto, ON

  • Animator

    Rainmaker Entertainment

    September 2011 - October 2011
    Vancouver, BC

    Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 (DVD 2012)

  • Rainmaker Entertainment

    September 2011 - October 2011

  • Character Animator / Supervisor

    Gallus Entertainment

    April 2009 - March 2010
    Toronto, ON

  • Character Animator

    Starz Animation

    January 2006 - December 2008

  • Layout Artist

    IDT Entertainment

    October 2005 - July 2006
    Toronto

    Everyone's Hero (feature film 2006)

  • Animator

    IDT Entertainment

    January 2005 - August 2005
    Toronto

    Happy Elf (television special 2005)

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Education

  • Classical Animation

    Seridan College

    1996 - 1999