Michael Bahurinsky

Michael Bahurinsky

Animator who loves to create awesome stuff.

Lead Animator / 19 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Animation Artist

Love, Death & Robots (2019)

Animator

Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)

Cinematic Animator

Max Payne 3 (2012)

Cinematic Animator

L.A. Noire (2011)

Cinematic Animator

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (2010)

Cinematic Animator

Red Dead Redemption (2010)

Animator

Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater (2010)

Cinematic Animator

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2009)

Animator

Secret Agent Clank (2008)

Animator

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (2007)

Animator (Unknown Episodes)

Video Mods (2004)

Animator

Wonderful Pistachios

Animator

Wonderful Pistacios

Shipped Titles (most recent first)
* Call of Duty: Ghosts
* Infamous 3: Second Son
* Army of TWO: The Devil's Cartel
* Medal of Honor: Warfighter
* Max Payne 3
* L.A. Noire
* Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
* Red Dead Redemption
* Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
* Secret Agent Clank
* Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

Specialties: Animation in Maya, 3DS Max, and MotionBuilder
Work History

  • Sr Cinematic Animator

    Crystal Dynamics

    January 2024 - January 2025
    Remote

  • 3D Animator

    Buck Design

    October 2023 - December 2023
    Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Animator

    The Aaron Sims Company

    May 2023 - June 2023
    Remote/Burbank

  • Animator

    Digital Frontier FX

    March 2023 - April 2023

    Superhero commercial

  • Motion Editor

    Wētā FX

    July 2022 - January 2023
    Manhattan Beach, CA

  • Animator

    Agora Studios

    January 2022 - July 2022
    United States

  • Lead Animator

    Halon Entertainment

    November 2020 - January 2022
    Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    June 2020 - July 2020
    Culver City, California, United States

  • Character Animator

    Framestore

    December 2019 - January 2020
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Courtroom Animation

    September 2019 - November 2019
    Redondo Beach, CA

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    March 2019 - September 2019
    Culver City, CA

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    July 2019 - August 2019
    Culver City, California, US

  • Animator

    Electric Theatre Collective

    February 2019 - February 2019
    Santa Monica, CA

  • Animator

    CoSA VFX

    January 2019 - February 2019
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Animator

    The Mill

    December 2018 - January 2019
    Culver City, CA

  • Animator

    Kevin VFX

    October 2018 - November 2018
    Venice, CA

  • 3D Animator

    We Are Royale

    October 2018 - October 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Animator

    Frame Machine

    August 2018 - October 2018
    Santa Monica, CA

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    July 2018 - July 2018
    Culver City, California, US

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    October 2016 - July 2018
    Culver City, CA

    Character and creature animation for undisclosed project

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    June 2018 - June 2018
    Culver City, California, US

  • time off

    June 2018 - June 2018

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    July 2017 - June 2018

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    February 2017 - July 2017

  • TIME

    OFF

    February 2017 - February 2017

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    January 2017 - February 2017

  • Animator

    Motion Picture Company Ltd.

    January 2017 - January 2017

  • Animator

    Motion Picture Company Ltd.

    December 2016 - December 2016

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    October 2016 - December 2016

  • Animator

    MPC

    October 2016 - October 2016
    Culver City, CA

  • Animator

    Psyop

    August 2016 - September 2016
    Venice, CA

  • Character Animator

    Digital Domain

    June 2016 - July 2016
    Playa del rey

  • Animator

    Psyop

    May 2016 - May 2016
    Venice, California

  • Animator

    Blur Studio

    November 2015 - May 2016
    Culver City, CA

  • Animator

    Psyop

    March 2015 - November 2015
    Venice, CA

    Animated commercial spots for Clash of Clans, Cricket Wireless, and Rise of Tyrants

  • Senior Animator

    Robotoki

    September 2013 - January 2015
    Sherman Oaks, CA

    prototyping and animation for an unreleased game.

  • Animator

    Neversoft

    July 2013 - August 2013

    AI animator for Call of Duty: Ghosts

  • Animator

    Digital Domain

    April 2013 - May 2013
    Playa Vista, CA

    Cutscene animation and mocap clean up for Infamous 3: Second Son

  • Animator

    Electronic Arts

    August 2011 - April 2013
    Los Angeles

    Cinematic/Cutscene Animation for Medal of Honor: Warfighter
    Cutscene Animation for Army of TWO: The Devil's Cartel

  • Animator

    Rockstar Games

    September 2008 - September 2011
    Andover, MA

    Animator on:
    Max Payne 3
    L.A. Noire
    Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
    Red Dead Redemption
    Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
    1 Unreleased Title

  • Animator

    High Impact Games

    March 2006 - September 2008

    Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
    Secret Agent Clank
    Animating in-game characters and pre-rendered cinematics.

  • Animator

    Bionic Games

    May 2008 - August 2008

    Animator on Spyborgs

  • Animator

    IBC Digital

    October 2005 - March 2006

    Supplemented motion capture with keyframed animation. Animated characters for commerical spots.

  • Animator

    Buzzie Productions

    February 2005 - September 2005

    Animated characters based on storyboard layout/director instruction

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Education

  • Animation in Animation

    Animation Mentor

    2007 - 2008

  • BFA in Digital Art - Animation

    Bowling Green State University

    2000 - 2004