Matt Ornstein

Work History

• Senior Animator

  BattleCry Studios

  August 2014 - Present

• Co-developer

  Obsolete Robot

  April 2013 - July 2014

  Co-developer on Obsolete Robot games.
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  Animator (Staff)

  Insomniac Games

  May 2012 - March 2013

  - Cinematic and in-game animator on XBOX360 and PS3 title: "Fuse"
  - Previs and in-game animator during pre-production of "Sunset Overdrive"

  

  
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  Senior Animator (Freelance)

  Wolf & Crow

  March 2012 - May 2012

  Marvel "Avengers: Battle for Earth" game trailers
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  Animator - Temp

  Blue Sky Studios

  January 2012 - March 2012

  Ice Age: Continental Drift

  
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  Senior Animator (Freelance)

  Psyop

  December 2011 - December 2011

  Chevy Sonic "Joy" Superbowl ad
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  Animator (Freelance)

  A52

  June 2011 - December 2011

  Animator on Red Cross "Give Something that Means Something"
  Animator on Arrowhead Water "Nature's Fix" campaign.

• Senior Animator (Freelance)

  Obsolete Robot

  April 2011 - May 2011

  Responsible for layout and animation on Nintendo 2011 E3 keynote speech teasers for Super Mario 3DS and Luigi's Mansion 2.
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  Senior Animator (Freelance)

  Psyop

  September 2010 - April 2011

  Responsible for pre-vis, camera, and animation for:
  - Best Buy "Kenneth the Blue Elf" 2010 Christmas campaign.
  - Coca-Cola "Happiness Factory"
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  Fix Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  April 2010 - July 2010

  Fix animator on feature film "Tangled".
  
  • Animation fixes, redo’s, and polish on existing shots based on supervisor/director notes.
  • New animation of shots including primary characters, background characters, crowds, and cycles.
  • Animation of Rapunzel’s hair and other props.

  

• Animator

  Red5 Studios

  August 2008 - January 2010

  Animator on third person online shooter, "Firefall". Responsible for the creation of player characters, NPC, and creature animation.

  
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  Animator

  LucasArts

  April 2006 - June 2008

  Animator on shipped AAA title "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" for Xbox360 and PS3 from April 2006 to April 2008. Responsible for creation and implementation of pre-visualization, in game, vignette, and cinematic animation.