Ozan Basaldi

Ozan Basaldi

Mid-level Animator / 15 yrs

Los Angeles, California

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Animator

Moana 2 (2024)

Animator

Wish (2023)

Animator

Strange World (2022)

Animator

Baymax! (2022)

Animator

Encanto (2021)

Animator

The Mitchell's vs. The Machines (2021)

Animator

Vivo (2021)

Animator

Sackboy: A Big Adventure (2020)

Animator

Over the Moon (2020)

Animator

Lost and Crowned (2020)

Animator

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Animator

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Character Animator

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)

Animator

The Peanuts Movie (2015)

Animator

The Numberlys (2015)

Temp Animator

Rio 2 (2014)

Animator

Phil's Dance Party (2012)

Animator

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

Animator

Rio (2011)

Animator

Hop (2011)

Animator

Animals United (2010)
Work History

  • Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    February 2021 - August 2024
    Burbank, California, United States

    Encanto, Strange World, Wish, Moana 2

  • Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2020 - February 2021
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Animator on Vivo

  • Animator

    Buck

    May 2020 - October 2020
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Animator on commercials!

  • Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    November 2019 - April 2020
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Animator on Over the Moon and Connected.

  • Freelance Animator

    Psyop

    January 2019 - November 2019
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    November 2017 - October 2018
    Vancouver, Canada

    Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse

  • Freelance Animator

    Freelance Animator

    May 2016 - November 2017
    Greater New York City Area

    Psyop Studios, Buck Design

  • Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    February 2016 - May 2016
    San Francisco Bay Area

  • Temp Animator

    Blue Sky Studios

    January 2015 - January 2016
    Greenwich, Connecticut

    Peanuts! Ice Age 5

  • Temp Animator

    Blue Sky Studios

    September 2013 - January 2014
    Greenwich Conneticut

    Animator for the upcoming movie "Rio 2"

  • Character Animator

    Moonbot Studios

    May 2012 - September 2013
    Shreveport, Louisiana Area

    Responsible for character animation on the game “Diggs Nightcrawler.”
    Responsible for character animation on the commercial for Chipotle.

  • Animator

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    November 2010 - September 2011

    Responsible for character animation for the movies “Hop” and “Alvin and The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.”
    Responsible for character animation on marketing material and short movie for “Hop.”

  • Animator

    House of Moves

    August 2010 - November 2010

    Responsible for keyframe animation on the X‐box game Kinectimals.
    Responsible for keyframe animation, facial and hand animation on X‐box game Gears of War 3.

  • Previs artist/Animator

    The Third Floor

    August 2010 - August 2010

    Responsible for detailed layouts on major blockbusters.
    Responsible for taking rough storyboards and turning them into feature film layouts.
    Responsible for keyframe animation cycles for the whole layout team to use.

  • Student

    Ringling College of Art + Design

    2006 - 2010
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Education

  • BFA in Computer Animation

    Ringling College of Art and Design

    2006 - 2010