Rob Coleman

Work History

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  Animation Supervisor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  September 2021 - August 2022

  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  Animator

  Arcca Animation

  1986 - 1988

  Toronto, Canada

  Worked on 22 episodes of Captain Power, the first television series to combine computer animation and live action.
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  Production Manager

  National Film Board of Canada

  1988 - 1989

  Toronto, Canada

  Worked on the cel animated film Karate Kids for the World Health Organization and Street Kids International. The film educated third world children about the threat of AIDS.
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  Creative Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  September 2022 - Present

  Australia
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  Animator

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1993 - 1997

  Supervised animation crew on Men In Black (1997) and supervised sequences on Dragonheart (1996). Contributed animation and modeling to The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Disclosure (1994), Star Trek: Generations (1994), The Mask (1994) and Maverick (1994).
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  Animation Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1997 - 2005

  Animation Director on the Star Wars prequels, The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). Developed systems for effectively bidding and scheduling huge animation / visual effects films. Helped recruit, hire and mentor the ILM animation crew. Member of the ILM senior staff.
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  Head of Animation

  Animal Logic

  July 2012 - September 2021

  Sydney, Australia

  Responsible for the creative supervision and mentoring of the animation crew. Duties include bidding, scheduling and critiquing shot production. Head of Animation on the animated feature, The LEGO Movie (2014), Animation Supervisor on The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) and Animation Director on Peter Rabbit (2018).

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Animation Director

  Dr. D Studios

  April 2009 - June 2012

  Sydney, Australia

  Animation director on the animated feature, Happy Feet Two (2011). Recruited and hired over 80 animators. Bid, scheduled and supervised all of the animation at the studio.

  
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  Animation Director

  Lucasfilm Animation

  2005 - August 2007

  Nicasio, California and Singapore

  Collaborated with George Lucas on the development of an animated feature film, Strange Magic (2015). Directed 5 episodes of the computer animated television series The Clone Wars. Animation Consultant for series’ first season. Key creative responsible for the recruiting and training of all Singapore based animators, including two months spent onsite in Singapore. Helped guide the creation of a new computer pre-visualization tool.

  
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  Animation Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  October 1993 - July 2005

  Animation Director on the Star Wars prequels, The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). Developed systems for effectively bidding and scheduling huge animation / visual effects films. Helped recruit, hire and mentor the ILM animation crew. Member of the ILM senior staff.
  
  Supervised animation crew on Men In Black (1997) and supervised sequences on Dragonheart (1996). Contributed animation and modeling to The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Disclosure (1994), Star Trek: Generations (1994), The Mask (1994) and

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Animator

  Calibre Digital Design

  1991 - 1993

  Toronto, Canada

  Worked on a wide range of animated commercials and television openings.
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  Production Manager

  National Film Board of Canada

  1988 - 1989

  Worked on the cel animated film Karate Kids for the World Health Organization and Street Kids International. The film educated third world children about the threat of AIDS.
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  Animator

  Arcca Animation

  1986 - 1988

  Worked on 22 episodes of Captain Power, the first television series to combine computer animation and live action.