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Navin Pinto

Senior Character TD (Rigging & Sim).

Senior Character TD / 21 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Character Effects Artist

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Character Effects Artist

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Character Effects Artist

Smallfoot (2018)

Character Rigger

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Character Effects Artist

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Senior Creature Technical Director

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Character TD

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Lead Rigging TD

Signs of Life (2020)

Character Technical Director

Zootopia (2016)

Character Technical Director

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Character Technical Director

Frozen (2013)

Westworld (2016)

Character Technical Director

Rugrats (2021)

Rigging Artist

Wednesday (2022)

Character Technical Director

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)

Creature TD

Good Night (2021)

Character TD

Pennyworth (2019)

Character TD

The Runaways (2017)

Creature TD

Swamp Thing (2019)

Character TD

Another Life (2019)

Creature TD

Charmed Reboot (2018)

Character TD

Lucifer (2016)

Character TD

Gotham (2014)

Character TD

The Passage (2019)

Character TD

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

Visual Effects / Character Effects TD

Outlander (2014)

Character Rigging Artist

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Cloth And Hair Technical Director

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Character TD

Duck Duck Goose (2018)

Character Effects Artist

Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010)

Character Effects Artist

Puss in Boots (2011)

Character Effects Artist

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Character Effects Artist

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Cloth And Hair Senior Technical Director

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Character Technical Director

Species: The Awakening (2007)

Senior Technical Director

I Am Legend (2007)

Pre-Production Team

Bolt (2008)

Character Technical Director

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

Creature Technical Director

George and the Dragon (2004)

Character Technical Supervisor

Bulletproof Monk (2003)

Creature Technical Director

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Character Technical Director

Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000)

In 1994, Jurassic Park inspired me to shift my focus from Computer Programming to 3D Visual Effects and Animation and I ended up specializing in Rigging and Cloth Simulation. I have worked on VFX blockbusters like Avengers: Endgame & Infinity War, Spiderman, Captain-America, Return of the King and a few amazing Animated films like Frozen, Zootopia, BigHero6, Shrek and KungFu Panda. The most rewarding moments of my career have been the cherishable experiences of working with my bright, esteemed and talented colleagues at several studios. I'm always grateful for those opportunities.

When I'm not parked in front of a computer, I love spending time in my kitchen cooking spicy Indian meals and serving spicy Margaritas... I love the outdoors and enjoy woodworking and gardening in my spare time.

Work History

Senior Character TD

MPC

May 2019 - Present

Greater Los Angeles Area

Rigging Lead
Lead Character TD

Griffith Observatory Foundation

April 2019 - May 2019

Greater Los Angeles Area

Rigging Lead on the next-gen "photo-real" production "Signs of Life" for the Samuel Oschin Planetarium @ Griffith Observatory
Senior CharacterFX TD

Digital Domain

March 2019 - March 2019

Character FX (Sim) Artist on "Avengers: Endgame"
Lead Character TD

CoSA VFX

August 2018 - March 2019

Rigging Lead on "Swamp Thing", "Lucifer", "Gotham", "Agents of Shield", "Runaways", "The Passage", "Another Life", "Pennyworth"
Senior CharacterFX TD

Sony Pictures Imageworks

January 2018 - July 2018

CFX Artist (Cloth|Hair|fur Simulation) on "Smallfoot"
Rigging Instructor

Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games + Animation

October 2017 - June 2018

Greater Los Angeles Area

Teaching an Advanced Rigging in Production class... glad to share my production experience and knowledge in Rigging & Simulation
Senior CharacterFX TD

Digital Domain

August 2017 - January 2018

Greater Los Angeles Area

Rigging|Sim TD on "Avengers: Infinity War"
Rigging|Sim Lead on "Outlander" - nominated for a VES award for "Outstanding Effects Simulation"
CharacterFX TD

Framestore

July 2017 - August 2017

Greater Los Angeles Area

Character TD [Rigging|Sim] @Commercials
Lead Character TD

Duncan Studio

June 2017 - July 2017

Rigging Lead on "Mary Poppins Returns"
Senior Character TD

Digital Domain

March 2016 - June 2017

Greater Los Angeles Area

Character TD (Rigging) on "Spiderman:HomeComing" & "Ready Player One".
Character FX artist (Cloth/Muscle/Hair/Shot Technical Director) on "Spiderman:Homecoming".
Character FX artist (Cloth/Hair/Shot Technical Director) on "Beauty and the Beast".
Senior Creature TD

Industrial Light & Magic

November 2015 - March 2016

Senior CreatureTD (muscle/cloth/shot TD) on "Captain America: Civil War"
Character TD

Walt Disney Animation Studios

February 2013 - November 2015

Burbank, CA

Character TD on "Zootopia", "BigHero6" and "Frozen"
Senior Character TD

Digital Domain

December 2011 - October 2012

Venice, CA

Character TD on "Ironman3"
Lead Cloth TD on "Medal of Honor"
Character Effects TD on "Jack the Giant Slayer"
Senior CharacterFX TD

DreamWorks Animation

December 2008 - November 2011

Glendale, CA

Character Effects artist on "Puss in Boots", "KungFu Panda2" & "Shrek Forever After"
Senior Character TD

ImageMovers Digital (IMD)

April 2008 - October 2008

Cloth & Hair on "A Christmas Carol"
Senior CharacterFX TD

Sony Pictures Imageworks

July 2007 - October 2007

Cloth TD on "I Am Legend"
Character TD

Walt Disney Animation Studios

March 2004 - March 2007

Character TD on "Meet the Robinsons" and "American Dog"
Creature TD

Wētā FX

April 2003 - December 2003

Creature TD on "Return of the King"

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Education

Diploma in Advanced Application Programming

DIGITAL ATC

June 1994 - April 1997
Bachelor's degree

Osmania University

June 1993 - April 1996