Name Carlos Baena Role Animator | Movies Play by Play, Market St. | |
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Occupation Co-founder of AnimationMentor.com Nominations Annie Award for Best Character Animation in a Feature Production Similar People Bobby Beck, Shawn Kelly, John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Jorgen Klubien | ||
Interview with carlos baena co founder of animation mentor 1 2
Carlos Baena is a professional animator and now a cofounder of the online school Animation Mentor, which was started in March, 2005. It was the first post-secondary school that helped students to pursue a career in animation. At the school, students work with mentors from major studios in a production-style environment, and graduate with a professional demo reel.
Contents
- Interview with carlos baena co founder of animation mentor 1 2
- Interview with carlos baena co founder of animation mentor 2 2
- Background
- Animation mentor
- Awards
- Filmography
- References
Baena currently lives in San Francisco, California, where he spends his leisure time studying and making short films, composing music, skateboarding, and working on animation.
Interview with carlos baena co founder of animation mentor 2 2
Background
Born on the Canary Islands and raised in Madrid, Baena came to the United States to attend the University of San Francisco and the Academy of Art University. After graduating in June 1998, he found a job animating commercials at Will Vinton Studios in Portland, Oregon. Four months later, he returned to San Francisco to work on spots and short films at Click 3X and WildBrain, Inc. Working on commercials and short films helped him secure a position at San Rafael, CA.-based Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in March 2001. At (ILM), Baena worked as an animator on Jurassic Park III, Men in Black II, and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Eventually, Baena left ILM for Pixar in 2002 where he worked on the films Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Toy Story 3 as well as the short film Boundin'.
Animation mentor
Baena works with fellow cofounders, Bobby Beck, AnimationMentor.com’s CEO and President, and Shawn Kelly to define and shape the school’s overall direction. Baena balances his cofounder responsibilities with his full-time animator job at Pixar in Emeryville, California.
Awards
In Cars, Baena animated several scenes with the two Italian cars Guido and Luigi and received a 2007 Annie Award nomination for Best Character Animation for his work.
Filmography
Animation Department:
1. Toy Story 3 (2010) (animator)
2. WALL-E (2008) (animator)
3. Ratatouille (2007) (animator)
4. Boundin' (2003) (animator)
5. Finding Nemo (2003) (animator)
6. Exploring the Reef (2003) (V) (animator)
7. Hubert's Brain (2001) (animator)
Visual Effects:
1. Cars (2006) (animator)
2. The Incredibles (2004) (animator)
3. Men in Black II (2002) (animator: air chase and post office sequences, ILM)
4. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (animator: ILM)
5. Jurassic Park III (2001) (CG animator)