Chris Kirshbaum
4729 Rue Garnier
Montreal QC H2J 3S6
(438) 880-5150
Education AA Character Animation – California Institute of the Arts.
BA Fine Arts – Arizona State University; concentration in drawing.
Experience Animation Director, D Negative, September 2021-Present.
Projects: Angry Birds III, Under the Boardwalk, Nimona (supervisor).
Lead Animator, Cinesite, April 2020-September 2021.
Projects: Blazing Samurai (animator), Hitpig.
Animation Director, Cinesite, March 2019-April 2020.
Project: Riverdance.
Animation Instructor, NAD Center, Montreal, September 2017-Present.
Classes: Special Projects and Mentoring.
Visiting Faculty, Tianjin University of Technology, May 2017.
Character Supervisor and Animation Lead, Cinesite, May 2015-March 2019.
Projects: Charming, Gnome Alone, The Star, Trouble, Fearless, The Addams
Family (animator).
Teacher, iAnimate.net, 2011-2016.
Classes taught: Advanced Body Mechanics, Full Body Acting.
Teacher, the Gnomon School of Digital Effects, 2007-2015.
Classes taught: Character Animation I, II, III and Acting for Animation.
Senior Character Animator, DreamWorks Animation, 2003-2015.
Projects: Shark Tale, Flushed Away, Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda I and II, Monsters vs. Aliens, Puss in Boots, Madagascar 3, Turbo, Sherman and Peabody, Home, Penguins of Madagascar, B.O.O.
Special Effects Animator, DreamWorks Animation, 1997-2002.
Projects: Sinbad--Legend of the Seven Seas, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,
The Prince of Egypt (key assistant), The Road to El Dorado (key assistant).
Assistant Special Effects Animator, Turner Feature Animation, 1992-1996.
Projects: The Pagemaster, Cats Don’t Dance.
Published Content Creator/Producer:
Online instructional tutorial for the Gnomon Workshop: Shifting Gears, 2024.
https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials/animating-emotional-transitions-in-maya Three part animation instructional DVD for the Gnomon Workshop:
Fundamentals, Mechanics and Emotion, and Acting and Lip Sync, 2008.
Public Speaking Animation Presentation: 'The Thrill of Victory' at IFFI Film Festival, Goa, India,
November 2024.
Numerous internal training sessions at Cinesite, 2017-2021.
Animation Presentation: 'The Goal and the Obstacle' at effectsMTL, September 2017.
Live speaking engagements on Industry Survival, Pixel Montreal and Quebec City,
September 2016.
Live lecture on professional environment and career realities, Clackamas Community
College, Portland OR, April 2015.
Live process/workflow demo at Clackamas Community College, Portland OR, April 2012. Live process/workflow demo at the Universidad de Fortaleza, Brazil, September 2011.
Live process/workflow demo at the Gnomon Workshop Live, Hollywood CA, July 2009.
Personal Extensive travel through India, Nepal, Thailand, Egypt, China, Europe and South America.
Avid distance runner and musician.
References David Soren, Director, Turbo, Under the Boardwalk
Nick Bruno, Co-Director, Nimona
Troy Quane, Co-Director, Nimona
Tim Johnson, Director, Home, Over the Hedge
Jason Ryan, Animation Director, Cinesite
Ryan Schaller, Animation Director, Cinesite
Fabio Lignini, Head of Character Animation, DreamWorks Animation
Dave Burgess, Animation Supervisor, Animal Logic
Rex Grignon, President/CEO, Nimble Collective
Jason Reisig, Co-Director, Smallfoot
Tom McGrath, Director, Madagascar 3, Penguins of Madagascar
Further www.ckanimation.com/reels password: ck_reel
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-kirshbaum-0667b11/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0456977/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1