Dorian Bustamante

pre-viz - animation - design

Feature Films

2025 - Zootopia 2 - Layout Supervisor

2024 - Moana 2 - Layout Artist

2023 - Wish - Layout Artist

2023 - Once Upon a Studio - Layout Artist

2022 - Strange World - Layout Artist

2021 - Encanto - Layout Supervisor

2021 - Raya and the Last Dragon - Layout Artist

2021 - Jungle Cruise - Lead Previs Artist

2020 - Once Upon a Snowman (Frozen:short) - Layout Artist

2019 - Pokémon Detective Pikachu - Senior Previs Artist

2019 - Avengers: End Game - Pre-Viz Supervisor

2018 - Avengers: Infinity War - Pre-Viz Supervisor 

2016 - Trolls - Senior Rough layout Artist

2016 - Kung Fu Panda 3 - Senior Rough layout Artist

2015 - B.O.O - Senior Rough layout Artist

2014 - Godzilla - Pre-Viz Lead

2013 - Oblivion - Pre-Viz Lead Artist, Post-viz Artist

2013 - 300: Rise of an Empire - Pre-Viz Senior Artist

2013 - After Earth- Pre-Viz Senior Artist

2012 - Lincoln - Concept Set Design (uncredited)

2011 - Kung Fu Panda 2 - Rough layout Artist

2009 - Monsters vs Aliens - Rough layout Artist

2009 - Monsters vs Aliens: Halloweens Special - Rough layout Artist

2009 - Monsters vs Aliens: Bobs Big Break - Lead Rough layout Artist

2009 - Star Trek - Pre-Viz Senior Artist

2009 - Avatar - Concept Design Artist

2007 - Wolverine: X-Men Origions - Pre-Viz Lead

2007 - Transformers - Pre-Viz Lead Artist (uncredited)

2005 - War of the Worlds - Pre-Viz Lead Artist

2002 - Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Deleted Scenes) - Pre-Viz Lead Artist

2005 - Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - Pre-Viz Senior Artist, Post-viz Artist

2003 - THX 1138: Directors Cut - Pre-Viz Artist, Concept Artist, Compositor, Modeler

2002 - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Deleted Scenes) - Animator, Compositor, Modeler

I also worked on several Films that sadly never made it past Pre Production so I didn’t add them to my resume.

Companies of Employment

Walt Disney Animation Studios (Current), The Third Floor , DreamWorks Animation, Lightstorm Entertainment, Halon, Lucasfilm (JAK Art Department)

Awards

2022 - VES - Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project for Disney’s Encanto

2009 - Art Directors Award - Excellence for Production Design for Avatar

Guild Memberships

Software Knowledge

Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, Boujou, PF Track, Motion Builder, Premiere, MudBox

Education

iAnimate Feature/Creature  Animation -  Workshops

Personal Skills

- Great eye for composition and shot creation with and understanding of timing and rhythm

- Artistic sense of Cinematic design for story

- Modeling, Texturing, Compositing , Animation and Concept Design skills.  

- Punctual and works well under pressure 

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