Dorian Bustamante

pre-viz - animation - design

Feature Films

2025 - Animated Feature - Layout Supervisor

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 - Senior 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 Senior Artist, Post-viz Artist

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

2013 - After Earth- Pre-Viz Senior Artist

2012 - Lincoln - Set Design Layout

2011 - Kung Fu Panda 2 - Senior  Rough layout Artist

2009 - Monsters vs Aliens - Senior Rough layout Artist

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

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

2009 - Star Trek - Pre-Viz Senior Artist

2009 - Avatar - Concept Design Artist

2007 - Wolverine: X-Men Origions - Pre-Viz Senior Artist

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

2005 - War of the Worlds - Pre-Viz Senior 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 were made 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

Union Membership

Member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 839 (The Animation Guild)

Member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 800 (Art Directors Guild)

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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