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Work History
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Masato Tsuzuki

Masato Tsuzuki

Vancouver,BC

Summary

Experienced Effect Animator with 9+ years of experience in creating high-end effects animation for feature films, and skilled in using 3D software such as Maya, Houdini, Katana, and Nuke.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Effect animator

WaltDisneyAnimation Studio
Vancouver, Canada
06.2023 - 09.2025
  • Worked for Future Animation Film Zootopia2(2025)
  • Worked for Future Animation Film Moana2(2024)
  • Shot works and creates Fx Setup

FX artist

Mikros Animation
Montreal, Canada
06.2022 - 05.2023
  • Worked for Future Animation Film Thelma the Unicorn(2024)
  • Key shotwork and create FX setup

Fx Technical artist

Polygon Pictures Inc
Tokyo, Japan
06.2020 - 03.2022
  • Episodic Animation
  • :Kaina of the Great Snow Sea(2023)
  • :Estab life(2022)
  • :Onmyoji Idol Project(2022)
  • :Love, Death + Robots vol: 3 The Very Pulse of the Machine(2022)
  • Key shotwork, creating setup and troubleshooting

FxSupervisor

PolygonPictures Inc
Tokyo, Japan
04.2018 - 04.2020
  • Episodic Animation
  • :Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars(2021)
  • :Onmyoji Idol Project(2020)
  • :Onmyoji Game Cinematics movie Daisennmaru (2020)
  • :Episodic Animation Levius(2020)
  • Management of FXteams(3-8 Artist), Organized Fxworkflow
  • Supporting each artist
  • Create FXsetup
  • Visual Dev for key element of Effects

Fx Artist

PolygonPictures Inc
Tokyo, Japan
04.2016 - 03.2018
  • :Episodic Animation StarWars Resistance(2018)
  • :Episodic Animation Lost In Oz(2017)
  • :Episodic Animation Ajin(2016)
  • Shot works and creates fx setup

Education

Diploma - CG/VFX Class

Digital Hollywood School
Tokyo
03.2016

Bachelor - Department of International Studies

Suzuka International University
03.2015

Skills

  • 3D animation
  • FX simulation
  • Houdini
  • Maya
  • Nuke
  • Katana
  • 2D drawing

Languages

English
Full Professional
Japanese
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary

Accomplishments

  • Houdini Hive Tokyo 2018 talks session Making of toon-shading look fluid effects | Masato Tsuzuki | SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 (Tokyo)

Timeline

Effect animator

WaltDisneyAnimation Studio
06.2023 - 09.2025

FX artist

Mikros Animation
06.2022 - 05.2023

Fx Technical artist

Polygon Pictures Inc
06.2020 - 03.2022

FxSupervisor

PolygonPictures Inc
04.2018 - 04.2020

Fx Artist

PolygonPictures Inc
04.2016 - 03.2018

Diploma - CG/VFX Class

Digital Hollywood School

Bachelor - Department of International Studies

Suzuka International University
Masato Tsuzuki