Chris Kirshbaum

Chris Kirshbaum is an animator, teacher, and public speaker whose work has appeared in 26 feature films, as well as several shorts, DVD extras and holiday TV specials. He has worked in 2D animation as a special effects artist, and in 3D animation as a character animator. He has performed as a musician in the studio, on stage, in the theater and on television. In addition to animating at DreamWorks, Chris has also been both a lead and supervising animator at Cinesite in Montreal, and has mentored students in the production of their short films. He has taught for 6 years at iAnimate.net, for 7 years at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, and for 3 years at the School of Digital Arts, Animation and Design in Montreal. His association with Gnomon has also resulted in a live public presentation of animation techniques as part of the Gnomon Workshop Live Series, as well as a series of instructional DVDs released by the Gnomon Workshop, and he has given live demos and master classes on a range of subjects including process, workflow and film analysis in The United States, Canada and South America.