YUXIAO
BAI
ANIMATION & VISUALIZATION
Los Angeles, California 90038
Award
“DogN’Bird” 2024 Fall - Best of Term GNOMON, Los Angeles, California
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“DogN’Bird” 2025 - Featured on The Rookies Official Blog
Skill and Tool
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Hand-Keyed Animation – Expert in advanced principles such as weight, inertia, and anticipation; able to balance realism and exaggeration with strong control of timing and spacing. Proficient in Maya and Unreal Engine.
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Previs, Storyboarding & Layout – Skilled in dynamic camera design to enhance energy and immersion, crafting cohesive and emotionally engaging cinematic experiences.
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Simulation – Capable of building custom particle, cloth, rigid-body, and fluid simulations. Efficient at generating smoke, fire, debris, or liquid effects and integrating them seamlessly with animation, lighting, and compositing.
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Compositing & Post Production – Experienced in Nuke, After Effects, and Premiere Pro for compositing, post-processing, and editing.
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Postvis – Able to independently perform camera tracking, green/blue-screen keying, rotomation, and compositing for postvis tasks.
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Cinematography & Camera Language – Strong grasp of shot composition, lensing, rhythm, and visual storytelling through camera motion and framing.
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Python & MEL Scripting – Experienced in writing custom tools to optimize workflow, including camera-bake automation and animation assistance utilities.
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Lighting & Environment Design – Strong understanding of composition, light, and atmosphere for cohesive and cinematic visual storytelling — achieving film-quality visuals even in real-time rendering.
Experience
Dimension Studio – 2025 – Previs Animator
– The Chronicles of Narnia (2026)
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In addition to animation work, contributed simple Python and MEL scripts to streamline scene imports and data delivery to the Techvis team.
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Collaborated with a remote, cross-national team; quickly adapted to production workflows, actively implemented supervisor feedback, and supported efficient iteration and shot improvements. Ensured all assigned sequences were delivered on time and to the highest visual standard.
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Studio 1AM – 2025 – Previs Shot Creator
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Collaborated with the team to design narrative shot sequences and led several key shots from concept and storyboarding to execution.
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Focused on enhancing visual rhythm and story continuity across scenes, ensuring clarity and cinematic flow.
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First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood – 2022–2025 – Volunteer Videographer / Editor
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Designed posters and promotional visuals; filmed and edited church events, comedy skits, motion graphics, and podcast content.
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Videos were featured during Sunday services and on social media for community outreach and engagement.
Education
GNOMON - Los Angeles
Bachelor of Fine Art
2022 - March 2025
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Served as Storyboard, Camera, and Compositing Lead on multiple team projects, working closely with teammates to ensure cohesive visual storytelling and rhythmic pacing.
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Created several independent animated shorts, including DogN’Bird and It’s a Sick Drift Tho!, handling the entire production pipeline — from concept development and storyboarding, to animation, camera design, and final editing/compositing.
PrimerySoftware
Maya
Unreal
Premiere
AfterEffects
Nuke
Profile
I graduated from GNOMON recently. I’m excited and ready to pour my pasion and soul to help your team on your current or upcoming projects. I am confident I can tackle any challenge through strong problem-solving and communication abilities. Enabling me to plan, execute, and adapt quickly to precisely capture the right emotion at just the right moment under pressure and fast-paced environment.