- Tom Bertino
Tom Bertino is a professional animator, formerly Animation Director and Visual Effects Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic.
Tom Bertino joined
Industrial Light & Magic in1986 as a Supervisor of the Rotoscope Department. Bertino later moved into the Animation Dept. and contributed his talents to a number of feature films including: "Star Wars ", "", "Death Becomes Her ", "The Abyss ", "The Mask", and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit ". He studied animation at theCalifornia Institute of the Arts .Beginning his professional animation career with
Sally Cruikshank in1978 , Bertino has worked forNepenthe , DiC,Hanna-Barbara andColossal Pictures in a number of capacities including character design, storyboards, layouts, voices and sound effects.In 1995, Bertino was nominated for an
Academy Award for best achievement in visual effects and received aB.A.F.T.A. nomination in the same category, for the groundbreaking computer graphics imagery he created in "The Mask".In 2005, Bertino left ILM and became the Director of the Graduate Department of the School of Animation at the
Academy of Art University inSan Francisco, CA .Filmography
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Son of the Mask " (2005) (animation supervisor: ILM)
*"Men in Black II " (2002) (animation supervisor)
*"The Time Machine " (2002) (animation supervisor: ILM)
*"" (1999) (animation supervisor: ground battle, ILM)
*"Flubber " (1997) (visual effects supervisor)
*"101 Dalmatians" (1996) (character animation supervisor: ILM)
*"The Mask" (1994) (animation supervisor)
*"Death Becomes Her " (1992) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM)
*"Hook " (1991) (rotoscope artist)
*"" (1991) (rotoscope supervisor)
*"" (1991) (rotoscoping supervisor: ILM)
*"The Rocketeer" (1991) (rotoscope supervisor)
*"Backdraft " (1991) (rotoscope artist: ILM)
*"Switch " (1991) (rotoscope supervisor)
*"The Doors " (1991) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM) (as Tom Vertino)
*"Ghost " (1990) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM)
*"Back to the Future Part III " (1990) (rotoscope supervisor)
*"Joe Versus the Volcano " (1990) (animation supervisor)
*"The Hunt for Red October " (1990) (rotoscoper: ILM)
*"Back to the Future Part II " (1989) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM)
*"Ghostbusters II " (1989) (animation supervisor: ILM)
*"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade " (1989) (rotoscope artist)
*"" (1988) (roto supervisor: ILM)
*"Caddyshack II " (1988) (rotoscoper: ILM)
*"Willow " (1988) (rotoscope supervisor: ILM)
*"Innerspace " (1987) (rotoscope technician: ILM)
*"Howard the Duck " (1986) (rotoscope: ILM visual effects unit)Art Department - filmography
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Brandy & Mr. Whiskers " (Storyboard artist)Director - filmography
" Work in Progress" (2000) ILM
Miscellaneous Crew - filmography
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The Plague Dogs " (1982) (tracing)Himself - filmography
"HBO First Look"
*"Son of the Mask" (2005) TV Episode (Himself)
*"Cartoon Logic" (2005) (V) (Himself)
*"Return to Edge City" (2005) (V) (Himself)
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