
Ron Friedman
PLURALSIGHT AUTHOR
Ron comes from a performance background with over 21 years of experience as a Character Animator. Starting in traditional 2D animation, Ron made the conversion to 3D along with the rest of the industry and has never looked back. He has worked in Feature Animation (Pagemaster, Swan Princess), Visual Effects Animation for Film (Van Helsing, Lemony Snicket, The Mist, Snakes On A Plane), and Videogame Animation (Robot Rising, Immortal City, City Of Heroes, Adam Blaster) and was Animation Supervisor for the Academy Award-winning film, “Pan’s Labyrinth.” He was also Animation Director on the Namco/Bandai videogame “Afro Samurai.” Ron is currently Lead Animator at HitPoint Studios in Amherst, Massachusetts on a series of Disney Fairies titles. He also teaches animation at Boston University's Center for Digital Imaging Arts in Waltham, MA and at the New England Institute of Art in Brookline, MA.
Courses Authored
8
Topics Authored
Creative Professional
Total Ratings
25
Avg Course Ratings
4.2
Courses by Ron
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CourseCreating Custom Facial Motion Capture in MayaAdvanced1h 25mJan 24, 2015
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CourseAdding Keyframe Animation to Motion Capture in MayaAdvanced2h 4mOct 06, 2014
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CourseAnimating a Cartoon Burglar Scene in MayaAdvanced1h 24mJul 20, 2014
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CourseAnimating a 2D Character within Live Action Video in Photoshop and Premiere ProAdvanced2h 17mMay 24, 2014
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CourseCreating Game Combat Animations in MayaAdvanced3h 24mMar 29, 2014
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CourseCreating a Custom DVD in Premiere Pro and EncoreBeginner1h 21mDec 13, 2013
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CourseAnimating a Dialogue Scene in MayaAdvanced3h 30mSep 23, 2013
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CourseBeing an Effective Animation SupervisorAdvanced1h 37mJun 10, 2013