A man dedicated to converting matter into animation.

207-2327 Brunswick Street, Halifax, NS, B3K 2Z2, CANADA
Phone: 902-412-2932                Email: sw_baltjes@yahoo.ca

University of Guelph


Niagara College

Sheridan College



Vancouver Institute of Media Arts


Vancouver Film School



- Resource Management (BSc. of Agriculture)
  Biophysics, Geomorphology, Ecology 1983-85

- Visual Art and Design 1987-89

- Art Fundamentals 1989-90
- Classical Animation 1990-93
- Computer Animation 1993-94

- MAYA 1 & 2 2003-04
- MAYA intensive 2006

- Introduction to SoftImage XSI 2004



"On the Right Track" background artist Sheridan College for CN Railway 1992-93

"Post_Historic" my own short film involving both classical and computer animation. All story concepts, designs, backgrounds and animations are solely my own creation. Continuing project.

Mainframe Entertainment Inc. 1995-2003, 2004-5

"ReBoot (Seasons 1-3)" animator, modeler, creator of characters' walk and run cycles.
"Beast Wars (Seasons 1 & 3)" senior animator, modeler, creator of characters' transformations.
"War Planets" animator, creator of characters' walk and run cycles.
"Beast Machines" senior animator, creator of vehicons' transformations.
"Action Man (Season 1)" senior animator.
"Heavy Gear" character animator.
"Max Steel" (Season 3) " character animator.
"Scary God-Mother" storyboard artist.
"Spider-Man" character animator.
"Stuart Little 3" character animator.
"Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus" character animator.

Big Bang FX Animation 2004
"Scaler" character animator.
"Operation: Red Flag" character animator.

Halifax Film Inc. 2006-9
"Bo on the Go" character animator.
"Animal Meckanicals" character animator.

Software used:

SoftImage 3.9, SoftImage XSI 5.0, SoftImage Toonz 4.5, Particle 4.0
Photoshop CS, Maya 8.5, UNIX



Halifax Film Inc. Halifax NS 2006-09
(animator, modeler, storyboard artist, writer)

Mainframe Entertainment Inc. Vancouver, BC 1995-2003,2004-05
(animator, modeler, storyboard artist, writer)

Big Bang FX Animation. Montreal, QU 2004
(animator)

Jelle Baltjes' Angus Farm. Wainfleet, Ont 1979-94
(handling livestock and various farm machinery)

Little Brick Schoolhouse Publications. Oakville, Ont 1993-4
(historical consultant for Canadian Heritage Series books "the Defenders" and "the Loyalists")

Haist Farms. Ridgeville, Ont. 1985-94
(handling various fruit crops and farm machinery)

Star Tile Ltd. Fonthill, Ont. 1984-93
(floor installation on various construction sites)

Ford Glass Plant, Niagara Falls, Ont. 1986-87
(summer factory labour)



Bushcraft, hiking, canoeing, hockey, photography, HO scale models, painting (oils, acrylics & watercolours), drawing, researching and writing about historical events, and collecting folktales for use in some of my science fiction stories. Long time member of Scouts Canada. Watches foreign films, documentaries and animation including anime.



Wainfleet Art Show and Sale.  July 1993 & June 1994

Niagara Regional Exhibition Art Show.
   -Honourable Mention for Printmaking  Sept 1993
   -3rd Prize for Drawing  Sept 1994

Rose Festival Art Show.
   -2nd Prize for Drawing  June 1994
   -no prize  June 1995

Roselawn Art Show.  Oct 1994
   -2nd Prize for Drawing

Niagara Art Gallery.  future exhibition tba

 
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