Dale L. Baer PO Box 763 Leona Valley, CA 93551 www.dalebaeranimation.com
Professional Summary Animator, Director, and Producer with over 40 years of experience in Feature, TV, and commercial animation. Layout, Character Design, Storyboards, Animator in Traditional 2D and CG. Owner of Dale Baer Animation, a studio specializing in Traditional and Digital animation.
Film Credits ● 1970 Filmations "Journey Back to Oz" – Layout Artist ● 1973 Disney's "Robin Hood" – Assistant & Animator ● 1977 Disney's "The Rescuers" – Animator ● 1977 Disney's "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too” – Animator ● 1979 Ralph Bakshi's "The Lord of the Rings" – Character Layout Artist ● 1980 Paramount Pictures “Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown” – Animator ● 1983 Disney's "Mickey's Christmas Carol" – Animator ● 1884 EPCOT/WED Enterprises “Atlas of the Living Seas” – Animation Director ● 1985 Disney's "The Black Cauldron" – Animator ● 1986 Disney's "The Great Mouse Detective" – Animator ● 1988 – Amblin/Disney’s “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” – Los Angeles Unit, Supervising Animator ● 1989 Universal Pictures “Fletch Lives” – Animator ● 1990 Disney's "The Prince and the Pauper" – Animation Supervisor ● 1992 – 20th Century Fox “ Ferngully: The Last Rainforest” – Animation Camera ● 1993 – Columbia Pictures “The Last Action Hero” – Character Designer and Supervising Animator ● 1994 Disney's "The Lion King" – Animator ● 1994 – Rich Entertainment “The Swan Princess” – Storyboard Artist ● 1998 DreamWorks "Shrek" – Character Designer ● 1999 Warner Bros “The King and I” – Storyboard Artist ● 1999 Disney's "Tarzan" – Animator ● 2000 Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove" – Supervising Animator ● 2004 Disney's "Home on the Range" – Supervising Animator ● 2005 Disney's "Chicken Little" – Animator ● 2007 Disney's "Meet the Robinson's" – Supervising Animator ● 2009 Disney's "How to Hook Up Your Home Theater" – Animator ● 2009 Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" – Supervising Animator ● 2011 Disney's "The Ballad of Nessie" – Animator ● 2011 Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" – Supervising Animator ● 2012 Disney's "Wreck It Ralph" – Visual Development ● 2013 Disney's "Get a Horse" – Animator ● 2013 Disney's "Frozen" – Visual Development
Commercial & TV Projects ● HannaBarbera Studios – o “The Smurfs Christmas Special” o “The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang” ● Filmation – o “Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down” animated TV series o “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids” ● Baer Animation Studio projects – o Disney Babies – Pampers commercials o M & M’s commercials (circa early 1990s) – ▪ “Chocolate Camp” ▪ “Letters from Chocolate Camp” ▪ “Boot Camp” ▪ “Peanut Butter” o Kellogg's Frosted Flakes “Tony the Tiger” commercial series o General Mills Lucky Charms commercial o Kellogg’s Froot Loops commercial o Jolly Green Giant and Sprout commercials o Disney/Chevrolet – Lumina commercial series o Michelin Tires – Stork commercial o Proctor and Gamble Choco Milk commercials, Mexico o Snapper Lawn Mower commercial o Walt Disney Theme Parks and Resorts o Walt Disney Animation o Starkist commercials o Illinois Lottery commercial o Esso European gasoline commercial o Mattel “Polly Pocket” commercials o Disney and The Academy Awards ● Duck Studios – o Timon and Pumbaa (Animator) ● Richard Williams Studio – o Washington Post (Animator) ● Quartet Films – o Tony the Tiger (Animator) o Unicef Bird (Animator) Awards
ASIFA Hollywood Annie Award: 2001 Winner B est Animation – Disney’s T he Emperor’s New Groove for characters “Yzma” and “Yzma Kitty”
Affiliations ● CalArts Art Institute – Character Animation Instructor ● Alumni, Chouinard Art Institute ● The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences ● The Animation Guild