Leo Baker is a writer and film director. Leo was the sole animator of
the 2011 Oscar Award winning short animation The Lost Thing. Between
2013 and 2016 Leo co-directed a feature documentary film The Will To
Fly about the life and sport career of Olympic freestyle aerial skier
Lydia Lassila.Leo began working in the film industry in 1998 and
worked as a Clapper loader on TV commercials and feature films. During
the later period of working in the camera department, Leo became
strongly drawn to modern visual effects(VFX) after working on a
variety of VFX heavy productions. In 2003 Leo transition to work
within VFX, specialising in the animation department.In 2007, Leo
worked for Passion Pictures Australia on the animated film adaptation
of Shaun Tan's picture story book, ‘The Lost Thing’. Leo worked
closely with director Shaun Tan and Producer Sophie Byrne and one
other VFX artists Tom Bryant working remotely from Scotland. In 2010
Leo completed animating The Lost Thing and it won many international
awards, including the 2011 Academy Awardâ„¢ for Best Animated Short
Film, the 2010 Annecy Cristal, and the 2010 Grand Prix for Best Short
Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
the 2011 Oscar Award winning short animation The Lost Thing. Between
2013 and 2016 Leo co-directed a feature documentary film The Will To
Fly about the life and sport career of Olympic freestyle aerial skier
Lydia Lassila.Leo began working in the film industry in 1998 and
worked as a Clapper loader on TV commercials and feature films. During
the later period of working in the camera department, Leo became
strongly drawn to modern visual effects(VFX) after working on a
variety of VFX heavy productions. In 2003 Leo transition to work
within VFX, specialising in the animation department.In 2007, Leo
worked for Passion Pictures Australia on the animated film adaptation
of Shaun Tan's picture story book, ‘The Lost Thing’. Leo worked
closely with director Shaun Tan and Producer Sophie Byrne and one
other VFX artists Tom Bryant working remotely from Scotland. In 2010
Leo completed animating The Lost Thing and it won many international
awards, including the 2011 Academy Awardâ„¢ for Best Animated Short
Film, the 2010 Annecy Cristal, and the 2010 Grand Prix for Best Short
Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
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