Doug Ikeler (He/Him)
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Doug is the CTO and VFX Supervisor on That Christmas at Locksmith Animation. An
animation industry veteran for over 30 years. He started as a digital artist on traditionally cel
animated films Doug moved through a career as a Modeler, Effects Artist, and a CG
Generalist to become a Visual Effects Supervisor on several CG features. That career
included Dreamworks, Sony, Aardman, Rhythm and Hues and Disney. Utilizing an even
blend of technical and creative for “Making Pictures” continues to be the passion that drives
him. Credits Include: We’re Back: a Dinosaur’s tale, Balto, Coca Cola
Polar Bears campaign, Waterworld, Babe, Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit,
Sinbad, Shrek, The Haunted Mansion, The Matrix 2, Open Season, Arthur Christmas, Ron’s
Gone Wrong.
Whilst at DreamWorks Animation’s during its inception, Doug was part of the first digital
artists to start using CG in traditionally animated features like “Prince of Egypt”. He played a
key role in establishing the digital animation process at Sony Pictures while working as the
VFX Supervisor on the first animated film “Open Season”. 