David Lauer - Animation, Stop Motion, Filmmaking, and more...
Industry Professional Advisor
For the past fifteen years, David Lauer has animated stop-motion and CG films, TV shows, and commercials.
After graduating from CCA in 2013, he animated on the stop-motion feature MAD GOD for ten years while also working on other features and shows for Tippett Studios, including Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Mandalorian, Ted 2, The Orville, and others.
Choosing to pursue stop motion exclusively, David worked on dozens of commercials, short films, and documentaries, building up a network to eventually co-found the Oakland, CA animation studio Mystery Meat Media.
At Mystery Meat, David has directed and co-directed animation sequences for Sorry to Bother You, I'm A Virgo, and Tiki Donn, as well as further work with Disney, Nickelodeon, Apple TV, Netflix, and more.