About & Contact

Who the heck am I? My name is Nathan Fariss and I work in the wonderful world of feature animation. I’m based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Aside from my day job, I also dabble a bit in photography and scale modeling.

I've done a bit of freelance illustration work, some public speaking, as well as a bit of consulting, so I am happy to discuss those things with interested parties. I'm also generally happy to answer any questions one may have about my past work, or 3d techniques.

See below for a bit about my career, as well as various ways to contact me.
Employers, Past and Present:
Pixar Animation Studios - 2008 - present
Emeryville, CA

The Orphanage - 2003 - 2008
San Francisco, CA

Real Media Digital Production - 2000 - 2003
Lenexa, KS
Education:
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
Photo & New Media Dept
Feature Film Credits (most recent first)

Toy Story 3
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Untraceable
Live Free or Die Hard
The Last Mimzy
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
The Host
Aeon Flux
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Sin City
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow

Illustration Clients

Popular Mechanics Magazine
Discovery Channel Magazine
Cengage Learning
Television Commercials and Corporate Clients

Disney - Theme Parks
Glaxo Smith Kline - Nicoderm
Motorola - RAZR Phone
Wrigley - Excel Chewing Gum
Saab
Embarq Wireless
Radio Shack
Ruby Tuesday
Sprint
United Van Lines
Commerce Bank
Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)
St. Louis Rams (NFL)
Atlanta Falcons (NFL)
Atlanta Braves (MLB)
Cincinnati Reds (MLB)
Toronto Bluejays (MLB)
Kansas City Wizards (MLS)
Kansas City Knights (ABA)
Philadelphia Wings (MILL)


Contacting Me...

Below are a few ways for contacting me, as well as some basic guidelines for their use.

Email

nathan@hello-napalm.com

This is probably the most reliable, general-purpose method, as I'm pretty good about regularly checking and reading my email.
Facebook

I am on Facebook, but generally only accept new friend requests from people I've actually met in person. So, please keep in mind that if I've never met you, I probably won't accept a friend request from you, especially if it's not even accompanied by a message.
Twitter

www.twitter.com/BestNerdEver

I am also on Twitter, and occasionally 'tweet'. There probably isn't much substance here, but is a good way to be alerted when I update my scale modeling blog.