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Daniel Ceballos

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Daniel Ceballos

@DCeballos95

Lead Animator @ Sony Imageworks / Spider-Verse, Kpop Demon Hunters, Goat, Spies In Disguise / Animator by day, insomniac by night 🇵🇷

Vancouver, British Columbia

Joined June 2013

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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Jun 7, 2023
Here’s the run of shots I animated in the councilor’s office, with a hodgepodge of all the versions of ref I took! The amount of time & work these shots took is wild, but I couldn’t be happier to see all the latinos who feel as connected to it as I did 🧵 #AcrossTheSpiderVerse
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Jun 26, 2025
Was lucky enough to animate these chaotic shots of Zoey :) it had been a while since l'd done something this cartoony, and I had a blast! 🧵 #KpopDemonHunters #KPDH
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Feb 24, 2024
Fun fact: For this shot, I kept getting the note “make Jeff feel warmer” from my supervisor. So after a certain point I just submitted this… it did not make the final cut.
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Eric De Carolis
@EricDeCarolis17
Feb 24, 2024
I don’t think some people understand how detailed animation notes can be in feature film. Notes could be as large as “the emotion of the shot doesn’t feel quite right yet”. To as small as moving eyelashes just pixels to make a character look on model. We control everything
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Aug 26, 2025
IT’S A TAKEDOWN! Here’s my reference for these shots I got to animate in the Takedown sequence. I really loved getting to work on a sequence that felt so horror influenced. Demon Mira and Zoey were so much fun 😈😰😈 #KpopDemonHunters #KPDH
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Aug 12, 2023
Here are a couple shots I animated of George and Gwen hugging. These were interesting cause they’re in a tight embrace, but emotionally so far apart. I wanted to slowly let them warm into the hug before that connection is interrupted again by George’s job #AcrossTheSpiderVerse
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Jun 26, 2025
Replying to @DCeballos95
The fun thing about shooting ref with friends is the unpredictable balance of productive brainstorming and goofing off. Joy Liu did a ton of amazing work for Mira (on and off screen). So shoutout to her for all the help, and for bearing with my obsessive need to do more takes 😬
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Nov 12, 2020
Most of the time I just show the final 3 seconds of reference, but not the 30 minutes of frustration it took to get those 3 seconds. So I figured I’d embarrass myself for a minute to give you guys some insight on what it actually looks like to shoot animation reference 😬
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Oct 23, 2023
In ANOTHER another universe
IGN
@IGN
Oct 23, 2023
Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Insomniac has promised to replace a Cuban flag with a Puerto Rican one in Miles Morales’ home. bit.ly/3s1JWF8
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Nov 10, 2023
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Animation on HBO Max
@AnimationOnMax
Nov 8, 2023
David Zaslav on the performance of kids' programming on Max: "We haven't really been able to crack the kids. We have a huge amount of kids content. We're going to attack that. We think that really differentiates us and we're going to have to really promote it. We haven't been."
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Apr 4, 2023
You guys caught this one fast 🇵🇷 they say Puerto Ricans slap the flag on anything, so I wasn’t gonna be any different. There was no snap originally, but I pitched it and thankfully it stuck! #Boricua #PuertoRico #SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Feb 24, 2024
Replying to @DCeballos95
For anyone curious, the “warmer” note meant giving Jeff a kinder and more supportive expression on his face . He’s happy to let Rio take over, but he’s also a supportive husband who’s there if she needs him. Here’s a deeper dive into these shots:
Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Dec 1, 2023
Some shots I did under the water tower after Gwen leaves. I had fun sprinkling in a little teenage attitude after Jeff & Rio kill the mood. But beyond that, Miles is also pretty hurt. So it took a few tries to figure out how the parents would feel after that scene 🧵 #Spiderverse
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Aug 16, 2023
After watching so many “Behind the Scenes” DVD bonus features as a kid, it’s super cool to finally be in one 🥹 🔁: @ANIMATIONWorld #AcrossTheSpiderverse #Animation #BehindTheScenes #Spiderman
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Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Jan 15, 2022
The frame that made me wanna be an animator
Daniel Ceballos
@DCeballos95
Jun 29, 2025
My friend, Edward Han, just dropped his ref for these shots on Insta and I need you guys to go see it cause 👨🏻‍🍳💋 instagram.com/reel/DLfh-BBvC… #KpopDemonHunters #KPDH
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