James Jones Jr

Work History

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  Animation Supervisor

  PlayStation

  May 2020 - Present
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  Freelance Animator

  Freelance

  May 2011 - Present

  off-site

  Freelance performance capture cleaning and editing, cinematic layout, facial and body animator.
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  Senior Technical Animator/Lead

  PlayStation

  April 2015 - May 2019

  Greater San Diego Area

  Senior Technical/Lead Animator with the goal of delivering highest quality animation possible within time restraints and budget, Focusing on team development, tools and techniques to allow for greater efficiency throughout the entire production pipeline. Serve as a point of contact between engineers and artists while training and mentoring new hires and update industry veterans.
  
  Aiming to push the boundaries of animators and myself through innovative technical techniques that help us focus more on the artistic aesthetics.
  
  Cinematic Animation Lead on Uncharted 4
  Cinematic Animator on Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy
  Cinematic Animation Lead on Announced Canceled EA project
  Cinematic Animation Lead/ Animator on multiple Announced and UnAnnounced Sony projects
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  Motion Editor/Animator

  Wētā FX

  August 2013 - April 2015

  Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies
  Furious 7
  The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay part 2

  

  
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  Cinematic Animation Lead

  Sony Computer Entertainment America

  July 2011 - July 2013

  Greater San Diego Area

  Cinematic Animation Lead on The Last of Us
  Cinematic Animator on Uncharted 3
  Cinematic Animator on Killzone Shadow Fall
  

  

  
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  Animation Lead

  Pendulum Studios

  April 2007 - August 2011

  San Diego

  Responsible for cinematic/animatic layout and edits. Animation, animation team management and animation direction. My responsibilities also included pipeline development, testing, and advising. As well as doing my best to keep the quality of animation consistent and as high as possible across the board, by continuing to better my skills and impart what I have learned and know amongst my team members for optimum efficiency and quality.
  
  -Sega/Marvel Studios: Captain America *PreRendered Trailer – Animation Lead/Preproduction/MoCap Actor/Layout
  
  -THQ/Volition; Red Faction Armageddon *in-game Cinematics - Animation Lead/Preproduction/MoCap Actor/Layout
  
  -Sega/Marvel Studios: Thor * PreRendered Trailer– Animation Lead/ Preproduction/Layout/Mocap Acting
  
  -Sega/Marvel Studios: IronMan 2 *PreRendered Trailer and vertical slice Cinematics – Animation Lead/Layout
  
  -Activision/Raven; Singularity * in-game Cinematics and Teaser Trailer TV spot – Animation Lead/Layout
  
  -Independent Film; Iron Cross *Digital Facial double – Facial Animation for digital Roy Scheider
  
  -Disney Interactive; Tron Evolution *in-game Cinematics and in-game animations – Animation Lead/Layout
  
  -THQ/Volition; Red Faction Guerilla *Pre-Rendered Cinematics - Animation Lead/Preproduction/MoCap Actor
  
  -Sega; Golden Axe: Beast Rider *Pre-Rendered Cinematics - Senior Animator/Preproduction/Layout
  
  -360/PS3 - Konami; Silent Hill V: Homecoming *72 minutes in-game Cinematics - Animator/Preproduction/Layout
  
  -Multiple Pendulum Studios: In House Projects/Tests/Bids
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  Character TD/Animator

  Bishop Animation

  September 2006 - January 2007

  Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

  Responsible for rigging, setup and optimization for all projects. As well as animation and some modeling on multiple projects including Six Monsters Animated Short for Federator’s OhhYeah!! Cartoons/Nickelodeon, Jimmy Chow Anime Spoof for Camp Chaos, FartBot for Federator’s FedEx, and presentation video for Highlights Magazine
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  Lab Monitor

  Full Sail University

  January 2005 - August 2006