Jason Barnes

Work History

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  Cutscene / In-game Animator

  Rockstar Games

  June 2011 - Present

  Animator For Rockstar Games.
  - Animated Multiple Cinematic Sequences on Max Payne3 and Grand Theft Auto 5
  - Cleaned up Mocap / Hand animated where needed
  - Assistant Directed in-game shoots in Mocap. studio
  -Worked with actors to get desired motion data
  - Animated everything from Animals to entire moving cutscenes
  - Create semi complicated MB rigs using nulls and constraints for moving cutscenes
  - Did Voice over work for various Characters
  - Animated in-game sequences / loops
  - Seamlessly stitched together motion capture from multiple files to create

  

  

• Head coach for Parkour

  San Diego UNITED Training Center

  November 2010 - July 2012

  -Developed parkour program
  -Created Criteria for classes
  -Created Class Schedule / layout
  -Managed / mentored assistant coaches
  -Taught private classes
  -Ran classes with over 25 students a few times a week
  -Creatively constructed ways to promote and run parkour program to be fun for everyone from ages 6 to 60

• Character animator

  Papaya Studio

  May 2011 - July 2011

  Contracted In Game / Cutscene animator for Cartoon Networks Punch Time Explosion.

• Contracted Character Animator

  Papaya Studio

  January 2011 - March 2011

  Contracted In Game / Cutscene animator for Cartoon Networks Punch Time Explosion XL
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  Animator

  Hi Road Productions

  November 2010 - January 2011

  Worked on animatic sequences for commercials like Laffy Taffy, Tresemme hairspray, Behr paint, ect.
  Painted, Animated 2D objects in 3D space, created animateable assets

• Animator

  Marvimation

  2011 - 2011

• Head of 3d animation

  Marvimation

  2011 - 2011
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  2D animator

  Sony Computer Entertainment America

  July 2010 - November 2010

  contracted 2d animator at SCEA working on cinematic sequences for Motorstorm 3.

  

• Traditional Skills Tutor

  Maya CG Animation

  June 2008 - January 2010

  - Teaching the processes / programs needed to accomplish established goals
  - Creation of basic lesson plans
  - Instructed groups of up to twenty students through lectures and projects

• Intern Character Animator

  DoubleTake Media Solutions

  October 2009 - December 2009

  - Animated multiple characters used as advertising ads for All American Pet Brands

• Intern Character Animator / Mat painter

  DoubleTake Media Solutions

  October 2009 - December 2009

  - Animated multiple characters for a Television show called Xeno
  - Painted cinematic mat paintings for an iPhone game coming out called Slinky