Josh Riley

Josh Riley

Senior Animator / 16 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Pre-Viz Artist / Visual Development

Vivo (2021)

Visual Development

The Mitchell's vs. The Machines (2021)

Animation Director

Cosmoball (2020)

Animator

Spanner (2020)

Lead Animator

Sputnik (2020)

Lead Animator

Invasion (2020)

3D Visual Development

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Visual Development

Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018)

Visual Development

The Star (2017)

Visual Development

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Character Design

Puyopuyo!! Quest (2013)

Animator

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)

Director / Producer

Albuquerque: The Unknown (2010)

Producer/Director

Latechow

Senior Animator

Ghostbusters (2016)

Portrait Painter

Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir - Nintendo DS

Senior Animator

Storks (2016)

Senior Animator

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

Senior Animator

Chappie (2015)

Senior Animator

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Senior Animator

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Senior Animator

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Senior Animator

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Animator

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Senior Animator

Green Lantern (2011)

Senior Animator

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

Animator

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Senior Animator

G-Force (2009)

Animator

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (2009)

Art Lead / Cutscene & Portrait Painter

Age of Empires: Mythologies (2008)

Art Lead / Animator

Eragon (2006)

3D Artist

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

3D Cutscene Artist/Animator

LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (2005)

Art Lead / Animator

Shrek SuperSlam (2005)

Art Lead/ Animator

Robots (2005)

Background Artist

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Stadium Modeller

NCAA 2K2 - Sega Dreamcast

Modeler

Prince of Persia: Arabian Nights

Work History
  • 3D Visual Development Artist (Animation)

    Sony Pictures Animation

    June 2016 - Present
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Senior Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    September 2014 - May 2016
    Vancouver, Canada

    Senior Character Animator

  • Senior Character Animator

    Image Engine

    June 2014 - August 2014

    Character Animator on Chappie

  • Senior Character Animator

    MPC

    April 2014 - June 2014

    Animator on Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2008 - May 2014

    Character Animator on The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    Character Animator on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
    Character Animator on Oz the Great and Powerful
    Character Animator on Hotel Transylvania
    Character Animator on Green Lantern
    Animator on Zookeeper
    Test Animation & Rotomation Alice in Wonderland
    Character Animator on Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
    Character Animator on G-Force

  • Character Animator

    Reel FX

    April 2011 - July 2011

    Ice Age A Mammoth Christmas

  • Lead Artist/Senior Animator

    Amaze Entertainment

    May 2004 - October 2008

    Age of Empires: Mythologies (2008), THQ.

    Mystery Case Files DS (2008), Nintendo of America, Inc.

    Eragon (2006), Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Buena Vista Games, Inc.

    LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (2005), Eidos, Inc., Giant Interactive Entertainment, Ltd.

    Robots (2005), Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.

    Shrek SuperSlam (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.

    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.

    Prince of Persia 3D (2000), Learning Company

  • Stadium Modeller

    NCAA 2K2 - Sega Dreamcast

    May 2002 - October 2002
  • Art Lead

    SeaBass Entertainment

    April 2000 - June 2002

    Directed an animated short.

    Worked with Avalanche Software on Prince of Persia, and NCAA 2K2 for Sega Dreamcast.

    Various print materials.

  • Animator

    Hash Inc.

    1998 - 1999

    Co-Directed an animated short "Fantasy".

    Principal animator on an animated short "Clown School".

    Built models to be shipped with versions of the software.

    Gave live demonstrations of the software at trade shows in different cities along the west coast.

Education
  • Animation Mentor

    2006 - 2007