James Crowley

James Crowley

Mid-level Storyboard Artist / Mid-level 2D Animator / 18 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Animator

Tales of the Great Wolf Pack (2023)

Animator

The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure (2022)

Storyboard Artist

Better Call Saul presents: Slippin' Jimmy (2022)

Animator

Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)

Animator

The Lady and the Tiger (2018)

Animator

Son of Zorn (2016)

Animator / Animation Cleanup / Animation Clean-Up

Major Lazer (2014)

Animator

Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey (2014)

Animation Cleanup / Animation Clean-Up

Golan the Insatiable (2013)

Animation Clean-Up / Animator

Axe Cop (2012)

Character Designer

Popzilla (2009)

Character Designer

Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)

Digital Clean-Up Artist

Slacker Cats (2007)

Assistant Animator

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2007)

Digital Clean-Up Artist

Class of 3000 (2006)
Car chase in "Momma Named Me Sheriff"
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Work History

  • Painting Instructor

    Painting and Vino

    November 2018 - Present

    I teach a step by step painting class held in wine bars and restaurants all over Los Angeles.

  • Freelance Animator

    Surprise.com

    August 2021 - January 2022

    Using a short 3-4 line premise, I storyboarded and animated short clips for the surprise.com app. Mostly workplace situations, but overall a lot of funny gags we all experience in life. Skills: 2D Animation · Storyboarding

  • Storyboard Artist

    Starburns Industries

    October 2021 - December 2021
    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Storyboards and revisions for the "Better Call Saul" spinoff "Slippin Jimmy". Really fast turnaround time, about a week for thumbnail roughs, and another for week or more for cleanup and notes. Sometimes having to design (characters/props/locations) along the way. Done in Toonboom Storyboard Pro Skills: Toon Boom · Storyboarding · Storyboard Pro

  • Storyboard Artist

    ShadowMachine

    July 2021 - August 2021

    Storyboard on Clone High Skills: Toon Boom · Traditional Animation · Storyboarding

  • Storyboard artist

    HotHouse Productions

    February 2020 - February 2021
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    storyboard artist and retake animator on "Momma Named me Sheriff"

  • 2d animation

    Mindshow, Inc

    August 2019 - September 2019
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    2d facial animation and fx for studio projects and properties.

  • Retake Animator

    ShadowMachine

    June 2019 - August 2019
    hollywood ca

    Animation fixes for the show "Human Discoveries" on Facebook watch

  • Animator

    Six Point Harness

    March 2018 - 2018

    Animated in Toonboom Harmony for the show "Cosmos:Possible Worlds" show Skills: Toon Boom Harmony · 2D Animation · Traditional Animation · Character Designs

  • Animator

    Titmouse

    June 2016 - August 2017
    Los Angeles

    Key Animation on "Son of Zorn"
    Clean up on Blizzard's "Heroes of the Storm: Call of Kel'Thuzad"

  • Freelance Character Designer and Clean up artist

    Renegade Animation

    January 2016 - June 2016

    Cleanup, design, and rig characters.. create mouth charts, eye blinks, walk cycles, and special poses.

  • Animator

    Fox ADHD

    May 2013 - May 2015

  • Artist

    ADHD Friends Night

    May 2013 - May 2015
    Hollywood

  • artist

    grab.com

    March 2010 - January 2012

    Concept and final production art and animation for various facebook games. Led teams from initial sketches and game design documents to final release. Helped design everything from in game assets and characters, to User Interface, User Experience, and bug fixes.

  • Character Designer

    Animax Entertainment

    May 2009 - September 2009
    Van Nuys Ca

    Character Designer, Prop Designer and Animator on Popzilla
    Character Design and Layout on Where's My Water?
    Designer and Animator on various projects from games to pitch material.

  • Character Layout and Animation

    Starz Media

    August 2008 - September 2008
    Burbank Ca

    Character Layout and Prop design on Cranberry Christmas, also animated scenes and retakes from design and animation.

  • artist

    Oddbot Inc.

    January 2008 - July 2008
    Los Angeles

    Design, Layout, Clean up, and Animation on Club Penguin and various other projects.
    Design, Background paint, and storyboard revisions on Maryoku Yummy

  • artist

    Oddbot Inc.

    2008 - 2008

  • character designer

    fantasy prone interactive

    September 2007 - November 2007

    Incidental character designs on the Spaceballs Animated series.

  • design

    big buddha ba ba

    2007 - 2007

  • Layout Artist

    Six Point Harness

    2006 - 2007

    Layout and clean up artist on a wide variety of projects, was able to fill in for other departments according to studio needs.

  • Journeyman Clerk

    Stater Bros. Markets

    November 1994 - January 2006
    Pomona, CA

    Customer Service, ensuring product levels and ordering, work with district managers and vendors. Managed Frozen Food department, Periodically Managed the store during graveyard shifts, ensured all company policies and best practices were followed.

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Education

  • Animation

    Studio Arts

    2013 - 2014

  • The Animation Academy

    February 2000 - December 2011

  • The Animation Academy

    1999 - 2009

  • Woodbury University

    2001 - 2003

  • Mt. San Antonio College

    1996 - 2001