Harley Huggins

Work History

• Chief Diaper Changer and Jedi Trainer

  Echo Base

  October 2012 - April 2021

  After a gut wrenching start-up experience at Red 5 Studios and then a heart-stomping ride at 38 Studios, I decided to take some time off and raise a few Jedi. I'm still open to hearing about interesting and cool opportunities. .
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  Vice President of Creative Development

  38 Studios

  November 2011 - May 2012

  38 Studios was an American entertainment and IP development company founded in 2006 by Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling. Bestselling author R.A. Salvatore and Todd McFarlane were also part of the creative team. I was hired in 2010 as Director of Cinematics and promoted to Vice President of Creative Development in 2011. The company shut down in May of 2012.
  
  As VP of Creative Development, I provided creative oversight and direction for Cinematics, IP development and Creative Services.

  
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  Director of Cinematics

  38 Studios

  August 2010 - November 2011

  - Recruited and hired a AAA Cinematics team
  - Developed the visual style for all cinematic content
  - Directed the visual and technical execution of cinematics
  - Completed over 50 minutes of cinematic content in ten months
  
  When I was hired there was no team in place and no concrete plans for how cinematics would be used in the game or what the style would be. With the knowledge that the original ship date was set for September of 2012, I was able to create a style and production plan that would enable the team to deliver almost an hour of cinematic cont
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  Vice President of Global Art Production

  Red 5 Studios

  January 2006 - February 2010

  An independent game development company focused on building high quality, on-line experiences. Co-founded the company and was involved in all aspects of growing the company from a startup to a studio with offices in the US and Shanghai, China. Worked closely with the Art Director to develop the visual style for FireFall, the studios yet to be released MMO title. Recruited, hired and managed a AAA art staff. Researched and developed the 3D art production pipeline. Reviewed and approved all 3D art, animation and visual fx.
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  Executive Director, Shanghai Studio

  Red 5 Studios

  June 2008 - July 2009

  As Executive Director I oversaw the daily operation of the Shanghai Studio.
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  Cinematic Project Director

  Blizzard Entertainment

  January 1997 - November 2005

  Member of the key team of people that founded and built the Cinematics Department at Blizzard Entertainment. Developed the practices and pipeline, recruited and hired talent and played a key role in the development of cinematics for all Blizzard franchises. Involved in all phases of production: screenwriting and storyboarding, pre-production and production, art direction, editing, music and sound design. Personally directed cinematics for StarCraft, StarCraft: Brood War, Diablo II, World of WarCraft, StarCraft: Ghost and Diablo III.

  
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  Animation / VFX Supervisor

  Trinity Animation

  January 1996 - January 1997

  CG production and software sales company providing production services and software sales and support for a variety of clients, including Major League Baseball, Electronic Arts, Westwood Studios, Blizzard Entertainment and Sony Pictures. Developed and built pipelines and managed and supervised CG productions. Worked with client producers to achieve the required visuals while keeping within the scale and scope of the production budget. Provided hands on animation, modeling and compositing as needed.