Jason Kotey

Jason Kotey

Senior Character Animator / 24 yrs

London, United Kingdom

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Senior 3D Character Animator

Kinect Disneyland Adventures (2011)

Work History
  • 3D Character Animator

    Jellyfish Pictures

    November 2016 - March 2018
  • Character Animator

    Google

    December 2014 - August 2016
  • Character animation

    Passion Pictures

    October 2014 - November 2014
  • Senior 3D character animation & 2D Flash animation

    Freelancer

    January 2012 - October 2014
  • Senior 3D Character Animator

    RJDM

    August 2011 - September 2011

    3D animation in 3D Studio Max on 'Kinect Disneyland Adventures'
    Animating established Disney characters (Peter Pan, Tinklebell, Captain Hook & Brer Bear) and Pixar characters (Nemo, Crush) using the Biped system.

    Setting up an in-house motion-capture system with the team, for production on a children's TV series

  • Senior 3D Character Animator

    Squint / Opera

    July 2011 - August 2011

    3D character animation on 'Okido' a childrens TV pilot.
    Working closely with the rigger to develop rigs that were both versatile and simple to use.

  • 3D Animator, Post Vis & Layout Dept

    MPC

    September 2008 - August 2010

    Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince
    G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra
    Robin Hood (2010 film)
    The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
    Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows

  • Senior 3D Character Animator

    Uli Meyer Studios

    May 2008 - August 2008

    3D Character Animator on various "Domestos" commercials

  • 3D Character Animator

    MPC

    June 2006 - April 2008

    10,000BC (May 2006- Aug 2007)
    Narnia; Prince Caspian (Aug 2007- March 2008)

  • Senior Character Animator

    Slinky Pictures

    April 2005 - June 2005

    Character animation and effects animation on "BMI Baby" commercials.
    Character animation on numerous commercials.
    Senior animator and co-supervisor on "Axe-Men" history channel promotion

  • 3D Character Animator

    Uli Meyer Studios

    March 2005 - April 2005

    Character animation in 3D on "Raid" commercial
    Character animator and effects animator on various commercials

  • Character Animation

    Unit 9

    December 2004 - January 2005

    Character animation on "Tokyo Zombie", a live action japanese feature film with a short animated section within it.

  • Character Animator

    Uli Meyer Studios

    November 2004 - December 2004

    Character animation and After-Effects on "Sky" promotional short film
    Senior 2D vector animator on Nickelodeon "Nick Junior" promotion

  • Animator

    Airside

    March 2004 - November 2004

    Character animation and effects animation on "Surf" commercials for American broadcast.

    Character animation, effects animation, After-Effects on 3 sequences on "Lemon-Jelly" DVD.
    Supervision of 1 sequence on DVD.
    Preliminary concept artwork for 1 sequence on DVD.

  • Animator

    Nickelodeon

    July 2003 - November 2003

    Character animation of established Nickelodeon characters.
    Animation on station idents and re-brandings.

  • Character animator

    Mundo Cartoon Network

    August 2002 - June 2003

    Animating various well established Cartoon Network characters for commercials and idents
    Also animating pilot for V-Birds

Education
  • Central St Martins College of Art & Design

    1999 - 1999
  • Farnham -Surrey Institute of Art & Design

    1994 - 1997