Jason Doss

Work History

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  Expert Technical Animator

  High Moon Studios

  January 2023 - Present

  Rigging and Game Development on Call of Duty franchise games
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  Character Rigging Supervisor

  Marvel Studios

  February 2022 - January 2023

  Los Angeles, California, United States
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  Lead Creature TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  November 2016 - February 2022

  
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  Sony Pictures Entertainment

  July 2021 - October 2021

  
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  Python instructor - Scripting for production

  Gnomon School of Visual Effects

  July 2017 - June 2018

  Hollywood, CA

  I teach python scripting and tool creation to the new up and coming talent

• Visual Effects Supervisor & Art Director

  Atomic Garage Studios

  April 2011 - December 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area
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  Character TD

  Encore VFX

  August 2016 - November 2016

  
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  character rigging td

  Encore VFX

  August 2016 - November 2016

  Los Angeles, CA

  
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  Character FX

  DreamWorks Animation

  October 2013 - September 2016

  Glendale

  Cloth, Hair, Fur, and Prop rigging for simulation
  Dynamic simulations of soft and rigid bodies
  Animation Finaling
  Pipeline/Tool writer

  

  

  

  

  
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  3D Generalist

  The Mill

  August 2013 - October 2013

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Look Development on creatures (Feathers)
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  Cloth/Hair TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  March 2013 - August 2013

  Culver City

  Simulating cloth and hair with finaling details

  

  

  

  

  

• Freelance Art Director

  Inexile Games

  December 2012 - May 2013
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  Character FX

  DreamWorks Animation

  May 2009 - February 2013

  Glendale

  
  Cloth, Hair, Fur, and Prop rigging for simulation
  Dynamic simulations of soft and rigid bodies
  Animation Finaling
  Pipeline/Tool writer
  
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  Senior Character FX

  DreamWorks Animation

  May 2008 - February 2013

  Glendale

  Cloth, Hair, Fur, and Prop rigging for simulation
  Dynamic simulations of soft and rigid bodies
  Animation Finaling
  Pipeline/Tool writer
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  Character TD / Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  December 2004 - May 2009

  Culver City

  
  Character Rigging
  Animation
  Animation Support
  Pipeline / Tool creation
  
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  Integration Supervisor / FX Artist

  Digital Domain

  October 2002 - December 2004

  Venice

  
  Extensive On-Set Supervision and Survey experience
  Animation
  Character, Camera, Vehicle Rigging
  Effects Animation (tornados, water simulation, ice destruction)
  Camera layout and motion control rig experience
  
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  Character TD

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  November 2001 - May 2002

  Playa Del Ray

  
  Skin deformation
  Muscle creation
  Skeletal adjustment
  Tool scripting
  Animation support
  
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  Integration Artist

  Digital Domain

  March 2001 - November 2001

  Venice

  
  Camera layout
  On-set survey experience
  Object and camera match-moving
  Modeling from point clouds
  Data management through pipeline
  Scene setup in multiple packages
  

  

  

• FX Artist / 3D Generalist

  DIGITAL FIRE POWER

  October 2000 - October 2000

  Hollywood

  
  Rigid body/Particle simualtions, Modeling, Texturing, animation, and compositing
  Software:  3D Studio Max and After Effects
  

• 3D Generalist

  I.C.T. (Institute for Creative Technologies)

  June 2000 - October 2000

  Playa del Ray

  
  3D Concept prototyping and Animation short for studio opening
  Rigid body/Particle simualtions, Animation, Modeling, Textures, Conceptual Art, and Storyboards
  Software:  Maya
  Future Combat Systems (FCS) – US Army
  

• Level Artist - Intern

  Tremors Entertainment

  August 1999 - May 2000

  Burbanks

  
  Create 3D models based on art design.
  UV and texture environment
  

• 3d Artist

  Nichimen Graphics

  1998 - 1999

  
  I was a demo artists for trade show