John Hasbrook

John Hasbrook

Layout Supervisor / Senior Layout Artist / 20 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Layout Artist

Moana 2 (2024)

Layout Artist

Wish (2023)

Layout Artist

Zootopia+ (2022)

Layout Artist

Encanto (2021)

Visualization Artist

Jungle Cruise (2021)

Visualization Artist

Red Notice (2021)

Visualization Lead

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Visualization Lead

Aquaman (2018)

Visualization Artist

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Visualization Artist

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Previs / Postvis Artist

What Lives Inside (2015)

Animator / Cinematic Artist

Kinect Star Wars (2012)

Animator / Cinematic Artist

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Work History
  • Layout Supervisor

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    February 2021 - Present
  • Senior Animator | Generalist | VFX Artist

    8383D

    December 2005 - Present

    Creating full production animations, layout, previs, postvis, motion graphics, compositing, visual effects, video editing, cinematography, character performance, facial/lip sync animation, motion capture editing, modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering for films, video games, commercials, entertainment, advertising, and education.

  • Previs/Layout Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    January 2020 - January 2021
    Glendale, California, US
  • Previs Artist | Postvis Artist

    The Third Floor

    March 2014 - December 2019

    Creating previs, postvis, and pitchvis for feature films, commercials, video games, and theme park attractions.

  • Animator | Previs Artist

    Digital Domain

    July 2014 - August 2014
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Final animation, layout, previs

  • Animator

    Deutsch LA

    May 2014 - May 2014
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Animation and motion design for broadcast commercials.

  • VFX Artist | Editor | Compositor

    Stimulated-Inc.

    January 2014 - March 2014

    Editing, compositing, animation, and visual effects for two forty minute visual media productions to interact with live stage performances.

  • Lead Animator | CG Generalist

    9D Media

    March 2012 - December 2013

    Led production team creating full production auto-stereoscopic 3D ads for notable Fortune 500 clients including Coca Cola, Pepsi, Kraft, Toyota, Google, FOX, and Telemundo. Responsibilities included art direction, video editing, compositing, motion graphics, design, animation, visual effects, illustrations, modeling, texturing, lighting, 3D conversion, rendering, and all creative needs for eighty commercials

  • CG Generalist | Editor | Compositor

    Hydrogen Whiskey Studios

    October 2011 - March 2012

    Editing, compositing, animation, previs, visual effects, lighting, engine integration, and video capture.

    ○ Kinect: Star Wars (LucasArts | Microsoft)

  • Animator | Generalist

    Spy Post

    2011 - 2011

    Created highly polished character animation, facial animation, lip sync, layout, previs, lighting, and rendering for broadcast commercial

    ○ Call of Duty: Black Ops – Berlin Wall Trailers (Activision)

  • Animator | Generalist

    Vaporware Labs

    2010 - 2010

    Created character animation, cycles, modeling, rigging, Unity optimization, and exporting for an iOS iPhone/iPad title

    ○ Steve Young Football (Vaporware Labs iOS)

  • Staff Animator | Cinematic Artist

    SEGA Studios/Secret Level

    November 2008 - November 2009

    Created full production cinematics from 2D animatics through final render including character, facial, and camera animation, layout, previs, cinematography, motion capture editing, modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, editing, compositing, and motion graphics for AAA Next Gen titles

    ○ Iron Man 2 (SEGA)
    ○ Unreleased Title

  • Animator | Generalist

    MX Entertainment

    March 2009 - May 2009

    Created several minutes of feature quality character and facial animation, layout, lighting, render setup, Mental Ray rendering

    Project: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition Blu-ray (Walt Disney)

  • Animator | Generalist

    I Accuse Productions, LLC

    2007 - 2008

    Created full production 3D animation, art, previs, and compositing for a feature film.

  • Animator | Generalist

    Eveo

    2006 - 2007

    Created full production character and medical animations for Telly Award-winning pharmaceutical projects for doctor and patient education.

    Responsible for animation, layout, previs, cinematography, compositing, modeling, lighting, texturing, and rendering

  • Animation Department Assistant

    LeapFrog

    2006 - 2006

    Completed all tasks to aid the production teams, organized animation and game assets for multiple educational video game platforms, and built database for art and employee files

Education
  • The Art Institute of California - San Francisco

    2003 - 2005
  • Indiana University

    ? - ?