Josh Janousky

Josh Janousky

Senior Animator / 6 yrs

Montréal, Canada

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Animator and Magician. Currently at Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Previously at Cinesite, MPC Montreal, and the Animation Learning Lead for Technicolor.

Animation Mentor, AnimSquad, and UCF Alumni.
Work History
  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    August 2023 - Present
    Montréal, Canada
  • Magician

    Just Joshin Magic

    March 2010 - Present

    Performs and creates magic. Consulted on Tricked and Magic for Humans. Associate of the Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    April 2022 - December 2023

    Responsible for photo-realistic Key-Frame animation and camera work

    Completed:

    Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022)

    Currently in Production:

    The Marvels (2023)
    Unannounced Project (2023)

  • Animator (VFX Division)

    Cinesite

    January 2022 - April 2022

    Responsible for photo-realistic Key-Frame animation

    Completed:
    Matilda (2022)

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    July 2021 - October 2021

    Responsible for photo-realistic Key-Frame animation and camera work

    Completed:
    Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

  • Animator

    MPC

    March 2018 - June 2021
    Montreal, Canada Area

    Deputy Animator: My work includes assisting the Leads and Supervisors in their jobs in managing the team of animators on the project. Additionally, it involves detailed knowledge of the pipeline and helping others in fixing technical and creative issues.

    I also assisted with the redevelopment of the New Starter training pages use in the animation department, across all of the global sites.


    Completed:

    The Predator (2018)
    Shazam (2019)
    Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
    Noelle (2019)
    Artemis Fowl (2020)
    Dolittle (2020)
    Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
    Sonic 2 (2022)
    The Little Mermaid (2023)

  • Animation Learning Lead

    Technicolor

    December 2019 - December 2020
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Animation Learning Lead for the Technicolor Academy

    -Responsible for onsite training of animators, including providing feedback, running dailies, teaching master classes, and determining which studio to send trainees to.
    -Developed online training curriculum and supervised video creation
    -Additionally responsible for recruiting and conducting interviews with potential trainees.

  • Executive Production Assistant

    The Magic Estate

    October 2014 - October 2016
    Orlando, Florida

    Responsible for creating and assisting with graphics, video editing, and social media.

Education
  • Anim Squad

    2017 - 2017
  • Classic Animation Track in Character Animation

    Animation Mentor

    2015 - 2016
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) and Honors Diploma in Character Animati

    University of Central Florida

    2011 - 2014
  • Associate of Arts (AA) and Honors Diploma in Fine/Studio Arts, General

    Seminole Community College

    2009 - 2011