Justin Kupka

Justin Kupka

Senior Animator

Senior Animator / 24 yrs

USA

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Animator

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (2020)

Animation Support

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Animator

Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018)

Feature Animator

Free Birds (2013)

Animator (Unknown Episodes)

Game Over (2013)

Animation Supervisor

Dinosaur Revolution (2011)

Animator

VeggieTales: It's a Meaningful Life (2010)

Lead Animator

VeggieTales: Sweetpea Beauty (2010)

Animator

Chop Socky Chooks (2007)

Animator

Everyone's Hero (2006)

Animator / Lead Animator

VeggieTales (2006)

Animator

3-2-1 Penguins! (2006)

Animator / Lead Animator

The Happy Elf (2005)

Animator

Surly Squirrel (2005)

Animator

VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera (2004)

Animator

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience (2004)

Animator

The Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure (2003)

Animator

3-2-1 Penguins: Moon Menace on Planet Tell-A-Lie (2003)

Animator

3-2-1 Penguins: The Doom Funnel Rescue! (2002)

Work History

  • Lead Animator

    Nerd Ninjas

    March 2018 - Present
    Spokane, Washington Area

  • Freelance Animator

    Freelance

    August 2016 - March 2018
    Spokane, Washington Area

    Freelance Animator for:
    Gearbox Software
    Toys For Bob
    Undead Labs
    Wavedash Games
    SpiritWalk Games

  • Lead 3D Animator

    Seven2

    January 2014 - August 2016
    Spokane Area, Washington

    Animator/Rigging for Mobile Game Development of applications for Disney, Pixar, Nickelodeon and many more.

    Software includes, Maya, 3DSmax, Softimage, Spine, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Unity.

  • Contract Animator

    BioWare

    June 2013 - September 2013
    Austin, Texas Area

  • Animator

    Reel FX

    December 2011 - June 2013
    Dallas Tx

    Animator on the Feature Film "Freebirds"

  • Animation Department Head / Supervisor

    Hawaii Animation Studios

    February 2011 - December 2011
    Honolulu, HI

    Supervised a large team on multiple projects over multiple time zones.

  • Animation Department Head / Supervisor

    Entrenched, Inc.

    March 2010 - July 2011

    Animation Department Head for 2 Locations for an episode of the Veggietales Series and Discovery Channels "Reign of the Dinosaurs"

  • Senior Animator

    C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

    March 2009 - March 2010

    Animator for the Television show Planet Sheen

  • Senior Animator

    Air Tight games

    January 2008 - January 2009

    In Game Keyframe Animator for the XBOX 360 / PS3 Game Dark Void

  • Senior Cinematic Animator

    High Moon Studios

    December 2006 - November 2007

    Cinematics Animator for the Bourne Conspiracy XBOX360/PS3 game

  • Lead Animator

    IDT Entertainment (Starz Animation)

    2002 - October 2006

    Lead animator for various projects from commercials to television to film

  • Lead Animator

    Starz Animation

    2005 - 2006

  • Lead Animator

    DKP Effects

    2002 - 2006

    Lead Animator for various projects from Commercials to Television

  • Lead Animator

    DKP / IDT Entertainment

    2001 - 2006

  • Senior Animator

    DKP / IDT Entertainment

    2000 - 2006

    Senior Animator for the Feature Film "Everyone's Hero"

  • Senior Animator

    Starz

    2000 - 2006


    Senior Animator for the Feature Film "Everyone's Hero"

  • Animator

    Red Rover Studios

    2003 - 2003

    Commercials for Barritas Marinela and Robaxecet

  • Junior Animator

    Elliott Animation

    2000 - 2001

    Sitting Ducks (Season 1) - TV Series

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Education

  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

    International Academy of Design

    2000 - 2001