Louis Jones

Louis Jones

Senior Animator / 17 yrs

NYC

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Lead Animator / Development & Pre-Production

Nimona (2023)

Animation Supervisor

Strange World (2022)

Animator

Baymax! (2022)

Animation Development Pre-Production Lead

Nimona (2022)

Animator

Encanto (2021)

Animator

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Animator

Spread the Love (2020)

Senior Animator

Ferdinand (2017)

Rock Dog (2017)

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)

Temp Animator

The Peanuts Movie (2015)

The Book of Life (2014)

Lead Animator

Free Birds (2013)

Senior Animator

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

Senior Animator

Ted (2012)

Senior Animator

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

Animator

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Animator

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Character Animator

The Smurfs (2011)

Animator

Season of the Witch (2011)

Character Animator

Priest (2011)

Animator

Piranha 3D (2010)

Animator

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

Lead Animator

Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)

Lead Animator

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

Lead Animator

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009)

Animator

Bee Movie Game (2007)

Animator

Bee Movie (2007)

Character Lead / Animator

Ferdinand the Bull (1936)

I finished college in 2007 in San Francisco, and began my career there as an animator shortly after; first working in games/television at Cinematico, Inc. Two years later I moved in to film, splitting my time in VFX between Tippett Studio and Industrial Light & Magic. After a few amazing years wrangling creatures I decided to jump in to the world of Feature Animation and lend a hand in building the current film-animation crew at Reel FX in Dallas, TX where we just recently finished The Book of Life (in theatres now)!
Work History

  • Senior Animator

    Blue Sky Studios

    June 2016 - Present

  • Animator

    Blue Sky Studios

    June 2015 - June 2016

  • Temp Animator

    Blue Sky Studios

    January 2015 - June 2015

  • Supervising Animator

    Reel FX

    August 2013 - January 2015

    As a Supervising Animator I assist the Head(s)-of-Animation in leading the team and continuously pushing to improve the quality of our work and department - also responsible for full character and creature animation.

    Titles:

    -Book of Life (2014)
    -Rock Dog (2015) as Senior Animator

  • Lead Animator

    Reel FX

    April 2012 - August 2013

    Responsible for full character and creature animation on feature films, and helping to lead a team of animators dealing with specific characters.

    Titles:

    -Free Birds (2013)

  • Senior Animator

    Tippett Studio

    May 2011 - April 2012

    Responsible for full character and creature animation on feature films.

    Titles:

    -Ted (2012)
    -The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
    -The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

  • Animator

    Industrial Light & Magic

    January 2011 - May 2011

    Responsible for full character and creature animation on feature films.

    Titles:

    -Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
    -Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) -- awarded "Best Overall Shot"

  • Animator

    Tippett Studio

    February 2009 - December 2010

    Responsible for full character and creature animation on feature films.

    Titles:

    -The Smurfs (2011)
    -Priest (2011)
    -Season of the Witch (2011)
    -Piranha 3D (2010)
    -Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

    -Mutant Land (Award-Winning, Internal Short)
    -AT&T Commercial (Unaired)

  • Lead Animator

    Cinematico

    May 2008 - February 2009

    Responsible for character animation and direction for various television and video game projects.

    Titles:

    Monsters vs Aliens - Dreamworks / Activison -- VG (2009)
    -- Lead animator for pre-rendered cinematics
    Dragon Wars - Zynga Inc. - VG (2009)
    -- Animated various in-game loops and actions
    Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion - Activision -- VG (2009)
    -- Assisted with animation on various cinematics

    Episode Animation Director
    Xavier: Renegade Angel Season 2 - [adult swim] -- TV (2008-09)
    -- Directed and lead various episodes for the cartoon network seri

  • Animator

    Cinematico

    June 2007 - May 2008

    Responsible for character animation for various television and video game projects.

    Titles:
    Shrek's Carnival Craze - Dreamworks / Activision -- VG (2008)
    -- Storyboards, scene layout, camera direction, character animation (keyframe) for pre-rendered cinematics
    Xavier: Renegade Angel - [adult swim] -- TV (2007-08)
    -- Animation (both keyframe and mocap), scene layout, camera direction
    Bee Movie - Dreamworks / Activision -- VG (2007)
    -- Storyboards, Character animation (keyframe) for pre-rendered cinematics

  • CG Artist

    Black Point Studios

    April 2007 - May 2007

    Computer graphics artist; responsible for animation, level design, etc. on various video game projects.

    Titles:

    Blacksite: Area 51 (2007)
    -- Level design, prop placement, light set-up

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Education

  • AnimSquad

    August 2014 - November 2014

  • The Art Institute of California - San Francisco

    2003 - 2007