Paul Wood

Paul Wood

Senior Character Animator / 28 yrs

Boca Raton, FL

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Lead Animation

Life After BOB: The Chalice Study (2021)

Senior Character Animator

The Book of Life (2014)

Character Animator

Maleficent (2014)

Character Animator

The Smurfs 2 (2013)

Senior Character Animator

The Polar Bears (2012)

Senior Character Animator

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Character Animator

The Amazing Spiderman (2012)

Character Animator

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Character Animator

I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat (2011)

Character Animator

The Smurfs (2011)

Character Animator

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Character Animation Lead

G-Force (2009)

Character Animator

I Am Legend (2007)

Animator

Beowulf (2007)

Character Animator

Monster House (2006)

Animator

Monster House (2006)

Supervising Animator

George and the Dragon (2004)

CG Artist

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

Animator

Garfield (2004)

Character Animator

Bulletproof Monk (2003)

Character Animator

Kangaroo Jack (2003)

Character Animator

Reign of Fire (2002)

Animator

Dinosaur (2000)

Work History
  • Sr. Character Animator

    SPIN VFX

    November 2022 - Present
    Remote
  • Sr. Character Animator

    Waysun Inc.

    December 2020 - September 2022
    Orlando, Florida, United States
  • Sr. Previz Animator

    Rogue Initiative Studios

    May 2020 - September 2020

    Previz animation on upcoming Michael Bay film. Worked directly with Michael Bay on designing shots, implemented in Unreal Engine.

  • Supervising Animator

    Magic Leap

    June 2015 - April 2020
    Boca Raton

    Create Mixed Reality demos and Apps for the ML1 Magic Leap device.
    Animation Supervisor on "Undersea"
    Character Animation on "Last Light"
    Character Animation on "Tonandi"

  • Sr. Animator

    Mousetrappe

    December 2014 - June 2015
    111 W Verdugo Ave Burbank, CA

    Walt Disney World's "Tree of Life Awakens"

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Reel FX

    February 2014 - May 2014

    Sr. Character Animator on "The Book of Life"

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Digital Domain

    August 2013 - January 2014
    Playa Vista

    Sr. Character Animator on Disney's "Maleficent"

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Animation

    November 2012 - August 2013

    Sr. Character Animator on "Smurfs 2"

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Animal Logic

    September 2012 - November 2012
    Santa Monica

    Sr. Character Animator on Coca Cola's Polar Bears Short

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Digital Domain

    June 2012 - October 2012
    Playa Vista, CA

    Medal of Honor: Warfighter game cinematics

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    May 2011 - June 2012

    Sr. Character Animator on "The Amazing Spiderman" 2012

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Reel FX

    April 2011 - August 2011

    Animating Sylvester and Tweety on Warner Bros. Loonie Tunes 3D short. "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat"

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    September 2008 - April 2011

    Senior Character Animator on "Arthur Christmas"
    Senior Character Animator on Sony Picture's "Smurfs"
    Senior Character Animator on Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"
    Character Animation Lead on Jerry Bruckheimer's "G-Force"

  • Previz Artist

    3rd Floor Inc.

    December 2009 - April 2010

    Previz work on "Smurfs", "I am Number Four" and "Jack the Giant Killer"

  • Animation Consultant

    NVIDIA

    October 2007 - June 2008

    Animation Consultant

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2005 - October 2007

    Sr. Character Animator on "Monster House", "I am Legend" and "Beowulf"

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Digital Domain

    September 2004 - December 2004

    Character Animator for the Disneyland 50th Anniversary commerical series.

  • Sr. Character Animator

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    July 2003 - April 2004

    Character Animation on Garfield and Scooby Doo 2

  • Supervising Animator

    Boy Wonder Visual Effects

    August 2002 - June 2003

    "Bulletproof Monk" and "George and the Dragon"

  • Character Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    February 1996 - June 2002

    Animated on "Dinosaur", Tokyo Disneyland's "Magic Lamp 3D", "Kangaroo Jack", " Bubble Boy" and "Reign of Fire".

  • Game Animator / Game Designer

    Spectrum Holobyte

    September 1992 - October 1995
    Alameda, California

    Game Animator / Game Designer

  • Animator and Game Designer

    Spectrum Holobyte Inc.

    November 1992 - September 1995
  • 2D Animator

    Tekmagic

    June 1992 - September 1992
Education
  • Academy of Art University

    1985 - 1988
  • University of San Francisco

    1985 - 1988
  • Heidelberg High School

    1981 - 1983