Matt Williames

Matt Williames

Senior Lead Animator / 28 yrs

Eagle Point, OR, United States

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Work History
  • character designer

    Skydance Animation

    November 2020 - Present
  • Animator

    Warner Bros. Animation

    August 2020 - December 2020

    Space jam 2

  • Supervising Animator

    Warner Bros. Animation

    June 2020 - August 2020

    Ray Gunn

  • Character Designer

    Warner Bros.

    June 2019 - June 2020
  • Supervising Animator

    The SPA Studios (Sergio Pablos Animation)

    November 2017 - June 2019
  • Animator

    Duncan Studio

    June 2017 - November 2017
  • Character Designer/Development Designer/Animator

    Disney Television Animation

    April 2014 - June 2017
  • Supervising Animator

    Walt Disney Television Animation

    April 2014 - May 2015
  • CG/2D Animator

    DreamWorks Animation

    June 2012 - August 2013

    On Me and My Shadow

  • Animator (Hand Drawn and CG)

    Duncan Studios

    October 2010 - May 2012

    Animating on Kung Fu Panda 2 DVD short
    Untitled CG project

  • Animation/Design

    DisneyToons Studio

    July 2010 - August 2010
  • 2D Animator

    WildBrain

    June 2010 - July 2010

    Animated several Snoopy commercials for MetLife via WildBrain Animation

  • 2D Animator

    Duncan Studios

    March 2010 - May 2010

    Animating on short film for DreamWorks Animation.

  • Character Designer, Story Artist, Animator

    WildBrain

    October 2009 - March 2010

    Worked on the new "Peanuts" Television special in a variety of positions.

  • Character Animation Instiructor (year 2)

    CalArts

    2006 - 2010
  • Hand Drawn Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    May 2008 - June 2009

    Animator on "The Princess and the Frog". I worked on Ray, Naveen and Lawrence.

  • Character Designer/Animator

    Universal Animation

    September 2007 - February 2008

    Character Designer on Curious George 2.

  • Character Designer

    Universal Animation Studios

    2007 - 2008

    Did brief work as a Character Designer on "The Wall and the Wing"

  • Character Designer/Animator

    Laika

    November 2006 - March 2007

    Designed and previsualized with 2D animation the facial design and animation of many characters on "Coraline".

  • Animator

    Universal Animation

    February 2005 - August 2005

    Animated on the "Curious George" movie.

  • Animator

    Freelance Animator

    August 2003 - January 2005

    Worked on a variety of Feature, TV, and commercial animation.

  • Animator

    Warner Bros. Animation

    January 2003 - July 2003

    Animator on "Looney Tunes: Back in Action"

  • Animator

    Calabash Animation

    January 1997 - August 2001

    I was blessed with opportunaty to work at the great "Calabash" animation studios from the age of 15 to 19. I did everything from EFX, Clean-up, Animation, Ink and Paint, and even occassionally swept the floors. They were also VERY gracious to me...

  • Intern/Trainee

    Character Builders Animation

    November 1996 - June 1997

    I was blessed with a trainee/intern position at Character Builders Animation at the age of 14. I did everything from make coffee, punch paper, and rough inbetween on films like "Space Jam", "The Indescribable Nth", "Anastasia", and "Quest for Camelot". But I mostly bothered people with incessant question asking. They were more than gracious to me...

Education
  • CalArts

    2000 - 2001