Joe Whyte

Work History

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  Previs Artist

  Double Negative

  May 2023 - December 2023

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Previs Artist

  Double Negative

  May 2023 - Present

  Not at liberty to say just yet.
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  Visual Development Modeler

  Warner Bros. Animation

  July 2022 - January 2023

  Remote
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  Adjunct Instructor

  CalArts

  September 2014 - Present

  Teaching CG Character Modeling in Maya.
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  CG Modeler

  Netflix Animation

  June 2021 - July 2022

  Blue Eye Samurai
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  visual development artist

  Paramount Animation

  July 2020 - April 2021

  Under The Boardwalk
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  Visual Development Artist

  Paramount Pictures

  June 2020 - April 2021
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  Visual Development Modeler

  Netflix Animation

  March 2020 - April 2020

  Burbank, California, United States

  Additional development / Rough layout work on "Underground Uglies" for Netflix Animation.
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  3D Visual Development Artist

  Alcon Entertainment

  September 2019 - March 2020

  Burbank, CA

  I am very proud to be working with the amazingly talented crew at Alcon Animation on the Warner Bros. Studio Lot in Burbank, CA.
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  Modeler / Texture Painter

  Alcon Entertainment

  September 2019 - September 2019

  Warner Brothers Studios
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  Character Modeler / Texture Painter

  Mousetrappe

  July 2019 - September 2019

  Burbank, California
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  Senior Modeler

  Cinesite

  January 2019 - June 2019

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Story Development/ Modeler / Texture Artist

  Aquamen Entertainment

  February 2018 - July 2018

  Hollywood, CA

  Comedy punch-up on the script, rewrites, modeling of characters and environments. Voiceover and animatic editing.
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  Modeller/Texture Artist

  Duncan Studio

  June 2017 - February 2018

  Pasadena, California

  Modeller / Texture Artist for Duncan Studio, working on Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns".
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  character visual development artist

  Sony Pictures Animation

  April 2016 - November 2016

  Culver City, CA

  Character and Set/Prop Modeling for THE STAR and THE EMOJI MOVIE.
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  Environment Artist

  Disney Consumer Products

  July 2014 - November 2015

  Disney Consumer Products at the Grand Central Crea
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  Lead Environment Modeler

  Disney Mobile

  February 2012 - May 2013

  I am the environment lead for the Pocket Mouse team at Disney Mobile. (Temple Run: Oz) Responsible for creating character and environment models, uv'ing models and painting textures. My goal is to bring Feature Animation quality and look to the gaming environment as much as it is possible.
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  Sr. Pre-Viz Asset Modeler

  Lucasfilm Animation

  September 2010 - January 2012

  Created Pre-Viz, low-rez and high-rez assets (environments, props, and characters / facial blends) for George Lucas' first animated feature film (as yet untitled). Wrapped production on 1/27/2012.
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  Senior Modeler

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  January 1996 - August 2010

  Burbank, CA

  Started with Disney in June of '94 at Buena Vista Home Video, then moved to Feature Animation in June of '95 as a production assistant on HERCULES. Modeler with Walt Disney Feature Animation since 1/96. Supervisor on Toy Story 3 (the pre-Pixar acquisition version at Disney's Circle 7 Studios) from 9/2004 to 3/2006. Senior Modeler on BOLT to TANGLED.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Paralegal

  Blanc, Williams, Johnson and Kronstadt

  1992 - 1994

  I supported litigation on several Trademark and Copyright actions through research, document production, deposition support, computer systems management.

• Production Assistant

  Stewart Television

  1986 - 1992

  Managed computers for company, wrote material for the "$25,000 Pyramid", "Double Talk", and other game shows. Worked in-studio on tape days in various stage positions.

• Field Engineer

  Prime Computer

  1984 - 1986

  Field support and repair of 32-bit super-mini computers, tape drives, hard drives, work stations, terminals, etc.