Hey! I'm Jason. I'm a 3D character animator based in the California Bay Area. In addition to animation and film-making, I get excited about creating with new technologies. I've contributed to a variety of projects, including animated VR short films, AR apps, interactive music videos, and mobile games. Currently I'm an Animation Supervisor at Evil Eye Pictures, animating in Unreal Engine on video game trailers, with sporatic Tech Anim responsibilities as well. I originally hail from Pennsylvania, but I got my BFA in Animation at SCAD in Georgia. Luckily, my first short film I made there as a senior gained some recognition. Soon after, the folks at Encyclopedia Pictura invited me out to San Francisco to work on a music video. I've been here since! I'm very grateful to say that makes almost 10 years working in the industry with a lot of amazing people. Current interests: coding animation tools in Python, sculpting in Blender, and teaching tricks to Poppy (our French Bulldog).

Software Knowledge:

Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine, Unity, Python

Work Experience:

2021 - PresentEvil Eye Pictures Animation Supervisor for video game trailers in Unreal Engine. Some Tech Anim contributions. 2019 - 2021Jam City Animating cutscenes and playspace actions for the mobile game Vineyard Valley. Also responsible for implementing animations in Unity. 2018 - 2019Evil Eye Pictures 3D Character animation, movement system prototyping and technical setup for Google AR apps, especially the AR camera app "Playground." 2016 - 2018Jam City Animated superheroes flying around, fighting, and goofing off in the Marvel Avengers Academy mobile game. Participated in animation planning meetings. 2015 - 2016Freelance Worked on various animation projects. Often responsible for start-to-finish modeling, rigging, and animation of characters, under direction of the client or creative director. Clients include: Toca Boca, Robert Paraguassu, Motional LLC, Ataboy Studios, Aatma Studio 2014 - 2015Encyclopedia Pictura Character animation and modeling on the music video for “Boys Latin” by Panda Bear, plus an interactive music video app.

Recognition:

2015Official Selection: Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2014Annie Awards: Best Student Film 2014Top Shorts Online Film Festival: Best Animation 2014CartoonBrew.com Student Film Fest Finalist 2014Vimeo Staff Pick

Education:

2014BFA - Animation - Savannah College of Art and Design Artistic and Academic Honors scholarship, Dean’s List: 2010 - 2014