JEFFREY LEE
Animator & Art Director 510.934.5066 [email protected] www.jeffreally.com
PROFILE
High-end animator with 12+ years of visual effects industry experience. With a wide spectrum of animation work from triple-A video games titles to Disney movies and Super Bowl advertising. Has made over 100 televised commercials with clients from, Nike, Google, Facebook, and Apple. Master of bringing characters to life and storytelling.
WORK EXPERIENCE
03/2021 – Animation Supervisor Chicago, IL, USA The Mill Oversaw the creation of high-quality animation for creatures, characters, and designs in commercials. Met with ad agency clients and directors to discuss animation requirements and to provide solutions. Created high-end, hyper-realistic characters, setting the quality standards for the animation team to follow. Directed and organizing motion capture shoots. Managed and assisted with the recruitment of animation talent to ensure the highest quality of artists.
01/2016 – 02/2020 Lead Senior 3D Animator Los Angels & New York City, The Mill USA Lead and art directed animation for many commercial spots including the various award-winning Superbowl ads and game trailers. Helped with the reconstruction of the company’s animation pipeline. Acted as a mentor to junior/mid-level animators in terms of technical/artistic aspects.
06/2010 – 12/2016 Freelance 3D Animator Los Angeles & New York City Various VFX Companies , USA Method Studios, Framestore, Psyop LA, The Mill LA, Moving Picture Company, The Studio, The Mill NYC, Logan TV, Hornet Inc, Curious Brain Inc, E-Line Media, Hatchback Studios
06/2009 – 03/2010 2K Games Novato, CA, USA 3D Character Animator Created high quality animations for 3 triple-A video game titles.
04/2009 – 06/2009 Motion Capture Technical Director / Animator Novato, CA, USA Walt Disney Co. / ImageMovers Digital Everything from animating characters, to mocap clean up, to scene layout.
07/2008 – 04/2009 Motion Capture Technical Director San Leandro, CA, USA Phasespace Motion Capture Directed, organized, and operated motion capture shoots. SOFTWARE
– 3D & DESIGN PROGRAMS Autodesk Maya Autodesk Motionbuilder
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop
Adobe AfterEffect Adobe Premier
Adobe Animate Advanced Skeleton
Final Cut Pro C4D
Unreal Unity
Autodesk 3DS Max
SKILLS
– CGI Character Animation Character Rigging
Motion Capture Ncloth
MASH Motion Graphics Modeling
LANGUAGES
English Korean
EDUCATION
12/2003 – 12/2007 Animation and Visual Effects | BFA San Francisco, USA Academy of Art University Excepted and attended Pixar Program
AWARDS Bronze Clio Award in Animation Mother Bird - Hallmark AWARDS USA Today Ad Meter Award Kia - Hero's Journey
AICP Award in Animation Mother Bird - Hallmark
Silver Clio Award in Film Technique Opportunity Roars - Monster.com
(All awards won as a team effort.)
SOCIAL MEDIA
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