Jonah Austin
3781 Greenwood Ave
Los Angeles, Ca 90066
310 699 1370
I am an experienced animator and rigging artist who has been
in production 10 years on high end feature films and commercials. I have the talent, leadership, and connections to make any project a success.
Employment
Founder/ Creative Director Ctrl-Z Animation Team 2013-current
High End CG Rigging and Animation
Founder/ Creative Director Ctrl-Z Animation Team 2013-current
High End CG Rigging and Animation
The Mill Los Angeles Ca. November 2014 – April 2015
Senior Rigger
Senior Animator
iAnimate.net Online
Dec 2012 - current
Developed
4 class rigging curriculum
Bad Robot Productions Santa Monica, Ca June
2014-Aug 2014
Senior
Animator / Rigger
Gnomon School of
Visual Effects Hollywood,
Ca. June 2007- June 2014
Head of
Rigging Department
The Mill Los Angeles Ca. February 2014 – June 2014
Lead Rigger
Senior
Animator
Mirada Marina Del Rey, Ca. August 2013 – November 2013
Senior
Animator
Psyop Venice, Ca. May 2013 - August 2013
Senior
Animator / Rigger
Gnomon School of
Visual Effects Hollywood,
Ca. December 2012- May 2013
Artist-
In –Residence Developed Rigging Curriculum
MPC Santa Monica, Ca. August 2011 – December 2012
Lead
Animator and Lead Rigger
Method Santa Monica, Ca. April 2011 – August 2011
Senior
Animator
Digital Domain Venice, Ca. January 2007 – April 2011
Lead
Rigger Senior Character Animator
Sony Pictures
Imageworks Culver City, Ca. June 2005 – January 2007
Character
Rigger
Education
Gnomon School of
Visual Effects Hollywood,
Ca. 2004-2005 Post Grad
The School of the Art
Institute of Chicago Chicago,
Il. Bachelors of Fine Art 2001
Presidential
Scholar Award
Skills
All aspects of character animation and rigging in Maya
Facial animation and rigging
Creature animation and rigging
Motion Capture
Character technology and simulation
Cinematography
Fluent in MEL and Python scripting
Animation Pipeline
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Team leading and building
Fast, efficient, and self -motivated
Strong communicator