JOEL FLETCHER
ARTIST AND ANIMATOR
Sixteen years experience as a Senior Character Animator using Maya and Softimage for films, commercials, and video games. Original background in stop-motion animation, visual effects, and filmmaking. Expert in 3D stereo photography, accomplished in the traditional arts of painting, drawing, sculpture, and cinematography. Also proficient with Photoshop and Final Cut Pro software. Career highlights include: Character Animator for THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, KING KONG, and Supervising CG Animator for Disney’s DINOSAUR.
FEATURE FILM, TELEVISION, AND GAME PRODUCTIONS:
STAR WARS KINECT, SKYLANDERS, PLAYSTATION MOVE HEROES,
ZORRO, BIG RIG BUDDIES, MR. POTATOHEAD
Character Animator, Brain Zoo Studios, 2010-2011
STRAW DOGS, BONES season 5 promo
Character Animator, Zoic Studios 2009-2010
SPLATTERHOUSE cinematic
Character Animator, Brain Zoo Studios, 2008-2009
EAT LEAD, cinematic
Facial Animator, Technicolor Interactive, 2008
RESIDENT EVIL 5
Character Animator, Studio Nouveau, 2008
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND
Character Animator, New Deal Studios, 2006
KING KONG
Character Animator, Weta Digital, 2004-2005
GUILD WARS cinematic
Character Animator, NCsoft, 2003-2004
LORD OF THE RINGS game, KINGDOM UNDER FIRE cinematic
Character Animator, Phantagram Entertainment, 2002
THE KARATE DOG
Character Animator, Creative Visual Effects, 2001-2002
HOME ON THE RANGE
CG squash-and-stretch line render animation, Disney, 2000
DINOSAUR
Supervising Animator of Neera and juvenile dinosaurs, Disney, 1995-1999
THE DARK EYE cd-rom game
Stop-motion Animator, Inscape, 1995
THE STUPIDS
Stop-motion Animator and Sculptor, Chiodo Brothers Productions, 1995
DRAGONWORLD, MAGIC ISLAND, OBLIVION, PUPPET MASTER 5
Stop-motion Animator, Full Moon Entertainment, 1994-1995
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Stop-motion Animator, Disney, 1992-1993
LAND OF THE LOST, THE AMAZING LIVE SEA MONKEYS
Stop-motion Animator, Chiodo Brothers Productions, 1992
UNCLE ELEPHANT, RALPH S. MOUSE
Stop-motion Animator, Churchill Films, 1990-1991
MUPPETVISION 3-D
Stop-motion Animator, Disney, 1990
STANLEY AND THE DINOSAURS, MORRIS GOES TO SCHOOL
Stop-motion animator and Sculptor, Churchill Films, 1989
RED RIDING HOOD AND THE WELL-FED WOLF
Director of Animation, Character Designer and Sculptor, Churchill Films, 1989
PEE WEE'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Stop-motion Animator, Binder Entertainment, 1988
Emmy Nomination for best title sequence
RAMBO 3
Sculptor, Introvision, 1988
FROG AND TOAD TOGETHER, RUNAWAY RALPH
Stop-motion Animator and Model Maker, Churchill Films, 1987
NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET 3
Sculptor and Model Maker, Image Engineering, 1987
CGI ANIMATION FOR COMMERCIALS 2006-2010:
SOBE LIZARDS, DEL TACO, MONTANA’S, AT& T, MATTEL (Beau Studio),
SMOKEY BEAR (Ntropic), LISTERINE (Digital Domain), SOYJOY, COKE (BNS)
STOP-MOTION ANIMATION FOR COMMERCIALS 1991-1995:
CUP-O-NOODLES, HERSHEY’S KISSES, SAAB, PILLSBURY DOUGHBOY, OHIO STATE LOTTERY,
BLACK STAR BEER, PARKAY, BIMBO BREAD, MICKEY’S PARADE, HI-C
PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS:
Magazines and newspapers: Life, People, Premeire, Cinefex, Starlog, Newsweek, Disney Adventures, Time, Entertainment Weekly,
Millimeter, Movieline, Cinefantastique, Scale Auto, L A Times, USA Today
Video Covers: Runaway Ralph, Morris Goes to School, Frog and Toad Together, The Nightmare Before Christmas
Books: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation (cover), The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Film The Art The Vision (frontispiece),
Inside Pee-Wee's Playhouse
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See my Character Animation DEMO REEL
Also of interest is my credit list on the INTERNET MOVIE DATA BASE