John Peter Jones
Education
Brigham Young University, Animation Program, 2009-Present
Utah Valley University, 2006-2008
Utah Valley University, 2006-2008
High School Diploma, Springville High School — Springville, Utah 2004
Experience
Center For Animation Production, “Dreamgiver” (Student Emmy Award Winning) — Provo, Utah
2D Animation Lead, June 2010- January 2011
· Set goals with team members
· Balanced reasonable work loads for team members to meet the production schedule
· Put in long hours to help finish important sequences on time
· Helped correct and critique work to match production quality and continuity
· Experience of being a part of a Student Emmy Award Winning film
Center For Animation Production, “Dreamgiver” (Student Emmy Award Winning) — Provo, Utah
Storyboard Artist, June 2010- January 2011
· Developed visual presentation of Director’s vision by exploring creative solutions. Constantly revised and revisited ideas as story began to emerge visually.
· Honed Flash skills.
Center For Animation Production, “Dreamgiver” (Student Emmy Award Winning) — Provo, Utah
Character Designer, September 2010- January 2011
· Worked with the Director to create a memorable and original Monster that would fulfill all the needs of the story.
· Created turn around and model sheet
Center For Animation Production, “Estefan” — Provo, Utah
Storyboard Artist, December 2010- January 2011
· Served on story team and developed storyboards
Center For Animation Production, “Estefan” — Provo, Utah
Head of Layout, January 2011 - current
· Assigned the task of leading a team of talented students to layout scenes in Maya.
· Collaborated with multiple leads (from modeling, riging, hair and effects, shading, and story) to lay a solid foundation for the film.
Brand New Games — Springville, Utah
Box Art Illustrator, February 2009
· Developed character for a board game using Corel Painter.
Red Head Film Project — Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2D Rough Animation and Cleanup Artist, 2008-2009
· Visual development of story through conceptual rough animation
· Rough animated three scenes, and did cleanup work on three scenes.
Jack Knife by Virginia Baker — Springville, Utah
Video Book Preview Designer and Compositor, 2006
· Composed original music, composited images and text into a web-based marketing campaign for a novel.
Honors
Spanish Fork High School Student Film Festival, Spanish Fork, Utah
Best Drama “The Vampire of Evergreen Cemetery” Director, Producer, Storyboard Artist
· Adapted a short story for a student film project