Big News!

So yesterday I had a phone interview with Sony Pictures Imageworks and they called back two hours later and said I got the job! I can't express how excited I am about this opportunity. Everything I've worked up to so far is paying off. Woo! The studio is in Albuquerque, NM and I start on January 10th. I'll be working on animation for 'Green Lantern'... trailer here:

Thanks to everyone that has helped me get this far! Can't wait to start working!

New Reel and CTN

It's of course been too long since my last submission. A lot has happened. I ended my job with Plow Digital to pursue a life long dream of working in the film or video game industry in California. I moved to San Diego in August and have been working on my own time getting animation back into my daily routine. It's been quite rewarding and I know that this is my passion. You can download my most recent demo reel here:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/293523/jamesWardReel.mov

I'm also heading up to Burbank for the CTN Animation Expo where I plan to learn a whole lot about the art form and meet lots of exciting people. Really looking forward to it. I'll try to post some pictures and tell about the experience in another post later. Wish me luck!

Last Front: Europe

"Last Front: Europe" was released on Itunes today! This game was started a little over 6 months ago, but it's finally out. I must say that I'm very proud of the work I've done for this game. I started by doing all the animations for the characters, vehicles, and explosives. Then got to work on most of all the game balancing and map making. I then worked on producing the PR videos and did the animated intro for them (which you can view here...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CPyoCQ-7Gg&feature=channel



I'm very glad I had the opportunity to work on this game. I learned a lot about game design and optimizing my animation. If you own an Iphone or Ipod Touch, please support us and download this game. It's got hours and hours of playability and you can even download custom maps or create your own, so that there is always new content. Just click on the link below to download from Itunes!

Last Front: Europe