I am an animator with a lot of experience. Starting from 2D traditional animation on paper, stop motion animation to animating in Toonboom Harmony, Adobe Animate for TV, Games and short films. Through my career I have also worked as a story board artist, editor, character designer and director. In my free time I enjoy making friends and family laugh. I also play video games with my son and share music with my daughter. I am a musician that plays blues harmonica and loves a cool jam session.

Joddy Nicola

I am an animator with a lot of experience. Starting from 2D traditional animation on paper, stop motion animation to animating in Toonboom Harmony, Adobe Animate for TV, Games and short films. Through my career I have also worked as a story board artist, editor, character designer and director. In my free time I enjoy making friends and family laugh. I also play video games with my son and share music with my daughter. I am a musician that plays blues harmonica and loves a cool jam session.

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I am an animator with a lot of experience. Starting from 2D traditional animation on paper, stop motion animation to animating in Toonboom Harmony, Adobe Animate for TV, Games and short films. Through my career I have also worked as a story board artist, editor, character designer and director. In my free time I enjoy making friends and family laugh. I also play video games with my son and share music with my daughter. I am a musician that plays blues harmonica and loves a cool jam session.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Retake Animator at Warner Bros. Animation
May 1, 2022 - Present
Creating new animation and fixing problems in other animation.
Lead Animator at Confidential Cartoons
October 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021
Short contract as a Lead animator on a music video.
Retake Animator and Game Animator at Age of Learning, Inc.
November 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Creating new animation and fixing problems in other animation for website short videos. Animation for games using Adobe animate and creating sprite sheets.
Professor of Animation at Otis College of Art and Design
August 1, 2001 - August 1, 2011
Instructor of Beginning Principles of Animation, Advance Animation. Using 2-D Drawing skills, Maya and Adobe Flash. Independent Studies with students for their final senior thesis.
Professor of Animation at Santa Monica College
August 1, 1997 - August 1, 2011
Instructor of Beginning 2-D Animation, Advance 2-D Animation, Character Animation. Using 2-D Drawing skills, Maya and Adobe Flash. Storyboarding for movies, T.V., Commercials and Animation.
Animator at Big Bad Tomato Creative Media
December 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011
Animator for web, games and TV commercials.
Animator at Space Bass Films
December 1, 2008 - January 1, 2009
Animator and Storyboard Artist on a stop motion short 'Santa’s Special Delivery' for Mad TV.
Animator at Jim Keeshan Production
January 1, 1992 - August 1, 2005
Animator, Layout Artist, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Director of Animated Commercials.
Animator at Ian Hamilton
February 1, 2008 - February 1, 2009
Character Animator for Short Film and TV.
Owner at Self-employed
January 1, 2008 - July 1, 2010
Self owned company produced, directed and animated B&B Hardware Commercial (The Three Little Pigs). Consulted on various projects dealing the area of animation.
Animation Professor at The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
August 1, 2007 - June 1, 2008
Instructor of Beginning 2-D Animation, Advance 2-D Animation, Character Animation.

Education

Certificate of Animation, 2D Animation at Cal Arts
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1997

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education