Studio Experience

Walt Disney Animation Studios 2017 - Present

Pixar Animation Studios 2021-2022

Walt Disney Studios 2016 - 2017

Paramount Animation Studios 2013 - 2015

Passion Pictures 2014

Walt Disney Animation Studios Internship 2013

Nexus Productions 2011

Uli Meyers Studio Internship 2010

James Woods is a Character Designer and Visual Development artist for the animation industry. Originally from London, but now living in Los Angeles, he’s inspired by fashion, popular culture, nostalgia and whimsy which inform most of his work. He started his feature animation career in 2013, contributing to features at Paramount Animation Studios before assuming the role of Lead Character Designer for the animated sequence of ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ in 2016. Since then he has joined the Walt Disney Animation Studios to work on projects such as ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’, ‘Encanto’ and many of their future productions.

Contact Jamwoodesign@gmail.com

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