JONATHAN WEBB CV

53 Newton Rd Tel home: 01795 537740

FAVERSHAM Mobile: 07956 288913
Kent Email: jonathanrwebb@hotmail.co.uk
ME13 8DZ

PROFILE

 A talented and versatile artist

 Extensive experience and success in design, sculpting and animation
 A wealth of knowledge of the television and film industry gained through working in the industry
with and with highly respected companies, and a genuine passion for the subject
 Quick to learn and adapt to new opportunities – has had to develop a flexible style to succeed in
diverse and challenging environments
 Updated skills by studying 3D Studio Max at Studio Liddell (Animation, Image & Design) in
Manchester
 2013/14 Updated skills learning digital sculpting in Zbrush
 2014 Updated skills using Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

SouthernGFX 2019

Zbrush Sculptor Digitally sculpted four family sigils/crests from the HBO TV series Game of Thrones to be
used as part of their promotional campaign for the final series.
The same year I also digitally sculpted at (Varis Prime) creature as part of an on-going
project for SouthernGFX

Animate and Create 2019

Stop-motion Animator Animated a series of short episodes of an online Lego series.

I also sculpted a collection of characters to demonstrate a new sculpting material.

Animate and Create 2018

Stop-motion Animator Animated a TV advert for a coffee flavouring product. This included animating real bans
and pods as well as paper.
The same year I was also involved in a team building event with A+C held in Docklands
involving character sculpting.

Made Image Films 2018

Zbrush Sculptor Digitally sculpted armour and armour decorations as well as adjusting and making
refinements to characters for a short musical animated film.

SouthernGFX 2018

Zbrush Sculptor Digitally sculpted a series of full figure portraits, including Prince Harry and Meghan, Pink
and Beyonce for an animated promotional campaign for MTV to celebrate the royal wedding.
All the models looked like wedding cake decorations.

Animation Toolkit 2018

Zbrush Sculptor As part of an on-going commission I sculpted various body parts, male and female torso
to be printed in 3D and used as sections of stop-motion models. I also digitally sculpted hands
and then made digital moulds which were also printed in 3D to produce hands for stop-motion
models.

Mackinnon and Saunders Ltd 2017

Stop-motion Animator Part of the stop-motion crew animating the children's animated series “RaaRaa the Noisy
Lion”. This included using lip-sync, extensive use of rigs and green screen.

Animation Toolkit 2017

Zbrush Sculptor Digitally sculpted sets of hands in different poses, that were then printed in 3D for stop motion
puppets, built by Animation Toolkit.

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Animortal Studio 2016

Sculptor Developed the design and sculpt of the primary creature for the stop motion film “Chuck Steel:
The Night of the Trampires” Working in plasticine and focussing mainly on lizard textures.

WireBubble 2016

ZBrush Sculptor Digitally sculpted all the models for the computer game 'BuddiBods.' This included both hard
surface. As well as more organic characters and creatures.

Hit Entertainment-Mattel 2015

Storyboard Artist Producing storyboards (using Toon Boom Storyboard Pro) for the CG animated pre school
children's series 'Little People.'

The Foundation TV Productions Ltd 2014

Storyboard Artist Producing storyboards (using Toon Boom Storyboard Pro) for the pre school children's series,
'The Floogals', which is both live action and CG animated.

Bryant Whittle (produce live action and animated films) 2014

ZBrush Sculptor Sculpting and character development for animated film 'Delta Ball'

Katerina and Paul Curtis (live action film) 2014

Rotoscoping with Nuke Working on Digital effects for the film 'Marriage'

Cognitive Media (produce scribed and animated films) 2013 – 2014

Senior Animator Worked on various projects as senior stop motion animator as well as sculptor and model
maker. I
also storyboarded various projects and designed characters and locations in Photoshop.

Animate and Create (produce animated films) 2012 - 2013

Head Animator 'Under the Bonnet' A series of short educational stop motion films about young dads coping
with their babies.

Christ Church University Canterbury 2011 – 2012

Lecturer in Animation Teaching final year students stop motion and 2D drawn animation techniques and how best to
apply the techniques to their various projects and also assessing their individual progress.

Chapman Entertainment (produce animated films) 2008 - 2010

Animator ‘Fifi and the Flowertots’ and ‘Rory the Racing Car’

Storyboard Artist ‘Fifi and the Flowertots’ and ‘Rory the Racing Car’

University of Bolton 2005 - 2006

Lecturer Animation and storyboarding

Cosgrove Hall Films (produce animated films) 2004 - 2008

Animator ‘Postman Pat’, ‘Fifi and the Flowertots’ and ‘Rory the Racing Car’

Sculptor maquettes of all characters for animated TV series ‘Fifi and the Flowertots’

Storyboard Artist ‘Postman Pat’ and ‘Rory the Racing Car’

Warthog Games (produce computer games) 2001 - 2004

Designer characters, locations & props – using traditional drawing, Photoshop and Maya
Egs. ‘Pinky and the Brain’, ‘Animaniacs’, ‘Sponge Bob Square Pants’
Part of design teams developing original in-house games

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Cosgrove Hall Films 1998 – 2000

Animator ‘Fetch the Vet’

Storyboard Artist ‘Fetch the Vet’, ‘Rotten Ralph’, ‘Noddy’, ‘Bill and Ben’

Trained as an animator at Cosgrove Hall Films, through the Barry Purves Animation Course

Private Commission 1999

Sculpting Sculpted a figurene of Michael Jackson

Mackinnon & Saunders (puppet builders for TV and film) 1998

Sculptor various characters including for ‘Bob the Builder’ and ‘Pingu’

Jonathan Webb CV contd.

Cosgrove Hall Films 1995 - 1997

Designer designed characters and creatures for the Cosgrove Hall / Ray Harryhausen project,
‘Odysseus the Legend’
developed drawn character designs and sculpted maquettes for ‘Discworld’ animation
series’ - ‘Soul Music’ and ‘Wyrd Sisters’
designed characters and locations for two Enid Blyton series’ - ‘The Faraway Tree’ and ‘The
Wishing Chair’

Barrow Models (model makers for TV and film) 1996

Sculptor character heads for stop-motion television series - ‘The Star Hill Ponies’

Tiamet Theatre Production 1995

Designer sculpted masks of futuristic humans

Vendetta FX Ltd., Shepperton Studios 1994

Sculptor cavemen prosthetic make up and alien hands for a Lebanese television advert
supervised make up in Beirut.

Gerry Judah (model makers) 1994

Sculptor totem pole for American Mastercard advert

Matthew Wurr Ltd (model makers) 1993

Sculptor Father Christmas and Reindeer for Sony poster campaign

Animation Partnership (animation production) 1993

Designer cartoon characters for Duo Pinoti television advertisement

Feldgate Productions (TV production company) 1992

Designer concept, design and build for ‘Numbear’ characters - ‘Playdays’ television series

Johnny Myers (Actor) – one man show, Edinburgh Festival 1992

Designer created werewolf mask – ‘Invasion Werewolf’ show

Chris Bryan Smith (TV Producer) 1990

Designer created title character, ‘Fergus the Ferryman’ - proposed television series

Matthews & Humphries Ltd (TV production company) 1990

Sculptor ant hills and crocodile for Windsor Safari Park TV advert

Ron Mueck Ltd (Sculptor) 1989

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Sculptor designed and made puppets for TV series, ‘Gophers’
- won Huston Gold Award for Best TV Series

Mikki and David Partnership (TV and film prosthetic make up, costume and props makers) 1987

Modelmaker mouse costumes for BSF Videos TV advertisement

Kent Countryside Theatre Productions 1987

Designer character masks for a production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Radio One 1987

Designer cat mask for FM Freddy; gorilla mask for Radio One Roadshow.

Jonathan Webb CV contd.

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop 1987

Modelmaker animatronic puppets TV series, ‘The Storyteller’

animatronic bear costumes for feature film, ‘The Bear’

Animatronics Dept., Pinewood Studios 1986

Technician trainee on film ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ – special effects nominated for Oscar

Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone 1983

Designer cat and mouse masks for pantomime production.

Filmmaker – personal project 1980

Won the Lindsay Anderson Award for Stop Motion Animation Film

EDUCATION

Model Making (HND) Medway College of Art, Kent 1991-92

Graphic Illustration (Diploma) Medway College of Art 1983-84
Art and Design (Pre-BA) Medway College of Art 1982-83

‘O’ levels Thanet Technical College, Kent 1980-82

English, Sociology, Drama, Art, History of Art