Angie Jones

Anyone can prompt. Very few can direct.

art. tech. process.

Story first. Technology second.

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Creative Leadership & Strategy | Emerging Media

DIRECTOR’S NOTEBOOK - substack

Angie Jones is a creative leader in animation and VFX, with experience on 18 feature films, 80 commercials, 38 AAA games, television, and new media. She leverages her expertise in creative direction, production strategy, character development, and AI filmmaking to help teams transform bold ideas into compelling stories.

Angie served as Global VFX Supervisor at Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, collaborating with creative, production, technology, vendor, and artist teams to align storytelling objectives with scalable production systems.

Her credits include Pan's Labyrinth, X-Men 2, Stuart Little 2, Red Dead Redemption, Fortnite, and Valorant. She has directed productions, developed educational programs, authored books, created original intellectual property, and introduced new production workflows for storytelling.

She currently focuses on integrating animation, visual effects, real-time production, immersive media, and artist-centered AI workflows. She explores how new tools can expand creative possibilities while preserving performance, detail, continuity, and human intent.

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Selected Capabilities

  • Creative leadership and production strategy

  • AI-assisted filmmaking and workflow development

  • Animation, VFX, previs, and emerging media

  • Studio, agency, and technology partnerships

  • Cross-functional creative and technical leadership

  • Education, presentations, and team development

Tools and Platforms

Her creative AI toolkit includes Seedance, Luma AI, Dreamina, Veo, Kling, Runway, Midjourney, ComfyUI, FLUX, ElevenLabs, Suno, LTX Studio, and other image and video platforms. She is proficient with Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Unreal Engine, ShotGrid, and Ftrack.

CREDITS

SELECTED BRANDS & CAMPAIGNS

A selection of brands, campaigns, and entertainment properties.

Production & Studio Leadership

Cross-Studio Integration

Integrates VFX, animation, and production workflows across feature film and episodic pipelines.

Production Strategy

Designs scalable production systems, vendor workflows, and creative pipeline solutions for animation and VFX projects.

Creative Leadership

Led animation and CG teams for feature films, AAA games, commercials, and television projects.

Vendor & Production Leadership

Experienced in leading multi-vendor productions and aligning creative, production, and technical teams within complex production pipelines.

Creative Ventures

Spicy Cricket

Production Leadership & Consulting

Thinking Animation

Education & Mentorship

FKYEAH Creative

Original IP & Emerging Workflows

Stix and Jones

Fine Art & Experimental Media

INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT

Studio Leadership

Former Global VFX Supervisor at Paramount Feature Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studios, partnering with executives, production leaders, technology teams, and vendors to improve workflow alignment, production visibility, and effectiveness across multiple projects.

Educator & Mentor

Former Assistant Professor of Practice at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Instructor and mentor to feature animators through iAnimate and industry workshops.

Speaker & Advisor

Contributor to industry discussions on animation production, emerging workflows, pipeline strategy, and cross-studio collaboration.

    • Pan’s Labyrinth

    • X-Men 2

    • Stuart Little 2

    • Avatar: The Way of Water

    • The Chronicles of Narnia

    • National Treasure

    • National Treasure: Book of Secrets

    • Scooby-Doo 2

    • Garfield

    • Smurfs

    • Stealth

    • Freddy vs. Jason

    • The Hitcher

    • I’m Here

    • Valorant (Cinematics)

    • Fortnite (Cinematics)

    • Fringe

    • Oddworld Game Cinematics

    • Grand Theft Auto IV

    • Red Dead Redemption

    • Red Dead Revolver

    • God of War III

    • Assassin’s Creed II

    • Army of Two: The 40th Day

    • Dino Crisis 3

    • Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee

    • Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus

    • Hatsune Miku

    • Lil Miquela

    • Google Stickers (AR)

    • Virtual Human “Bill Ford” (Research / Therapeutic Applications)

    • Zoic Studios

    • Method Studios

    • Disney Feature Animation

    • Image Metrics / Faceware Technologies

    • Institute for Creative Technologies

    • SideFX

    • SyncSketch

    • USC School of Cinematic Arts

    • Gnomon School of Visual Effects

    • iAnimate.net

    • CG Spectrum

    • Brassart

SELECTED WORK

Selected credits across feature film, television, games, commercials, and emerging media.