Consulting & Advisory

Strategic support across animation, VFX, production systems, emerging workflows, and creative pipeline development.

Angie Jones works with studios, creative teams, technology groups, and emerging productions navigating the evolving intersection of storytelling, production, and technology.

Her work focuses on aligning creative leadership, production operations, vendor workflows, and emerging technologies into scalable, artist-friendly production systems.

AREAS OF FOCUS

    • Cross-studio workflow alignment

    • Vendor pipeline evaluation

    • Production scalability

    • Production tracking and reporting systems

    • ShotGrid and production workflow assessment

    • Cross-functional team coordination

    • Artist-friendly pipeline design

    • Vendor and internal team alignment

    • Creative supervision

    • Team leadership & structure

    • Cross-disciplinary production leadership

    • Artist mentorship and team development

    • Hybrid CG and VFX integration

    • Feature and episodic production support

    • Vendor and internal team coordination

    • Creative-to-technical communication

    • Production problem solving under deadline

    • Leadership through change & transition

    • AI-assisted creative workflows

    • Real-time production systems

    • Emerging media strategy

    • Workflow integration & evolving toolsets

    • Experimentation R&D guidance

    • Artist-focused AI workflow evaluation

    • Generative workflow assessment

    • Pipeline adaptation for emerging tech

    • Cross-functional tool evaluation

    • Scalable workflow testing and iteration

    • Human-centered system adoption

    • Team mentorship

    • Workshop and curriculum development

    • Production training strategy

    • Emerging workflow training

    • Artist onboarding and workflow integration

    • Creative feedback and review structures

    • Cross-discipline collaboration

    • Leadership development for creative teams

    • Production communication strategies

    • Team culture and collaboration support

    • Artist-focused software evaluation

    • Production tool usability consulting

    • Character and performance pipeline assessment

    • Cross-studio workflow standardization

    • Emerging workflow adoption

    • DCC pipeline evaluation

    • Production ecosystem analysis

    • Talent pool and scalability assessment

    • Studio advisory and production strategy

    • Production pipeline and workflow consulting

    • Speaking engagements and industry panels

    • Emerging workflow and AI evaluation

    • Cross-functional production alignment

    • Original IP and worldbuilding development

    • Animation, VFX, and interactive media strategy

For consulting inquiries or advisory discussions, please reach out through the contact page or directly at:

angie@spicycricket.com