Started in the print design world. In 1998, while atill in school at
Art Center College of Design, created the theatrical teaser poster for
the film End of Days, which established the look of the campaign.

Transitioned to motion design, working on many feature film campaigns,
including: Walk the Line, Cars, War of the Worlds, Ratatoullie, The
Simpsons and many others.

Sold my company to entertainment giant, Trailer Park in 2005, joining
as Creative Director of the motion graphics division known as 1741.

In June was featured on Apple.com for the work we completed for the
latest installment of the Resident Evil franchise.

EXPERIENCE
Eyeball, NYC
//Associate Creative Director
Took on many roles as needed, based on the parameters of the job and resources available. As a CD,
pitching, creatively shepherding jobs, working to client briefs, managing internal and external teams. As an
AD, boarding and motion testing. As Animator, worked hands on in production. Worked with the Head of
Production and staff Technical Director to spec approaches and serve as a technical advisor.
CMT (Country Music Television), Nashville TN
//On-Air Art Director
Served to guide all on-air creative for the network. Duties included juggling multiple in-house promo
projects, also oversaw development of show packaging with outside vendors. Managed department of ten
artists, manager, coordinator and assistants while refining production pipeline and workflow. Established
and monitored quarterly department budgets.
Trailer Park/1741 FILMS, Hollywood CA
//Creative Director/Head of Production
Restructured creative department, established new production pipeline, increased productivity, grew
department, created visibility through work on high profile projects. Managed motion design team cover-
ing a range of assignments from feature film main title sequences, trailers, video game advertising, network
show packages, etc. Worked with in-house producers and outside clients.
DEVASTUDIOS, Venice CA
//Design Director
Serving under the Creative Director, guided design process, retooled project workflow, project manage-
ment, built and managed Mac and PC renderfarms. Maintained relationships with Post Production facili-
ties, trafficking and managing HD and 2k graphic outputs.
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, Pasadena CA
//Instructor – Digital Media & Graphic Design

RECORDED IMAGE, a core curriculum class with a focus on storytelling through a single image, sequence
of images or video. Applications used: Photoshop, Final Cut Pro.

FILM TITLE DESIGN, an upper term elective giving students an introduction to designing for the medium
of film. Applications used: Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, MayaFREELANCE, NYC & Los Angeles
Worked with many companies as a freelance art director and motion designer Clients included: EyeballNYC,
Crew Creative, The Ant Farm, Global Dog House, Harley’s House, KO Creative, Werndorf, New Wave, Universal
Studios, CBO, Shoolery Design, CMP, Showtime, Five Stone Studios, Live Animals, etc.
Feature Film Trailer Design and Art Direction Select work:

Ups Store spots, Target Art Interacts spots, LG “something better” campaign, Tom Tom spots, Showtime promo
campaign, HBO promo campaign, all CMT show packages and promo work Sept. ‘07 - Sept. ‘08, The Prestige,
The Hitcher, Pan’s Labyrinth, Silent Hill, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre- The Beginning, CMT Music Awards
2007, CMT Music Awards 2006, CMT Music Awards 2005, CMT Outlaws 2005, CMT Outlaws 2004, Land of
The Dead, Van Helsing, Master and Commander, Elf, Torque, Daredevil, The League of Extraordinary Gentle-
men, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Swat, Tears of the Sun, The Mummy Returns, Monster’s Inc., Vertical Limit,
Femme Fatale, Willard, Spirited Away, The Business of Strangers, etc.

Contributed to award winning trailers:

2000 Golden Trailer Award BEST ACTION - Vertical Limit
2001 Golden Trailer Award FAMILY / ANIMATION - Monster’s Inc.
2001 Golden Trailer Award THE GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD - The Business of Strangers
2002 Golden Trailer Award FAMILY / ANIMATION - Spirited Away
2005 Key Art Award – Best Motion Graphics – Ocean’s 12
2006 Key Art Award – Best-in-show – Walk the Line
2006 Key Art Award – Internet Trailer – Walk the line



SKILLS:

Team Leader, able to oversee and manage design process from ideation, storyboarding and motion tests (2d &
3d) through final compositing (supervision of Inferno/Flame or Shake) and finish to video or film. Comfortable
working with clients, managing expectations and navigating difficult layers of approval. Hands-on comprehensive
knowledge of digital production and animation techniques and the tools required create. Budgeting, project
management and working with business development team.
LINKS:
Linked In - http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlread
Naymz - http://www.naymz.com/search/jim/read/1703490
Featured on Apple Pro - http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/1741films/