Jim Baker

Senior Visualization Supervisor at The Third Floor, Inc.

Originally from Pennsylvania, Jim studied film production with an emphasis on animation at the Rochester Institute of Technology. After graduation, Jim worked at Disney Feature Animation, as well as Sony Pictures Imageworks and Warner Brothers Feature Animation Studio. Jim has animated on such high-profile projects as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Bolt, Beowulf, Open Season, Curious George, Fat Albert, Home on the Range and Treasure Planet, Tarzan, Mulan, Hercules, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas. He also directed a hybrid live-action/animation short film in 2008, “Animated American” that received many film festival awards. Since 2010, Jim has been on staff with The Third Floor working as both a Previs supervisor and artist. Jim is a firm believer in taking a hacky sack break in the afternoon.

Timeline

  • Senior Visualization Supervisor

    Current role