Jason Hall

About

Game animator with shipped AAA experience across sports and shooter titles, including FOX NHL/NBA Live 2005, a mocap cutscene workflow on Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and first-person weapon work on Black Ops 7. Strong focus on gameplay-readability constraints (frame counts, key poses) and cross-team collaboration to implement animations and seamless gameplay-to-cinematic transitions, primarily using Maya/MotionBuilder and proprietary pipelines.

Experience

Key Strengths

• Mocap cleanup and in-game cutscene implementation (attended shoot; cleaned jitter; implemented)
• Gameplay-focused animation timing optimization while preserving realism (compressing mocap 60f to 30f)
• First-person weapon animation within strict frame-count/gameplay constraints
• Cross-functional collaboration with design/engineering/rigging on animation systems (akimbo left/right packages; dual-rig export)

Reference Highlights

• Significant positive impact on animation quality
• Strong creative and professional contribution
• Trusted, candid feedback on animation technology
• Go-to expert on current state of animation technology
• Keen eye for realism and natural movement
• Delivers high-quality work at large scale
• Exceptional with mocap
• Versatile across mocap and keyframed animation
• Senior-level, fast, reliable, self-sufficient
• Strong collaborator with technical animators
• Invaluable feedback during tools and rig development
• Professional and positive attitude
• Easy to work with; makes teams productive