Biography
Sang Jun Lee received his BFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art University in California. After graduating, he continued to explore his imagination by specializing in creating a style of the visual look of a character, creature design, and Illustration for a live-action film, feature Animation, commercial, and game studios. Such clients include Industrial Light & Magic, Lucas Film, Blue Sky Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, Electronic Arts, and Disney Animation. His film credits include Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars Episode III, Men in Black II, Hulk, War of the Worlds, Dr. Seuss' “Horton Hears a Who”, Rio also he is the lead character designer for Epic, Rio2, The Peanuts Movie, Ferdinand.
working Experience
2025 Zootopia 2 Art Director , Disney Animation Studios
2023 Nimona Character Design, Blue Sky Studios
2022 Strange World Character Design, Disney Animation Studio​
2019 Spy In Disguise Character Design, Blue Sky Studios (Feature)
2017 Ferdinand Art Director, Blue Sky Studios (Feature)
2015 The Peanuts Movie Art Director, Blue Sky Studios (Feature)
2014 Rio 2 Art Director, Blue Sky Studios (Feature)
2013 Epic Art Director, Blue Sky Studios (Feature)
2011 Rio 1 Character Design, Blue Sky Studios (Feature)
2009 Ice Age 3 Additional Color Design, Blue Sky Studios (Feature)
2008 Horton Hears a Who Character Design, Blue Sky Studios (Feature)
2005 The Lord of the ring(online) Electronic Arts (EA) (Game)
2005 Eragon Costume and character design, ILM (Feature)
2005 War of the Worlds ILM Creature Design, ILM (Feature)
2005 Star Wars: Episode III Concept Artist, SR Lucas Film (Feature)
Revenge of the Sith
2004 Concept artist for Lucas Animation
2003 Peter Pan Concept Artist, ILM (Feature)
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean Character design (skeleton characters)
The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003 Hulk Character design (Hulk and Hulk dogs)
2002 Men in Black II Conceptual Designer, ILM
2000 Concept artist, ILM
1999 SONY Computer Entertainment America Concept Design
1998 ILM Internship Program
Awards/Organization
2017 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Member of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
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2015 Nominated Annie Award 42 for
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Rio 2 (2014)
2014 Visual Effects Society(VES) Award for
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Epic - Mary Katherine (2013)
2012 Nominated Visual Effects Society(VES) Award for
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Rio - Nigel(2011)
2009 Nominated Annie Award for Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Horton Hears a Who! (2008)