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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, and Electronic Arts. 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, and Ferdinand.

working Experience

2019  Spy In Disguise                           Character Design, Blue Sky Studios (Feature)

2017  Ferdinand                                    Lead Character Design, Blue Sky Studios  (Feature)
2015  The Peanuts Movie                     Lead Character Design, Blue Sky Studios  (Feature)
2014  Rio 2                                             Lead Character Design, Blue Sky Studios  (Feature)
2013  Epic                                              Lead Character Design, Blue Sky Studios  (Feature)
2011  Rio 1                                             Character Design, Blue Sky Studios  (Feature)

2009  Ice Age 3                                      Additional Color Design, Blue Sky Studios  (Feature)
           Dawn of the Dinosaurs
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

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Awards/Organization

2017 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

          Member of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch

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)

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