Jay
Francis has been working in the entertainment industry for
over sixteen years. After graduating with a television and film
production degree from Syracuse University, Jay began his career
working for D.I.C. Entertainment, supervising such animated series
as Inspector Gadget, Heathcliff, Madeline, Dennis the Menace
and The Real Ghostbusters.
In 1991, Jay and three partners formed Little Gangster Entertainment,
a boutique animation studio with offices in both Los Angeles and
Paris, France. The company produced traditional animation, CD-ROMS
and video games for such prestigious clients as MTV, The Cartoon
Network, Warner Brothers Animation, Universal Cartoon Studios, Fox
Interactive and Electronic Arts.
In
January 1997, Jay decided to join Film Roman as the Director of
Talent Recruiting as well as Internship Coordinator. In this capacity,
he is responsible for locating the artistic talent behind such
high profile animated programs as The Simpsons, King of the
Hill, The Oblongs, Mission Hill and The X-Men, as well
as artists for Film Roman's in-house development and digital divisions.
Jay has recently added the role of Vice-President and General
Manager for LEVEL13.NET, Film Roman's internet subsidiary. Under
the LEVEL13.NET banner, Jay acquires short animated films that
the company can develop into television series, direct-to-video
features, video games and internet programming. He also co-produced
the DIRECTV - LEVEL13.NET ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL for DirecTV.
Jay
gives presentations to various educational institutions including
elementary, middle and high school level programs. He has lectured
at UCLA, The University of Texas, Vanderbilt University and Howard
University as well as all of the major art and animation schools
in North America. He is a member of the Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences and is currently a member of the board of advisors
at the Art Institute of Phoenix and the Art Institute of Los Angeles.
He has also served on panels at the Nashville Film Festival, The
World Animation Celebration, EGO Conference in Chennai, India
and the 3D December Conference sponsored by Alias/Wavefront.
Jay's
thoughts on production:
Check you ego at the door, don't be out worked and put yourself
in the other person's shoes...
Jay
Francis has been working in the entertainment industry for
over sixteen years. After graduating with a television and film
production degree from Syracuse University, Jay began his career
working for D.I.C. Entertainment, supervising such animated series
as Inspector Gadget, Heathcliff, Madeline, Dennis the Menace
and The Real Ghostbusters.
In
January 1997, Jay decided to join Film Roman as the Director of
Talent Recruiting as well as Internship Coordinator. In this capacity,
he is responsible for locating the artistic talent behind such
high profile animated programs as The Simpsons, King of the
Hill, The Oblongs, Mission Hill and The X-Men, as well
as artists for Film Roman's in-house development and digital divisions.
Jay has recently added the role of Vice-President and General
Manager for LEVEL13.NET, Film Roman's internet subsidiary. Under
the LEVEL13.NET banner, Jay acquires short animated films that
the company can develop into television series, direct-to-video
features, video games and internet programming. He also co-produced
the DIRECTV - LEVEL13.NET ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL for DirecTV.
Jay
gives presentations to various educational institutions including
elementary, middle and high school level programs. He has lectured
at UCLA, The University of Texas, Vanderbilt University and Howard
University as well as all of the major art and animation schools
in North America. He is a member of the Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences and is currently a member of the board of advisors
at the Art Institute of Phoenix and the Art Institute of Los Angeles.
He has also served on panels at the Nashville Film Festival, The
World Animation Celebration, EGO Conference in Chennai, India
and the 3D December Conference sponsored by Alias/Wavefront.
