About me:

Welcome to my portfolio, home to my work, showreel and base for my development as an animator. I specialize in 3D animation creating key frame, facial and motion captured animation, while following the principles of animation. I can create realistic and exaggerated animations and place my characters in dynamic poses to bring out the emotions of the character.

My goals are to create excellent quality animation, improving workflows and develop animation that is expressive and detailed. I have always strived to develop my skills and create work that pushes my abilities to see what's possible.

Showreel Breakdown

All animation created by James Maidens
All animation key-framed unless otherwise stated
  1. 00.01 - Part of something animation using pose to pose, created in Maya with Bonnie Rig by Josh Sobel.

  2. 00.06 - Bonnie walk loop 30 frame animation using pose to pose, created in Maya with Bonnie Rig by Josh Sobel.

  3. 00.08 - Ninja jump animation created in 3ds Max with custom biped rig. 100% My own work

  4. 00.13 - Totally Based On animation using pose to pose in Maya completed in 17 hours, using Morpheus Rig by Josh Burton and Bonnie Rig by Josh Sobel. WIP Diary

  5. 00.27 - Radiation Man modeled, rigged and textured by me for 2nd year Games animation, created in 3DS Max featured on 3dtees.org.100% My own work

  6. 00.33 - Warhammer animation created in 3DS Max using Max Rig by Peter Starostin

  7. 00.38 - Squirrely Dilemma Pose to Pose animation completed in 15 hours created in Maya. Squirrely rig by Josh Burton.  WIP Diary

  8. 00.48 - Motion Capture data created using Evart, Motion Builder and 3DS Max, rig is UT3_Male from Epic's Unreal Engine. All motion capture until key-framed fall animation using custom controllers.

  9. 01.05 - Barrel lift animation created in 3DS Max with biped and custom controllers.Weapons, Barrel and Shipping container modeled and textured by me for Souleon Storm Mod.100% My own work

  10. 01.08 - Female head modeled, rigged and animated by me with morpher modifier, biped rig and cloth modifier hair created in 3DS Max. 100% My own work

  11. 01.11 - David and Goliath animation created in 3DS Max with default bipeds and basic male mesh I modeled and rigged. 100% My own work

  12. 01.22 - Shipping container takedown animation created in 3ds Max with biped. Weapons and Shipping container modeled and textured by me for Souleon Storm Mod.100% My own work

  13. 01.25 - I've got images animation created in Maya with Bonnie Rig by Josh Sobel. Created in 6 hours.

Music "Takeover of the 8-bit Synths" by  Kevin MacLeod

Voices in order of appearance from
Clueless - Alicia Silverstone and Dan Hedaya
Parks and Recreation - Aziz Ansari
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Glenne Headly
Dilbert - Kathy Griffin