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John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Concept Artist / Animation Designer / Director, Freelance

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Work Experience: John has directed several documentaries including one on Tyrus Wong, the designer for the Disney film Bambi and one on Doug Chang, the art director for the new Star Wars films.

Film Credits: Kingdom of the Sun, Atlantis, and Treasure Planet. Shot the stage show, Madugada, a vampire, Flamenco dance story. Wrote and directed several short films, one of which was accepted into the New York International Independent film festival. /J is completing his first live action/animation feature called Perfect timing. He received a BFA from Pratt Institute in Illustration. Also studied at Art Center College of Art and Design, NYU, UCLA. He is currently teaching at Lucasfilms, Gnomon, and Cal Arts.