Public Profile
Joseph Jay Shuster
- Organization: PIXAR
- Job Title: Sketch Artist
Biography
The title of the film "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" might just be the perfect description for Pixar Animation Studios sketch artist Jay Shuster's childhood in Birmingham, Michigan. As the son of a car designer, Jay's childhood bedroom was a nest of blue prints, drawings, posters, machines, and models of all things connected with nearly every mode of mechanized transportation. But it wasn't until Jay saw "Star Wars" that he connected his interests to a possible future in the film industry where he saw an opportunity to work in an unrestrained creative culture. That desire initially took him to Lucasfilm Ltd., where he designed a variety of vehicles and environments for the Star Wars prequel film trilogy. Jay arrived at Pixar in 2002 as a concept designer on Cars, where he translated Director John Lasseter's ideas into characters and environments. He served the same role in Andrew Stanton's Art Dept. on Disney•Pixar's 2008 release, "WALL•E". Jay graduated in 1993 from the Industrial Design program at College for Creative Studies in Detroit. He currently resides in El Cerrito, California.
Additional Information
- State: CA
- Country: US
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- Autodesk Product Used: Autodesk Alias Studio
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