• ABOUT ME
  • ANIMATION
  • MOTION
  • REELS
    • Showreel
    • Animation Reel
    • Motion Reel
    • Breakdown Reel
  • WORKS
    • COBALT(2017)
    • TELEVI
    • HARDLOCK
    • MOLS
    • PIFAN
    • I CAN DO IT
    • CAMPING HARU
  • DRAWINGS
JJ SHIM
  • ABOUT ME
  • ANIMATION
  • MOTION
  • REELS
    • Showreel
    • Animation Reel
    • Motion Reel
    • Breakdown Reel
  • WORKS
    • COBALT(2017)
    • TELEVI
    • HARDLOCK
    • MOLS
    • PIFAN
    • I CAN DO IT
    • CAMPING HARU
  • DRAWINGS

JJ SHIM

Animator, Motion Graphic Designer | Royal College of Art
London, United Kingdom

JJ Shim is an award winning animator and senior motion graphics designer in London.

He has 10 years of experience in Seoul as a motion graphics designer, director and successfully set up and ran Studio Butterfly. For the past 5 years he has been working as a motion graphics designer in London for clients including Disney, Dreamworks, Samsung and Google. 

His recent work includes teaser trailers across a variety of platforms for Disney’s Frozen the live musical; the campaign for the opening of The Prince of Egypt in the West End and the adverts for Michael Bublé’s Love album.
 

He has a Masters in Animation from the Royal College of Art and his graduation film "COBALT" was selected by several international film festivals including London International Animation Festival 2017and won several awards.
 
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​His work has won awards at various film festivals and design competitions such as iF (International Forum) Design Award, Red Dot design award, Design week award, Festival Mauvais Genre Tours, and Indie Anifest. 
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He also has full professional proficiency in After Effect, Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, Premiere, and a variety of 3D programmes such as Maya and Zbrush. He keeps up to date with new plugins and software to create dynamic content. He has taught seminars at a range of universities and private institutions in Korea and the UK.

WORK EXPERIENCE, EDUCATOIN and AWARDS

Work Experiences
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(London)

Working as a freelance animator & compositor 
Jelly (2016)
Freelance
​Animator, Compositor
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​Smart Energy GB
  • ​Director :  Saulo Jamariqueli, Jaime Kiss​
TH1NG (2016)
Freelance
​Animator, Compositor
Picture
​CIOT - What are the Chances
  • ​Director :  Kirk hendry
  • GOOGLE - Project Bloks​
    Director : Saulo Jamariqueli, Jaime Kiss
Lupus Films (2016)
Freelance
​Animator, Compositor
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​Kensuke's Kingdom - pilot
  • ​Director :  Kirk hendry
Sugru (2017)
Freelance
​Animator
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​Product Promotion Film
Work Experiences
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(Seoul)


The founder of Studio Butterfly
Working with
Samsung, LG and Coca-Cola as a director. 
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My work included general management of the whole design process such as building a concept design and a storyboard, compositing film and designing characters. Creating short animations for self-improvement was another devotion of the company. 
Studio Butterfly (2010-2014)
Founder
​Animation Director
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My ordinary love story 
(2014 Featured Film)
Hardlock
(2014 Animation Short Film)
Pifan 2013  Leader Film 
(Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival)​
Mr Cloud
(2013 Animation Short Film) 
Camping Haru
(2012 Animation Pilot Film)
MOG Interactive (2008-2010)
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Manager
Film & Motion graphic Director
  • Youngchang Music - Kurzweil 
    (LX-pro Microsite Directing)
  • Fidelity Off Shore Fund Promotion Animation Film
    (IF Design Award Winning)
  • Pifan 2010  Leader Film 
    (Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival)​​
Seoul, Korea(South)
Laypact (2007-2008)
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Manager
Film & Motion graphic Director
  • SK Broadband “See The Unseen”
    TV Commercial Design 
  • LG R&D Campus Promotion Film
    Directing 
Seoul, Korea(South)
VD COMMUNICATION ​(2006-2007)
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Motion graphic Director, VJ 
  • Rain - Freeway(Jap)
    Music Video VJ
  • K1 Korea - World GP 2006 in Seoul
    Motion graphic Design & VJ
  • “Bremen - 너에게가다”, “Seva-Joy”
    Music Video Directing 
London, UK
​DESIGN BLUE (2004-2006)
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GUI Designer
Motion graphic Designer 
  • 2006 Samsung Colour & Martial Trend Presentation
    Motion graphic Contents
  • Samsung Ubiquitous Museum
    GUI Design
  • 2008 Samsung Colour & Martial Trend Presentation
    Motion graphic Contents
  • LG Mobile Official Global Site
    Intro Movie Design 

Seoul, Korea(South)
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Education
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(UK + KOR)
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ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART - MA (2015-2017)
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Animation
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Master of Art
London, UK
dANKOOK uNIV. - BA (1998 - 2006)
Visual Communication Design 
Bachelor of Art

South Korea

Awards
"Bloomberg Design Hackathon Competition"
Best Video Award 2017
CUMULUS
"San Diego Asian Film Festival"
Official Selection ​- short animation 2014
HARDLOCK
"Indie-AniFest"
Official Selection - short animation 2014
​HARDLOCK
"Festival Mauvais Genre Tours"
Official Selection ​- short animation 2014
​HARDLOCK
"IF Design Awards"
Communication Design Awards Winning 2010
MR. MONEY
"Red Dot Awards" - Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen
Design Awards Winning 2009
LIGHT TUNE
"Resfest"
Motion Graphic Film Competition Choice 2003
MAIL 2 ME

I hope to work with YOU in the near FUTURE.
THANK YOU.

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Please Feel free to contact me at
JJ@JJSHIM.COM or ​+44 7492 423905(UK)
About JJ SHIM
Animation Director, Animator, Motion designer, Compositor
JJ SHIM has 12 years of experience as a director and motion designer in Seoul and London.

JJ (JE EUN) SHIM
London UK
+ 00 44 (0) 7492-423905
JJ@JJshim.com
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JJ@gmail.com
Copyright © 2017 JJ SHIM. All rights reserved.​
  • ABOUT ME
  • ANIMATION
  • MOTION
  • REELS
    • Showreel
    • Animation Reel
    • Motion Reel
    • Breakdown Reel
  • WORKS
    • COBALT(2017)
    • TELEVI
    • HARDLOCK
    • MOLS
    • PIFAN
    • I CAN DO IT
    • CAMPING HARU
  • DRAWINGS