My name is Jonathan Symmonds. I was born in Durban, South Africa, I moved to Zimbabwe in 1987 and went to college there until in 2001 when I decided it was time to use some of my skills and passion for animation and drawing in the media industry.

I moved to England in 2002 and put myself through university. I graduated from the “University of hertfordshire” and shortly after that i started working for  an Oscar winning visual effects company called “Framestore” in central London.

When that contract ended I moved into Freelancing and worked with a company called “Passion Pictures” in central London. This was great fun, as I got to work on three commercials as a CG Generalist and then I was selected to work on the feature film due to be released in 2009 “The Nutcracker.”

Working on this, my first major film, was a great experience and such a challenge! Animating a puppet has got to be one of the trickiest characters to animate.

After “Nutcracker” ended I was called back to work on the 3rd series of “Primeval” at Framestore. This time round it has been even better and I look forward to the finished product being released later this year. Since then i have worked on some major tiles such as James Camerons’ “AVATAR”, “Where the Wild things Are” directed by Spike Jones, due to be released this year in October, pre-visualisation on “Prince of Persia,” “Your Highness,” and “Nanny Mcphee.”

In my personal time, i enjoy playing my guitar and learning and writing new songs. I am also training to be a pilot and hope to eventually be able to fly people around Africa. I am also very lucky to have been invited by the Primeval Producers to go to the Bafta Awards in London.

Thank you all for visiting my portfolio.

Take care.

Jonathan Symmonds.

“Surround yourselves only with the best! The beter they are, the better you will become!”