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Biography
James Healy was born in the North of England. He grew up immersed in art, TV and electronic music during the heyday of home computing. His experiments with the Commodore Amiga personal computer ignited a passion for animation. This led him to the National Centre of Computer Animation (United Kingdom), where he attained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Computer Animation and Visualisation in 1998.
Following graduation, Healy collaborated with major visual effects studios in the UK, Canada and USA. He contributed to a wide array of productions including commercials, music videos and feature films. As CG and VFX supervisor his contributions have received a D&AD Pencil (Atoms for Peace. Before Your Very Eyes) and a British Animation Award (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The Tale of The Three Brothers).
Healy's short film work has featured in the publications: Creative Review and Stash. They have screened at international festivals including: SIGGRAPH, OneDotZero and Prix Ars Electronica. His music video for Clark (Warp records) was the winner of the Radar Festival 2007.
In 2011 Healy attended an artist residency at What-It-Is, an artist-run space in Chicago, USA. The period provided an opportunity to combine his digital and practical art experience. It concluded with an exhibition of his first large scale zoetrope, M16.2, a study of the American Flag. In 2016 he began work on a series of zoetropes based upon his memories of Vancouver, Canada. Titled: Made in Strathcona, the project was completed in late summer 2022. It can be viewed at: www.rjameshealy.com
Based in London, UK, Healy is always looking for new creative projects.
Awards:
2023. Best of Stash 2023: VFX! (VFX Art Director)
Village Medical, New Way to Well (Artjail, Los Angeles, USA)
2020. VES nomination: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project (VFX Supervisor)
The Universal Sphere (Framestore, Los Angeles, USA)
2014. British Animation Awards. Best Music Videos (VFX Supervisor)
2014. D&AD Wood Pencil. Special Effects For Music Videos (VFX Supervisor)
Atoms For Peace, Before your Very Eyes (Blinkink. London, UK)
2012. British Animation Awards. Best TV/Film Graphics (CG Supervisor)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Tale of the Three Brothers (Framestore. London, UK)
2007. Radar Festival Winner (Director)
2007. Best of Stash 2007 (Director)
Chris Clark, Herr Barr. Warp records.
2001. Squarepusher, Go Plastic Animation Competition Finalist (Director)
Squarepusher, Go Plastic. Warp records.