Framestore

James King

Animation Supervisor
Framestore

James King has been a professional animator since 2014 and is a lead animator at Framestore in London. James took the Creature Animation courses at  Animation Mentor and has previously worked at Industrial Light & Magic. He has worked on movies including How to Train Your Dragon (2025), The Suicide Squad, Paddington in Peru, and the Star Wars and Marvel franchises. 

James mentors students in the Animation Basics, Body Mechanics, and Advanced Body Mechanics courses at Animation Mentor.

James’ Credits

The Suicide Squad

Spiderman: Far From Home

Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Films

  • How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
  • Paddington in Peru
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  • Imaginary Friends
  • The Suicide Squad
  • Dolittle
  • Lady and the Tramp
  • Spiderman: Far From Home
  • Pokémon Detective Pikachu
  • Christopher Robin

Films (Continued)

  • Ready Player One
  • Transformers: The Last Knight
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
  • Doctor Strange
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
  • Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
  • Ant-Man
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • Jupiter Ascending
  • Guardians of the Galaxy

Courses Taught By James

Courses may vary from term to term.

Animation
Basics

12-Week Course

Begin your character animation journey and master the basics.

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Body
Mechanics

12-Week Course

Learn to animate realistic bipedal movement.

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Advanced Body
Mechanics

12-Week Course

Create exciting and dynamic action sequences.

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