Jay Shipman is a 2018 MFA graduate of UCLA’s Animation Workshop. Jay’s student
film, The Lineman, screened at several festivals and was chosen as a semifinalist for
the 2018 Student Academy Awards.
Since graduation, Jay has worked in animation, production, and puppet fabrication on
various stop-motion projects throughout the industry. Productions include Alien Xmas,
Crossing Swords Season 2, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Mickey Saves Christmas,
Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats, and Doc McStuffins: The Doc and Bella Are In!
Jay has taught courses in animation fundamentals, 2nd-year MFA animated film
production, stop-motion animation, and storyboarding/writing for animation.