Todd Jones 228

William Todd-Jones

Puppet and Creature Coordinator, Designer, Movement Director, Motion Capture Director and Consultant

Todd was the Head of Creature Effects and Master Puppeteer for HIS DARK MATERIALS. His most recent work as HOD Creature FX and Puppeteer can be seen on Feature Films NOT ONE GETS OUT OF HERE ALIVE (Netflix) and SETTLERS (trailers featuring his work below). Other recent credits include Creature Movement Director and Lead Puppeteer on Netflix/Imaginarium Feature Film NO ONE GETS OUT OF HERE ALIVE.

Click Here to see Todd talk about the puppet creature work on His Dark Materials

With over 35 years in the industry, Todd is a master of character creation and story telling through body movement and technology starting his career as a builder and performer of puppets and creatures for Jim Henson's film LABYRINTH. Recent credits include HIS DARK MATERIALS. Other credits include JOHN CARTER OF MARS (Creature Movement consultant), I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER (CFX supervisor/Creature Movement Consultant), Harry Potter & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (Creature movement Consultant). He also consults for evolving technologies looking at ways they can be applied to help people in their daily lives.

Watch below Todd's TED Talk, the trailer for Settlers and His Dark Materials behind the scenes which he features in.