Paul Story

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Paul Story

Biography

Paul Story is a Senior Animation Supervisor at Wētā FX. Story has been with Wētā FX since 1996, beginning his journey on Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners. Starting out as a Rotoscope Artist, Paul was inspired by the animation team’s work on the film’s ‘Reaper’ character, sparking his ambition to become an animator. He spent four years in Wētā FX’s creatures department, contributing to developing skeletal and muscle systems for iconic characters such as Gollum and the Cave Troll in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. His dedication and skill eventually led him into animation, where he began animating Gollum, Fellbeasts, and Trolls in The Two Towers...

Production

2008

2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

as Animation Supervisor

2011

The Adventures of Tintin

as Animation Supervisor

2022

Black Adam

as Animation Supervisor

2019

Gemini Man

as Animation Supervisor

2024

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

as Animation Supervisor

2025

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

as Animation Supervisor

2023

2019

Jumanji: The Next Level

as Animation Supervisor

2018

Avengers: Infinity War

as Animation Supervisor

2016

The Jungle Book

as Animation Supervisor

2013

Iron Man 3

as Lead Animator

2012

2009

Avatar

as Senior Animator

2009

The Lovely Bones

as Animation Supervisor

2008

2007

The Water Horse

as Senior Animator

2004

I, Robot

as Senior Animator

1996

The Frighteners

as Rotoscoping Artist

2012

Good for Nothing

as Visual Effects Supervisor

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