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Nov 4, 2021 · Finding the emotional core in stories is a skill that Oliva has refined throughout his more than 20 years of experience in the animation industry. From his first job as a cleanup artist on the 1996 Spider-Man animated series to his directorial work for DC Animated Universe films like Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and Batman: The Dark ...
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Feb 20, 2024 · A storyboard artist and rising director, Oliva had already made a name for himself helming the animated adaptation of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, but he saw a unique opportunity...
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Sep 11, 2024 · In this deep-dive interview, we chatted with Twilight of the Gods writer Jay Oliva (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) about his experience working on Netflix’s spectacular new vision of Norse Mythology.
Jun 17, 2021 · After leaving Warner Bros. in 2017, Oliva went on to open his own animation studio, Lex and Otis, in 2018. It's the first and only Filipino-owned animation studio in Hollywood. He's also worked on the storyboards of Snyder’s zombie epic Army of the Dead, which is now streaming on Netflix, and upcoming Lebron James-led film Space Jam: A New ...
Oliva first started in animation as a cleanup artist for the animated Fox TV series Spider-Man in 1996, where he eventually started his career as a storyboard artist. He then moved to Sony Animation in 1997 and storyboarded on Extreme Ghostbusters.
Jan 9, 2022 · Oliva teaches at Loyola Marymount University and is currently producing animated shows including Army of the Dead and Twilight of the Dead with Zack Snyder for Netflix and is the showrunner for ARK: The Animated Series.
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Jay Oliva is an American Director, Producer, show-runner and senior illustrator. He resides in Los Angles, California where he began his career in animation working on Fox's animated series "Spider-Man" in 1996.
