John W. Lustig

WORK EXPERIENCE:

 

Late Night Cartoons

Holiday specials for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

“It’s a Worm-derful Life” (December 2024), “The Indict-mare Before Christmas” (December 2023), “The MAGA-hole of Madness” (April 2023), and “Conspiracy Carol” (December 2021).

Hand-drawn animation in Adobe Photoshop for Adobe Character Animator rigs.

 

Background actor (non-union)

January 2023 - present

Background acting for live-action productions such as Happy Gilmore 2, Play Dirty, Blue Bloods, American Horror Story, Daredevil, Law and Order, PowerBook III: Raising Kanan, Powerbook II: Ghost, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, Elsbeth, and And Just Like That.

 

Late Night Cartoons

Washingtonia

2D animator, June – October 2021

Hand-drawn animation in Adobe Photoshop for Adobe Character Animator rigs.

 

Cartuna

Nickelodeon Upfronts

2D animator, Feb. 2021

Hand-drawn animation in Adobe Photoshop for Adobe Character Animator rigs.

 

Late Night Cartoons

“Election Knight Rises,” an animated short featured in the Emmy-winning Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand.

2D animator, October 2020

Hand-drawn animation in Adobe Photoshop for Adobe Character Animator rigs.

 

Pig Apple

2D Animator, December 2019

Animated a 2-second shot with four characters in Adobe Photoshop for the TV series Helpsters.

 

Cartuna

Animation director, August 2019

Conceived, storyboarded, and animated a 1:26 sequence in the documentary piece “8chan: Hate and the Internet” by Vice News.

 

Late Night Cartoons

Our Cartoon President

2D animator, Feb. 2019 - October 2020

Hand-drawn animation in Adobe Photoshop for Adobe Character Animator rigs.

 

ASIFA-EAST

Board member/volunteer, 2005 - present

Directed a festival signal film, contributed animation to two others, created various promotional illustrations, as well as other miscellaneous duties related to the ASIFA-EAST Animated Film Festival.

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EDUCATION:
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, BFA, 2004
Trustees’ Scholarship Awardee
 

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FILMS/AWARDS:

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ASIFA East Signal Film 2017: "10 Being the Best," 1:28, hand-drawn animation in Photoshop. Written, directed, edited, and animated by John Walter Lustig.
Screenings: Anima Syros, ReAnimania, SuperToon, Linoleum, Ladies Animated Short Screening

 

"Eye in Tuna Care," 4:09, traditional animation, 2014. A dentist's expertise is put to the test when an unusual patient seeks his help.
Written, directed, animated, colored, composited, edited, and sound designed by John W. Lustig.

Awards: Trés Court International Film Festival - Animation Award; ASIFA-East Animation Festival - First Place, Independent Films; No Budget Film Festival - Special Jury Award: Directing; Passenger Bar Short Film Contest - 3rd place

 

"c/o Flap Jackson," 5:54, stop-motion animation, 2009. A mysterious delivery interrupts Flap Jackson's regular TV viewing.
Written, directed, animated, edited, and sound designed by John W. Lustig.

Honorable Mention - Fear No Film Festival