Theo Jones

Academy Award nominee Theo Jones is Framestore’s Creative Director, AI, a role in which he oversees the studio’s mission to unlock new storytelling possibilities through the integration of Machine Learning and Generative AI. In this position, Theo spearheads the exploration and introduction of new AI tools across the studio, including the recent global rollout of Futon, a proprietary platform that harnesses open-source innovation within a secure, artist-led pipeline.

Theo has been at the heart of Framestore’s most groundbreaking initiatives, with credits including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Paddington 2, and Disney’s Christopher Robin, for which he earned a VFX Oscar nomination. His technical expertise has driven innovative projects such as the award-winning ‘Field Trip to Mars’, the Battle for Avengers Tower VR experience, and the LED overhaul of Morgan Stanley’s New York HQ.

A veteran of boundary-pushing R&D, Theo previously led the development of FUSE (a real-time VFX pipeline) and numerous grant-funded AI and deepfake research projects. His career-long focus on bridging film and technology was recently highlighted in his work on FLITE, a short film that utilised Unreal Engine from previs to final pixels.