Paul Messerly
aka: John Paul Messerly
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Paul Messerly was a lead animator at Infinity Ward and Call of Duty is Paul's twelfth game. He has worked on everything from children's educational game licenses like JumpStart and Rescue Heroes to more mainstream games like Medal of Honor and Jurassic Park. His focus is on bringing the characters to life through dialogue and dramatic interactive scripted sequences. He comes from a traditional fine arts background and still enjoys painting both digitally and traditionally.
In April 2010 he left the studio to join the newly-formed Respawn Entertainment, along with many other Infinity Ward developers. Respawn was formed when the IF managers Jason West and Vince Zampella left the company after a dispute with publisher Activision.
Credited on 20 games
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| Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2020 on Windows) | Respawn Special Thanks |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Campaign Remastered (2020 on PlayStation 4) | Infinity Ward: Original Team |
| Apex Legends (2019 on Windows) | Animation Director |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Remastered (2017 on PlayStation 4) | Infinite Ward - Original Team |
| Titanfall 2 (2016 on Xbox One) | Lead Animators |
| Titanfall (2014 on Windows) | Animation Leads |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2009 on Wii) | Animation Leads |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009 on Windows) | Animation Leads |
| Call of Duty 2: Game of the Year Edition (2006 on Windows) | Animation |
| Call of Duty 2 (2005 on Xbox 360) | Models |
| Call of Duty 2 (Collector's Edition) (2005 on Windows) | Concept Art |
| Call of Duty: United Offensive (2004 on Windows) | Very Special Thanks Infinity Ward |
| Call of Duty (2003 on Windows) | Animation |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002 on Windows) | Animation |
| Jurassic Park III: Dino Defender (2001 on Windows) | 3D Animators |
| CIA Operative: Solo Missions (2001 on Windows) | Team |
| Rescue Heroes: Hurricane Havoc (2001 on Windows) | 3D Animators |
| Jurassic Park III: Danger Zone! (2001 on Windows) | 3D Artists |
| JumpStart ABC's (1999 on Windows) | 3D Artists |
| JumpStart Music (1998 on Windows) | Contributing Artists |
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Frequent Collaborators
- 15 games with Vince Zampella
- 14 games with Mackey McCandlish
- 14 games with Todd Alderman
- 14 games with Preston Glenn
- 14 games with Earl Hammon Jr.
- 14 games with Brad Allen
- 13 games with Steve Fukuda
- 12 games with Zied Rieke
- 12 games with Jason West
- 12 games with Christopher Cherubini
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