Josh Scherr
Josh Scherr | |
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Scherr at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2006 | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | USC School of Cinematic Arts |
Occupation | Writer, designer |
Employer | Naughty Dog (2001–present) |
Notable work |
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy |
Children | 1 daughter[1] |
Josh Scherr is an American video game writer and designer best known for his work on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and the upcoming Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
Career
Josh Scherr received his Master of Fine Arts in Animation from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1995.[1] He worked on several films, including Los Gringos (1999) and Dinosaur (2000), before joining Naughty Dog in 2001. He worked as a designer on the Jak and Daxter series (2001–05), and led the cinematics team for the first three Uncharted games from 2007 to 2011. He also supervised and co-wrote the Uncharted comic book, released from 2011–12. He has been a staff writer for Naughty Dog since early 2014, co-writing Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) with Neil Druckmann, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) with Shaun Escayg.[1]
Works
Video games
Year | Game title | Role |
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2001 | Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Designer[1] |
2003 | Jak 2 | Designer[1] |
2004 | Jak 3 | Designer[1] |
2005 | Jak X: Combat Racing | Designer[1] |
2006 | Daxter | Additional cut-scene animator |
2007 | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | Co-writer, lead cinematic animator[1] |
2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Co-writer, lead cinematic animator[1] |
2011 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Lead cinematic animator[1] |
2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Co-writer[2] |
2017 | Uncharted 4: The Lost Legacy | Co-writer[3] |
Other
Year | Game title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Los Gringos | Animator | Short film |
2000 | Dinosaur | Animator | Film |
2000 | "Californication" | Animator | Music video |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Josh Scherr". Visual Effects Society. 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ↑ Hanson, Ben (October 8, 2015). "Charting Progress: The History Of Animation At Naughty Dog". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ↑ Hanson, Ben (March 17, 2017). "The Biggest Decisions Behind Uncharted: The Lost Legacy". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.