ANNAMATIONS

My first character from 2D to 3D! I really enjoyed researching into native american legends and visuals, and designing the character was quite fun.

character ideas

character ideas2

Below is the final design for the character and the 3D model. He is my version of a wooden doll that protects children from nightmares using a dreamcatcher as a net.I would have liked to also add textures to his wrist and ankle cuffs but being made for a group project it was more important to spend time bringing him to life! Rig by Sarah Hale.

character sheet

Our first exercise on the MA was of course to animate a bouncing ball. Of two different weights. And here was my version, a shoot-in-the-foot type of ball since this was my first animation attempt with 3D software. It could use shadow at the end, but I was quite pleased with the result.

My BA graduation film, thanks to divX you can watch it in full screen and good quality here:

Synopsis:A story about a little girl, Felicity, and her peculiar games. In her creative hands, her toys become special and individual, and always seem to resemble the new pet of the house. Tragically for the Cat, he ‘mysteriously’ suffers the same consequences as Felicity’s new toy.

This short 2D-animated film plays between the co-existence of both a sweet and dark element, creating an amusing situation with shocking consequences, thus reminding us that not everything is what it seems to be. A visual commentary on the loss of innocence in modern animation.

These are some stills from the final short film - of my final BA year - until i manage to upload the actual film:)  

film stills

My BA final year major project was a short 2D animation, Petrified. With a team of two second year animators, an illustrator (for the painted backgrounds) and film students specialising in producing, editing and sound we worked hard for 8 months to realise an idea that i pitched during my second year - but which changed and was improved and developed by the team.

Below are some stills showing the main preproduction development:

my early storyboards, 

early storyboards 1

early storyboards 2

character designs for the two main characters,

Girl character design

Cat character design

development of the style of the film. 

basic room layout in XSI

Room concept in ink

Early production still

Final film still

Work from life drawing classes during my BA. Including long poses, quick sketches and variety of materials. (click on thumbnails to see larger image)

These are some backgrounds I painted for Joe Bor’s graduation film My Third Arm. My first involvement in an animation team, during my first year. Although by the end of the 20 paintings I was sick of burnt umber and yellow ochre, it was a good experience and the film was shown, nominated and awarded in various competitions and festivals.

My Third Arm forest

interior1

interior2

interior3

You can view the animated short here.

Paintings were all done using acrylics. Layouts by Joe Bor. 

Welcome to my blog! I am new to this…so I’ll be just posting lots of images and videos of my work, starting with some older stuff from my 4 year exciting process of animated schooling. Enjoy and feel free to comment :)