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Portfolio – Personal Development Animation

Personal Development Portfolio ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Posing Sketches – Sonic Unleashed ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Final Audio ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Character Turnaround Reference ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Character Sketches ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Practice Movement Storyboard ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Final Animation (Work in Progress #1) ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Final Animation (Work in Progress #2) ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Final Animation (Work in Progress #3) ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- FinalContinue reading Portfolio – Personal Development Animation

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Personal Development Animation – Animation for the Creative Industries

For this assignment, we were specifically tasked with emphasising character acting and lip-sync for this animation, which made my mind immediately jump to one of my favourite video game franchises; Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic is a character well-known for his cocky and rambunctious attitude, confident in his abilities as he resolves to stop Eggman fromContinue reading Personal Development Animation – Animation for the Creative Industries

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“If You Go Into The Woods” – Vertical Slice Project

For this assignment, we were placed into groups alongside the Game Design students and tasked with developing a small video game prototype known in the Industry as a “Vertical Slice”. A Vertical Slice should include the core mechanics and themes of a potential full game into a small and easy to digest format, which inContinue reading “If You Go Into The Woods” – Vertical Slice Project

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Vertical Slice Portfolio – Animation for the Creative Industries

Vertical Slice Portfolio Animation for the Creative Industries ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Personal Game Pitch – Crossing Paths (January 2022) ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Player Character “Crow” Concept Art #1 – (January 2022) ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Raincoat Concept Art – (January 2022) ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Game Opening Storyboards #1 – (January 2022) ————————————————————————————————————————————- ————————————————————————————————————————————- Basement Concept Art – (February 2022) ————————————————————————————————————————————-Continue reading Vertical Slice Portfolio – Animation for the Creative Industries

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Haunted Mansion 3D Environment – Animation Strategies

For this assignment, we were tasked with getting into groups and creating a full 3D environment with real-time lighting in Unreal Engine, along with making a cinematic short film displaying said environment from various different and engaging angles. ———————————————————————————————————————– Pre-Production (Sept – Oct 2021) When we came together as a team, we had already thoughtContinue reading Haunted Mansion 3D Environment – Animation Strategies

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Animation Cycles – Portfolio

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Animation Cycles – Animation Strategies

For this assignment, we were tasked with creating at least 3 different animations that take the foundational principles of animation we learned last year and further develop and hone those skills with our own work. Of these 3 animations, we must each make a walk cycle, run cycle and body mechanics motion that convey distinctContinue reading Animation Cycles – Animation Strategies

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Pro Practice – Showreel & Portfolio

For my Showreel, I wanted to have a good balance of my best 2D and 3D works to display my diversity of skillsets as a Generalist Animator, while also conveying my personality and artistic preferences through the art styles and music choice. The music I chose for my Showreel was ‘Friends’ by Hyper Potions, whichContinue reading Pro Practice – Showreel & Portfolio

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Pro Practice – Cover Letter

For my cover letter, I found a job listing from a small indie game studio known as ‘Land & Sea Games’, which advertised multiple roles including a remote ‘2D/3D Art Generalist‘. When I read through the listing, and researched into the studio’s current project that is quoted to be an “accessible, coming-of-age folktale set againstContinue reading Pro Practice – Cover Letter