About me

Alex Dawson Director and Owner Creative Art Director Animation Director (2D + 3D) Animator Motion Designer Editor Writer https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbdawson Alex has 15 years experience working for leading creative design companies in the UK, directing, designing and creating animations and short promo films, including 8 promo films for Puma (including Alexander McQueen Puma, Puma Black Label, and Puma Mihara). Recent highlights include working on a 'Beauty and the Beast' Disney themed Meerkats advert at Passion Pictures, creating animations for Pepsi, Gatorade and Lays for the UEFA Champions League Final 2019, and animating Donald Duck for a Duck Tales promo. Alex has created short films, animations and video for Disney, Puma, Nike, Adidas, Pepsi, Passion Pictures, Jaguar, Pepsi, Gatorade, Lays, UEFA Champions League 2019, Jaguar, Disney’s Duck Tales (promo), Lenovo, BBC, Microsoft, Orange, M&S, Rexona, BT, Burberry, The Open, Saatchi & Saatchi, Time Based Arts, Procter & Gamble, Jack Daniels, HSBC, Santander Bank, Ogilvy, O2, Aston Martin, Vauxhall, Firecracker Films, Aston Martin, Liquid TV, Knock Knock, Three, Nokia, Lenovo, Coca Cola, EE, Carl Cox, Foster and Partners, The Ideal Home Show, Grand Designs, Virgin, Santander, and Thompson Reuters. (see clients page for more) Alex is a screenwriter and developing multiple projects, and is currently pitching the 2D + 3D animation sci fi adventure series 'Laundry Monsters, 'and other projects. Alex previously taught a 2D animation course at Qantm College, SAE Institute (BA (Hons equivalent), editing and digital illustration at Academy Class and PMA London, and is an academic external advisor for UK universities. Alex specialised in animation during his MSc in Electronic Imaging at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee University. Previously Alex studied Film & Media at Stirling University (2.1 BA (Hons)), where he also made short films, storyboards, sound design, radio plays and radio journalism pieces.

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Skills

• Visual Arts
• Editing
• Photoshop
• Premiere
• Tvpaint
• Sound Design and Editing
• Concept art
• Artwork
• Storyboard Artist
• Audition
• After Affects
• Flash
• Painting Illustration
• Motion Design Animation