About me

I am an animator and designer working on character animations for 2D. I have prior experience in script writing, editing, illustration and education in the study of fine art and animation.

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Projects

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  ALT 'The 12 Principles of Animation'This video was part of our industry skills module in MA Animation. We worked with a local studio in Belfast (ALT Animation) to produce a short instructional video demonstrating the 12 Principles of Animation as outlined by Olly Thomas and Frank Johnston in their book 'The Illusion of Life'. I worked as an animator, clean up artist for props and project manager. The other contributors of this team were, Jennie McWhirter, Eileen Neil and Donal Rainey all of whom created storyboards, concept art an
• Bones Under The EarthThe cycle of life and death as a set of greetings cards.
• The Dragon SlayerMA animation, a short film show casing character design and 2D animation for a JAM piece.
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  Hedgerow WildlifeA series of illustrations to bring focus and awareness to the precious nature of the wild life in Britain and Ireland. Using gold and poses connoting a thoughtful mind to let people think on the importance of our animals and what may happen if they were to disappear.
• A new way to workA series of ads showing a new collaborative workspace in Belfast's business center.
• Ordering a winner's dinnerA series of ads created for 'The Sphinx' an award winning kebab house in Belfast, who wanted to encourage more customers to order online.

Projects credited in

• The You Haven't Heard of Us Yet Tour 2016
• The You Haven't Heard of Us Yet Fest

Work history

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Character Animator 2DSoft Leaf Studios
Sep 2021Belfast, United KingdomFull Time
2D character animator for gameplay in the upcoming game "Stories of Blossom".
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Graphic DesignerMarketing Tech & Design
Sep 2018London, United KingdomFreelance
Working on ads, graphics, printed marketing materials, video promos and logo design for clients who use MT & D's services.

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Skills

• Motion Design
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Digital Illustration
• Adobe After Effects
• Maya
• Illustration
• Animation
• Print Design
• Drawing

Education

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Master of ArtsUlster University
Aug 2019 - Nov 2020Belfast, United Kingdom
Study and practice of 2D animation techniques and technologies with a specialism in the study of narrative design, character design and animating for series.
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B.des (Hons) Animation 2:1University of Ulster, Belfast
Sep 2013 - Jul 2017Belfast, United Kingdom
I worked with several other teams of students to create a variety of short animated features during my four years at Ulster University and for my Major Project, created a fully realised pitch package featuring scripts, concept art, character designs and profiles and a full animatic for a pilot episode of a short form webseries.

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Awards

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Esting CompetitionE4 (Part of All 4)
I became a finalist in E4's Esting Competition and had my work featured on the channel for 2 years.
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MIA Student AwardsMIA - UK
I placed third in the MIA Student Awards for my stop motion animated piece telling a sensationalised version of the legend of the Countess of Bathory.