Emily Knight

Emily Knight

Animation DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
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Emily Knight

Emily Knight

Animation DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
As an animator and motion designer, I am attracted to bold, striking imagery and I love crafting moving images. I specialise in creating 2D animations, working with studios to form beautiful and purposeful design. I’m looking for projects that will allow me to create the best work of my career with you so please get in touch with me or check out my Behance portfolio linked below.
Projects
  • Weather The Storm (Official Music Video
    Weather The Storm (Official Music VideoHere's a music video for the American playwright/artist Ben Scheurer's song 'Weather the Storm' I worked on at Trunk. I mostly designer and animated background characters as well as inbetweening the main character and colouring him.
  • Deer Jumping
    Deer JumpingA little film I made in After Effects.
  • Animated Menus for Za Restaurant, Paris
    Animated Menus for Za Restaurant, ParisProject description I worked with GBH to create animations which appear on the large screens in Za, an 'urban and literary cafe in Paris' created by Philippe Starck. The large screens are designed so they can individually display the menus and also sync up playing fun animations using food and the Za characters. http://za-paris.com/ http://www.starck.com/en/news/topic/architecture?i=za-the-new-urban-and-literary-cafe-in-paris
  • Hello You Moving Text
    Hello You Moving TextA little gif animation I made whilst playing around with shape layers in After Effects.
  • Showreel
    Showreel
  • The Tale of the Drunken Surgeon
    The Tale of the Drunken Surgeon
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Work history
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    Animator and Motion Graphics DesignerFreelance
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    I work as an animator and motion graphics designer both as an individual and with teams to create storyboards, visual development, character designs and graphics for video and animation. I’ve also directed and managed projects. I aim to create stylish work even within a limited budget and time frame. Since starting my own company in 2015, I’ve worked with a number of design and production studios on projects for international clients including Amazon, HSBC, Lloyds and for the renowned designer Philippe Starck on a project to create animated menus for his Paris restaurant. Skills - Excellent skills in drawn animation, both hand-drawn and digital - Experienced in using Adobe After Effects, including rigging and animating characters with DUIK and Rubberhose and using Adobe Illustrator to create Vector based graphics. - Additional software skills in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Flash/Animate, TVPaint and CelAction
    Animator/Art Director
     - London, United KingdomFreelance
    I've worked in collaboration with the theatre company Certain Dark Things to create theatre performances combining puppetry and animation for the show ‘Melancholy’. The show is currently touring and has received amazing reviews from The Stage and Broadway Baby. http://www.certaindarkthingstheatrecompany.com/melancholy.html
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Skills
  • Art Direction
  • Character Animation
  • Design
  • Directing
  • Character Design
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • 2D Animation
  • Background Design
  • After Effects Advanced
  • Storyboarding Writing
  • Flash
  • TV Paint Animation
  • Celaction
Education
    MA Character Animation
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    Character Animation
Awards
    Official Selection
    For my short film 'Blood Money'.
    Official Selection
    For my short film 'Blood Money'.
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