About me

Bristol based 2D motion designer, graphic designer and illustrator, specialising in collage and mixed media. I have experience working on music video, live visuals, title design and typography. My practice is inspired by my fascination with the emotive and evocative, as well as my love of history. Using moving image and illustration I strive to connect with new ways of thinking, feeling and storytelling. As a collector, my process utilises a wide range of hand rendered and digital material. https://www.joeshearsby.co.uk/Bristol based 2D motion designer, graphic designer and illustrator, specialising in collage and mixed media. I have experience working on music video, live visuals, title design and typography. My practice is inspired by my fascination with the emotive and evocative, as well as my love of history. Using moving image and illustration I strive to connect with new ways of thinking, feeling and storytelling. As a collector, my process utilises a wide range of hand rendered and digital material.

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Projects

• Showreel
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  GET A GRIP! The golden age of UK wrestlingAn animated sequence for a conceptual film on the golden age of UK wrestling in the 1960’s and 70s. Featuring bespoke poster designs for some of the biggest names on the wrestling scene of the time.
• Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred OwenMy visualisation of the seminal first world war poem by Wilfred Owen, combining gestural and expressive kinetic typography with original archive photos amidst a collage of visceral hand rendered textures. Incorporating a densely layered atmospheric soundscape to create a claustrophobic, immersive experience.
• Primal Scream ‘Maximum Rock ’n’ Roll’ live visualsIn 2019 I worked alongside director Douglas Hart, creating and editing Primal Scream's live visuals for their upcoming 'Maximum Rock 'N' Roll' tour. Debut at All Point’s East Festival 2019.
• Stephen Mallinder ‘Prefix Repeat Rewind’ music videoMusic video for the single ‘Prefix Repeat Rewind’ from Stephen Mallinder's 2019 album ‘Um Dada', his first solo LP in over 35 years, released on Dais Records. Video commissioned by Dais Records.
• ‘The Singularity’ music videoMusic video for ‘The Singularity’ commissioned by Denovali Records for Stephen Packe (LTO).

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Skills

• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Indesign
• Photography
• Illustration
• Animation
• Film Editing
• Typography
• Collage

Education

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1st Class MA (hons) AnimationUniversity of the West of England
Jan 2020 - Jun 2022Kennel Lodge Rd, Avon, Bristol BS3 2JT, UK
Achieved grade Distinction
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BA(Hons) Graphic DesignThe University of Brighton
Aug 2015 - May 2018Brighton, United Kingdom
Achieved grade Distinction