Co-founder of micro indie animation and media production studio Tapocketa, UK.
We create animations both in a style all of our own making, motion-tracking paper puppets (tapocketa.com) and also animate others artwork and photography under our mini-tonic label (mini-tonic.com)
My previous experience in overseeing visual effects sequences (Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Hellboy, Man of Steel, Captain America etc to name drop just a few) with some of the top directors of our times.
We have animated everything from digital books to commercials, so are always interested to see how we can innovate within the boundaries of a budget.
Projects
- NTTA Toll TagA 30 second animated commercial created for Integer Group to promote their client's discount tag for the Texas highway. We had 12 days start to finish and used motion-tracked paper puppets to speed up the animation process. "Working with Tapocketa was an absolute pleasure. We loved the ideas, expertise and humor that they brought to the table. Like most projects we were short on time, but they made it a stress free process." — Rudine Cooks, Manager of Art Production Services, Integer
Work history
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Co-Founder & Lead AnimatorTapocketa Studio
Hertford, United KingdomFull Time
Tapocketa is the animation partnership of Eleanor Long and Trevor Young. Primarily offering their own unique style of animation for a wide variety of platforms, they can also animate third party artwork as well as creating multi award-winning interactive publications.
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Co-Founder & Lead DesignerCandle Key Ltd
- Hertford, United KingdomFull Time
CandleKey.com is a small experimental design studio creating designs for home products. Designs are available for license or commission.
Creating high end designed home ware from our own designs, which included printmaking and photography. CandleKey gave us the opportunity to test our partnership design skills whilst we developed the skills we need to build towards creating an animation company in the remaining hours of the day!
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Skills
- Animation
- Animation Directing
- Directing Animation
- Creative Leadership
Education
(BA hons) Graphic DesignCamberwell College of Arts (UAL)
London, United Kingdom
All courses at Camberwell encouraged experimentation and freedom of expression. It allowed innovation to flourish and has influenced my work to this day.
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Art Foundation DiplomaTrowbridge College
- Trowbridge, United Kingdom
One of the best art foundation courses in the country at the time, due to the leading tutors who ran the course. Students were encouraged to find their own style and break out of any restricting creative habits.
Awards
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Independent Publishers (IPPY) AwardsIndependent Publisher, US
Awarding excellence in independent publishing, Eleanor Long and Trevor Young won an IPPY for their animated interactive digital publication for children, Galdo's Gift: The Boovie®D
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Digital Book World Awards (Best Book Overall)Digital Book World
Digital Book World is the go-to event for the digital publishing industry in the US. Eleanor Long and myself created a ground-breaking animated interactive digital publication for children called Galdo's Gift: The Boovie® for which we received this award.+ Show more