About me

Yu Sun is an animation filmmaker and animator from China, now based in the UK. Before she came to the UK to improve her animation skills at London college of communication(Ual), she worked as a senior concept artist in game and animation industry for three years. As an animation filmmaker, she is keen to explore different techniques to shape the story, from hand embroidery to Augmented Reality, she enjoys pushing her boundaries in visual language and storytelling. Her graduation film “Stay” wins The Norman McLaren awards for British Short Animation at the 75th Edinburgh international film festival in 2022. ​ After graduation, she worked as an animation assistant for Green Feet on Concrete(ep2,3, funded by Barbican centre), directed a short animation for Ashmolean museum, worked for STARP as an assistant director & animator. Open for commissions. Web:https://www.yusunnnnnn.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/yusunnnnnn

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Projects

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  Showreel - Yu SunAnimation Showreel by Yu Sun . Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/vens-adams/adventure-is-calling License code: WCTOBOWWWNOZGOAD
• Stay(trailer)Needles are used to repair the damage. Stay is a 5-minute animated film made using hand embroidery, depicting the relationship between a daughter and her absent father. Don’t forget to spend more time with the people you love even though you are busy.
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  Animation test
• Animation test
• FInd the futureA client project for SCT, a charity from east London aims to help homeless people.
• Stop motion animation for the old post office bakery (London)Client project for the old post office bakery (London)

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Work history

Visiting practitionerLondon College of Communication, UAL
Aug 2022United KingdomPart Time
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DirectorThe Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
May 2022 - Jun 2022Oxford, United KingdomFreelance
Directing a short animation for promoting one still life drawing from Clara Peeters

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Skills

• Animation Design
• Animation Directing
• Animation

Education

MasterLondon College of Communication, UAL
Sep 2020 - Dec 2021London, United Kingdom
Animation