I have a traditional animation production background, originally taught in the pre-computer era where everything was hand drawn and without even the ability to test the movement before filming. I love stop-motion animation as a hobby it is fun to concentrate on something for a long time. From a BTEC HND Screen Design (Animation, Film and Television) at Gwent College of Higher Education, I received an overall Distinction. Followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Screen Arts and Sciences specialising in animation direction, National Film & Television School, UK. I made many independent films which won awards all over the world, I was commissioned to make some very interesting animated documentaries for charity campaigns, and I made lots of marketing and educational videos. What this means is that I have many years experience of storytelling and I’m pretty happy to learn new software.
Skills
Stop Motion Animation (35mm, digital camera, smartphone. Puppets and objects)
Hand drawn artwork (chalk, scratched cell, oil paint on glass, pencil on paper)
Frame by frame digital painting (Painter, Coral Paint, Photoshop)
Motion Graphics (After Effects, Adobe Character Animator)