Friday, September 5, 2014


Everyone loves corgis. 

Animation Demo Reel (2012-2013)



Excerpts from my short films and undergrad class projects!

I need to update this soon. :D

Character Designs - Potoo!


The finalized character designs for my BFA short film, Potoo!

The last two birds were cut from production due to time constraints, but I definitely want to include them in a later update of the film.

Research Studies - Potoo!






Research sketches completed for my BFA thesis short film, Potoo!

From top to bottom: the common potoo, white-crested marsh tyrant, red bird of paradise, frigate-bird, and superb bird of paradise.

The latter three birds were unfortunately cut from the film due to production/time constraints, but in the future, I'd like to approach the project again and add them into the film. 



Potoo!



Birds are well known for their intricate mating rituals and animal magnetism. Mr. Potoo, however, is not one of those birds. Can he win the ladybird of his dreams, or will he let his nerves get the better of him?! 

 My second animated short film, as well as my senior BFA thesis project. :D 
This has actually become a project very near and dear to my heart, so I plan to re-vamp and remake this short film starting in the summer. There were a lot of things I wanted to convey in this story that sadly had to be cut in order to meet the thesis' deadline. But overall, I enjoyed working on this immensely and look forward to revisiting this characters in the future!! 

 HONORS AND MENTIONS 2014 - Bowling Green State University BFA Exhibition (Digital Arts)

Computer Mouse Run Cycle



A short run cycle completed for my Advanced Character Animation course at BGSU.

Flight - Character Design






Character sheets and model turnarounds for my 2013 short film, Flight. 


Flight



My first animated short film, produced during my junior year in undergrad at BGSU.

 It's the story of an origami crane who discovers a dream to fly after a chance encounter with a crow. Although the crow is a bit of a skeptic, the crane is out to prove that nothing should stand in the way of your dreams, and that even wings of paper can carry you places.

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HONORS AND MENTIONS Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2013 - Salon des Refuses Selection

Little Green Monster



A short claymation piece I created for my Principles of Animation class at BGSU. 

The character featured is from the series Fullmetal Alchemist, created by Hiromu Arakawa. :)

Tsunami


An abstract particle animation that I initially created for my Particle Animation class at BGSU during my Fall 2013 Quarter.

It explores excitement and challenges that come with the creative process, such as the inception of ideas and the difficulties that arise when too many ideas come together. 

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 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES 
2nd Place Overall, Digital Animation - Bowling Green State University 2013 Annual Undergraduate Art & Design Exhibition

A little self portrait/ ID for use on my Facebook page, dA, and other websites.