Production

Before jumping into animation I returned to one of my original references, Izzo by The Line. They had shared some very useful behind the scenes footage which allowed me to see more closely how they moved from roughs to finished product. This breakdown helped me understand how I could achieve the quality I was going …

Side Projects

Before commencing rough animation I was engaged in two other projects between late 2020-2021. The first of these was illustrations for a children's book called The Bubble Fairy. It was a family project, written by my late Grandad Terry Moorhead, edited by my aunt Gail Mack with layout by my brother Peter Moorhead. The stories …

Pre-Production

With a general plot established and backstory in place it was time for storyboards and animatics to nail down the moment to moment action and direction. Before this I took the time to visually design Erica in order to understand how to choreograph the action and plan her movements based on visual design. At this …

Ideation

For my Major Project this year I will be producing a short 2D animated film. This will be a solo project and my first piece of longform 2D animated work in several years. Outside of various freelance projects I have worked primarily in 3D for the past several years, this work consisting of my first …

Final Outcomes

Personal Branding and End of Year Show Materials

When it came to designing personal branding I wanted to ensure that I communicated my ability through design. I am interested in many facets of the animation industry and I've been lucky to have some professional experience in different areas. For this reason I have chosen to brand myself as a generalist under three main …

Personal Creative Development – Motion Comic

Continuing from my personal project last semester I wanted to explore the idea of a motion comic. This would be a continuation of my final experiment where I created a looping animated scene. I believe that the mediums of animation and comic books compliment each other and an otherwise static scene can be given more …

Motion Graphics Project – HyperRail

As part of second year we had classes to teach us the fundamentals of working in after effects. I already had some experience and enjoyed the program so this was interesting to me. Our assignment was to create a 15-30 second motion graphic. In order to make the animation structured and cohesive it needed to …

Protected: Studio Guided Project – Flickerpix

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Essay – The Invisible World

An exploration of the portrayal of inanimate characters and their metaphorical worlds within “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and “Inside Out”. Introduction Anthropomorphism and personification are prolific in popular animation. I will be exploring the use of these ideas with specific reference to Walt Disney Studio’s Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) and Disney Pixar’s Inside Out …