Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne I have worked as a freelance animator and model maker since graduating from UCA Farnham in 2010. As a specialist in After Effects animation and stop motion techniques I work in a variety of digital and traditional methods to create short films. With confidence I can apply my skills to a broad range of briefs and outcomes, from creating 4 minute music videos to 10 second motion graphics.
I am happy to undertake projects directly from the individual client or undertake work for a creative agency or a studio. Equally, I am keen to either direct, design and develop a project from its initial concept or work to a set brief.
I enjoy inspiring and passing on skills to others. I have experience educating and training early-career animators, artists and film-makers as mentor on TICE programme introducing children to the animation industry and as an associate lecturer at Northumbria University.
I love model making and have undertaken a few projects with Little Inventors – turning children’s invention ideas into objects.
CLIENTS
Production Companies/Agencies
The Roundhouse | Newcastle Upon Tyne
Picture Farm | Tanfield
Sail Creative | Newcastle Upon Tyne
Genero | Worldwide (Unilever / Knorr)
The Other Brother | London
Nice Productions | London
Re-production | Newcastle Upon Tyne
Blumilk | Newcastle Upon Tyne
Theatre/Festival
Newcastle Puppetry Festival
Fourth Monkey Theatre Company
London Lites Dance Company
Organisations
Nudge Education
The Labour Party
ITV Fixers
Musicians/Labels
DeVotchKa – ANTI, Henry Parker, The Common Tongues,
Johanna Glaza, The Virgin Soldiers, Beatrix Players
TEACHING / SPEAKING
TICE | TICE Programme Animation Mentor | 2019 – Present
TICE | Ladders Film/TV Course Mentor | 2016 – 2019
TICE | Primary School Workshop | 2018 – Present Link to workshop blog.
Northumbria University | Associate Lecturer | 2015 – Present
EXHIBITION / RESIDENCY
Little Inventors | Model-maker | 2018 – Ongoing
Great North Exhibiton at the Discovery Museum and at the Canada Science Fair in Fredericton. Link to maker blog.
Ayatana Research Residency | June 2016
The Illuminarium | October-December 2015
Queen’s Hall & Toffee Factory
SKILLS
Software
Adobe Production Suite:
After Effects (motion graphics, compositing and motion tracking)
Illustrator (vector graphics and storyboard sketching)
Photoshop (concept art, background artwork and rig removal)
Audition (sound design)
Premiere Pro (Editing)
Stop motion Pro and Dragon (stop motion capture software)
Practical
Prop / model-making
Armature construction
Plastercine sculpting
Mould making and silicon casting