Animation and Art are universal. They should be able to be viewed, observed and enjoyed by everyone worldwide, and of all ages. It was a goal of mine to obtain the skills and understanding needed to be able to deliver a believable performance regardless of its language and whether or not the piece itself contained dialogue.
Selling a Performance is my final year computer character animation project. My aim was to focus on understanding and implementing the fundamentals of animation, in order to further my capabilities in the types of animations I can produce. The first animation of my project is a body mechanics dance piece, I wanted to create an animation that portrayed a great understanding of weight and the importance of strong posing and correct timings, all while making it appealing and eye catching. Ballet was the perfect choice for me as there were so many intricate details that needed to be perfected in order to look precise that it constantly kept me focused and on my toes. My second piece is an emotional dialogue piece. Despite my love for the idea of art being universal I also wanted to show that lip sync and acting in animation was another skill of mine. This animation had many layers to it and thus many outlets I needed to explore. Not only did the lip sync itself need to be tight I needed to focus on the facial animation, the timings and weight of the body movement as well as the body language itself. This was definitely my toughest challenge yet but I’m extremely pleased with the result and can’t wait to animate more in that field in the future!
My reel below also include clips from my short film project in the first semester ‘The Orb’. This short film included no dialogue and thus all the acting was formulated through the use of body language and facial expressions.
Thank you for taking the time to view my work and I hope you have enjoyed watching my productions. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you see anything you’re interested in!
Biography
Hi! My name is Daisy and I’m a dedicated animation student in my final year of studies on the Computer Character Animation course at Teesside University. I am an enthusiastic artist with a passion for story telling through the art of animation, specialising in character animation. My goal is to obtain a junior role as an animator for a film, tv or games company where I will be able to show my work to the world, learning and growing my skillset along the way.
Software and hardware proficiencies
Maya
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Unreal Engine 4
zBrush
Substance Painter
Employment, work experience and volunteering
I currently work part time as a graphic designer for a sport coaching company, demonstrating my experience with working one on one with a client and sticking to strict deadlines. In addition, I also spent a week in Industrial Light and Magic London as part of my work experience in 2016, spending time in each department experiencing the animation pipeline in industry first-hand.
Interests
Aside animating, I enjoy spending time drawing, both traditionally and digitally, as displayed on my Instagram page. I also thoroughly enjoy being active, be it spending time in the gym, playing and training with my friends or at my football club, Middlesbrough Women, or coaching the Middlesbrough Women U9 team.
