When a boy achieves his dream of becoming an astronaut, he discovers space is not what it seems.
Hand-drawn animation for Salt by Bad Suns. This 2D animation explores themes of change, transition, and accepting oneself. I am conscious about representation in media and want to create my own content supporting the trans experience.
March Madness Spot
After Effects, Illustrator
12 seconds, looping
A spot highlighting Bush's Beans Bean snacks flavors done in the stile of an ESPN bumper. The color palette and icon representing each flavor was used to brainstorm animations and transitions. I focused on layering and masking compositions to draw the eye in this fast paced animation.
Paper Trial
Paper, Stop Motion, After effects
2 minutes 16 seconds
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Paper Trial is a paper stop-motion animated video. This medium is used to tell a story in the style of a classic side-scrolling video game, taking inspiration from Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game and the Kirby series. Paying homage to this aesthetic, the film explores themes of creativity and friendship. The story supports the message of maintaining positivity to get through art block.
Alien Dance
After Effects, Photoshop
22 seconds
Alien Dance is an After Effects animation spoof on dance video games. The inspiration comes from PaRappa the Rapper's awkwardly charming flat aesthetic combined with Just Dance's bright colors and wacky themes. Move cues fly in as the robot alien tries his best to dance his heart out. He manages to pass the level with just 3 stars.
Strawberry Lemon Fight
After Effects, Illustrator
20 seconds, looping
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Strawberry Lemon Fight shows two little dudes playing with swords. The spunky strawberry is determined to win, but quickly learns this fight is quite one-sided. The stoic lemon eventually swats him away. That doesn't stop him though, and he keeps trying.
Meet the Artist
Paper, Stop Motion
15 seconds, looping
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An animated stop-motion paper portrait. The display resembles a character creator with adjustable stats and a wardrobe. It is a play on the "meet the artist" meme and introduces myself as an animator, character designer and illustrator.