For my senior thesis capstone project, we wrote and created a 2 minute animation. Mine surrounds a lonely boy who takes his pet rock to the zoo to teach him about predators. The film hits off once the boy insults the koala, who wants revenge against the harsh words.I spent six months designing characters, set pieces, and props, and streamlining the animatic for the final film, and then another year modeling and texturing, and animating the film.

Visual Development

The designs went through many changes over the course of the project, all the way into my 3D animation phase.

Animals and Set

Creating interesting shapes that still read for the background of my zoo was one of my favorite parts of my senior project.

Character Model

Nelson, voiced by Nico Cabrera, was the main character of my film. His and Groucher (the koala) went through extensive adjustments.

Lip Sync

----------------------------------------------------For this project, I've designed and modeled a character based off of myself. This version of me is represented by an art historian dressed in renaissance garb.

I designed both characters, and the environment, for this animatic. The purpose was to connect the two storylines in fun and interesting ways to create a simultaneous story.

I had a lot of fun with this storyline and trying to bring out a laugh.

Good Soup

This animatic storyboard utilizes simultaneity editing to tell the story of a girl and a goose.

This project was one of my favorites to create. I love including things that are a little weird or unexpected in my projects, so playing around with visuals was a fun endeavor. Even though the story changed a little from original concept to final story, the element of fun that I fell in love with when I first pitched the idea was still present, and I loved the challenge of trying to convey it.

Like Water on the Road

This bust block in was a really fun way to practice creating the illusion of movement.

This full body turnaround was another movement-based piece that gave me lots of new challenges with fabric.

Senior Thesis Backup

This project was created as a second option for my senior thesis film

Ted's Dream Come True

This project was a commission by Tricia Wight-Bry, who was looking for an illustrator for her children's book, "The Tale of the Disappearing Tale: Ted's Dream Come True".

Every aspect of the visual components of the book was designed by me with input from Tricia Wight-Bry.

Dwelling Model

This cozy little cafe is run by a someone who runs it and lives in the top apartment. Modeling and texturing by me.