Position/Title: Assistant Animator
Character: Timon & Pumba
1994
"A Day at the Beach"
Janitor Walk Cycle
Cup A Joe
Feature: Looney Tunes Back in Action
Position/Title: Animator
Character: Daffy Duck
2003
The girl from the scene above finds yet another fish washing on to shore. This fish is still alive and in a great deal of distress, as it is trapped in a plastic bag.
Traditional Animation (2-D)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Prior studio work available upon request.
All work represented herein are my own original drawings.
Position/Title: Breakdown Artist
Character: Wilbur
1991
Feature: Mulan
Position/Title: Key Assistant Animator
Character: Mushu
1998
Art. Illustration. Instruction.
Position/Title: Key Assistant Animator
Sequence: Rhapsody in Blue
2003
Feature: Home on the Range
Position/Title: Lead Key Assistant Animator
Character: Farm Animals
2002
Pipeline in Comparison
Feature: Aladdin
Position/Title: Assistant Animator
Character: Abu
1993
Feature: Hercules
Position/Title: Lead Key Assistant Animator
Character: "Phil" Philoctetes
1997
The Lion King
Position/Title: Inbetween Artist
Character: King Triton
1989
Feature: The Emperor's New Groove
Position/Title: Lead Key Assistant Animator
Character: Kuzco Llama
2001
The Little Mermaid
The Rescuers Down Under
Fantasia 2000
In this scene the girl discovers a dead fish that has washed up on shore. Which reminds her of the fact that over 70% of the world's coral reefs have been destroyed.
This in class animation 1 demonstration took on a life of its own as a full scene. The demo is meant to illustrate the traditional 2D pipeline with those unfamiliar with the process.
Position/Title: Key Assistant Animator
Character: Quasimodo
1996
"A Day at the Beach"
Feature: Pocahontas
Position/Title: Lead Key Assistant Animator
Character: Pocahontas & Flit
1995
A walk cycle featuring my Janitor character completed while pursuing my MFA. The Janitor character is still one of my favorite characters to use and I often dust her off to animate small scenes.
2-D (2-dimensional) hand drawn (on paper), animation, has always been the most appealing to me because of how much more challenging it is to create a performance completely from scratch. As contemporary life becomes more and more intertwined in digital methods and means, I find that it becomes even more pertinent to maintain disciplines from our "analogue" roots, to enrich and deepen the creative process.
Feature: Beauty & the Beast
Position/Title: Breakdown Artist
Character: Lumiere
1992
Having a little fun with two famous cartoon characters, as an exercise in animating dialogue.
Feature: Tarzan
Position/Title: Key Assistant Animator
Character: Clayton
1999
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