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BA WORK
2D Animation
Maisie Addams
I am Maisie Addams, and I specialise in the 2D animation. I primarily make digital frame-by-frame animation but I also enjoy making hybrid films, and have adapted to different animation techniques to support these projects. My main focus is to collaborate with others on short films, and help bring artistic visions to life. I hope to continue working with others, whether that is in a studio or as a freelance animator within a collective.
pre-production
Sydney Barnhart
Sydney Barnhart is a storyboard artist and stop-motion animator based in Bristol. Having moved from the United States, she sought to expand her horizons abroad and adapt to a new creative field across the pond. While at UWE Bristol, she studied two areas of the animation world- both stop motion animation and pre-production. She has since co-directed a hybrid-animation short film titled Munchie Run, and designed, storyboarded and animated on multiple student projects.
Pre-Production
Emelie Benedikt
I’m Emilie Benedikt, a freelance storyboard artist, who combines the CG and 2D medium. I utilize Maya to model 3D reference environments. I use these CG environments to create immersive character-driven storyboards.This approach allows me to adapt to new workflows efficiently and proactively implement feedback which ensures a high creative standard for all my work.
Stop Motion Animated Film
Eleanor Collier
Eleanor Collier is a stop motion generalist with a focus on Character design and fabrica-tion. She enjoys bringing characters to life without the use of words, using body language and facial expressions. She has a passion for all things creative and is heavily inspired by the world around her.
2D Animated Film
Kilou Cornish
I'm Kilou Cornish, a 2D aniamtor, illustrator and writer! I want to go into the animation / illustration business and bring stories and characters to life! I am also an alternative makeup artist looking to expand my skills and translate my makeup skills into my art and vice versa!
Stopmotion film
Leo Crumbie
Leo is a jack of all trades, master of some, adaptable to most, artist above all. He is a stop motion generalist with a specialism in miniature textiles, sculpting, puppet making, and all things hands on. As an animation practitioner with a background in fine art, Leo breathes life into the whimsical, silly, awkwardly charming figures of his imagination.
Stop-Motion Film
Maria (Marysia) Gawrylak
I am a stop-motion animator focused on bringing expressive character and a sense of life into my work. I have a particular interest in producing, set fabrication and combining hands-on making with emerging digital processes, including CG modelling and 3D printing, to expand the possibilities of stop-motion
Pre Production - Storyboarding
Gia Keeling
Hiya! I am Gia keeling, a story artist and illustrator specialising in pre production. I love creating drama and emotion focused animatics and stories in my own time, just as much as during university. I feel I have really found my creative calling while at UWE, using my third year to really explore and push what i want to pursue as a career. I find inspiration everywhere I go, especially in exploring emotional dynamics in relationships and finding a way to channel that into my own creative projects.
Bespoke
Robyn Parker
Hello! I am Robyn Parker, and I am an aspiring stop-motion filmmaker. I hope to write and direct my own short films in the future with a focus on exploring complex emotions through an artistic lens, often with a dash of humour and magic to make overwhelming themes not quite so daunting.
I have just completed my Final Year project, ‘Heavy Hearts’, in which I have explored my experience with grief, and I hope it will speak to anyone who is caught in thewhirlwind of emotion that a sudden loss leaves behind.
2D Animated Film
Kieran Parsons
Hallo, I'm Kieran and I'm an animator and character designer. Specializing in 2D but I have plenty of 3D experience in games and film. I enjoy designing characters for my own projects and for people on a commission basis. I also love writing stories with dry humour and nostalgic feeling animation
Production Coordinator
Gemma Ramadan
I’m Gemma and my love of storytelling has gotten me to my final year at UWE studying animation. During my time I have developed a keen interest in producing as I enjoy overseeing how a project goes from an idea to a fully realised animation. I particularly enjoy working collaboratively and have worked on multiple projects with my twin sister Jodie.
Production Coordinator
Jodie Ramadan
Hello, I’m Jodie and throughout university I have developed a keen interest in production coordination and how projects come together behind the scenes. I enjoy organising, planning, and helping bring creative projects to life. I love seeing projects evolve from initial concept to final execution, and how collaboration, logistics, and creative vision all come together to bring something truly impactful to life.
Stop-Motion Making & Modelling
Elizabeth Sassa
I am Elizabeth Sassa, a stop-motion modelmaker and animator who has dedicated my final year into furthering my making skills through helping in others projects, as well as developing a special thesis project titled "Boogie Dancing" in which I created and animated a groovy dancing duo of puppets.
2D Animated Pitch
Ella Rose Shergold
Hi there! My name is Ella Rose and I work in 2D Animation! I am making a 2D pitch trailer about a story I've had for over 5 years now! The trailer itself makes you question what happens next as the story is surrounded by space, trauma, and being tied down by destiny! I would love to be able to turn this pitch trailer into a 2D Tv Show Series and make a big fan base off of it and see it become its own thing!
2D/3D Hybrid Film
Ekaterina Sheshegova
Hi, I am Ekaterina Sheshegova, a 3D modeller, texturer and a 2D animator. I combine 2D and CG media to create immersive hybrid films, primarily focusing on preschool and teenage audiences. My graduate film “Elephant Santa”, combines every aspect of my skills around hybrid media, and reflects my passion for creating kind, heart warming stories for little children. Contact me: sheshegovae@gmail.com
2D Animated Film
Jules Taylor
I'm a 2D animator, concept designer and illustrator passionate about visual storytelling and aeshtetics. With an adaptive artstyle, I prioritise expression and fluidity, specialising in hand-drawn character animation. I find enjoyment in smaller details and strive to bring life to narratives that move the audience and leave a lasting impression.
CG Film
Hannah Tobin
I have experience in all areas of CG from Modelling and Texturing, through to rendering and Animation. I love to spend time embracing the silly side of characters, especially for music videos and busting out dance moves! My Graduate film, “The Blonde”, exhibits every ounce of love I have for Animation, and the power it carries to tell a person’s story.
2D Rigging - Toon Boom Harmany
Yu Wang
I’m a 2D rigging artist specialising in Toon Boom Harmony, with a passion for building expressive and animator-friendly character rigs. My work focuses on combining technical problem-solving with character performance, exploring how rigging can support engaging and dynamic animation. Through both personal and collaborative projects, I’ve developed experience working within creative production pipelines while continuing to learn from other artists and disciplines within animation.
2D Frame by Frame Film
Lucy Watson
Lucy Watson is specialising in 2D, exploring her passion for bringing characters to life through storytelling, creating animations that find humour in the everyday, and building vivid visuals. Currently, a 2D Generalist / Animator focusing on character design & movement, storyboarding & visual development, and 2D animation using industry-standard tools.
CG Animated Film
Emily Wright
Hello, I’m Emily — a CG Modeller, Texturer, and Animator with a broad range of other generalist CG skills. I am involved within the whole CG pipeline in my graduate film, ‘Fran-Canine’ which follows and old woman who creates a Frankenstein dog companion from vegetables. In creating my short film i have become efficient in Autodesk Maya and Adobe Creative Cloud. I have a passion for bringing stories to life through CG and I am excited to enter the animation industry to further develop my skills.