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Personal/student work

LEGO Animation - Looney Tunes x Star Wars (Student Work)

Created by me, Jahred Hughes and Luka Dimopoulos.

Software used: Maya, Nuke, After Effects, Substance Painter & Magix Vegas Pro.
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My roles:
  • Compositing lead
  • Rendering lead
  • Lighting lead
  • Dynamic simulations (fluid, particle & rigid body)
  • Animation (shot 23 onwards)
  • Editing
  • Sound design
  • Daffy Duck (model, texture, rig)
  • Sand environment (model)
  • Missile (model, texture, rig)
  • Cage (model, texture)
  • Barrel (model)
  • Crate variation 2 (model)

Breakdown

Just Jump (Student work)

Created by me, Jahred Hughes, Luka Dimopoulos and Sibi Subramanian.

​Software used: Maya, Nuke, After Effects, Substance Painter
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My roles:
  • Texture lead
  • Rendering lead
  • Dynamic simulations (fluid)
  • Environment modelling
  • Swimming pool model
  • Diving board models

Substance painter showcase


Breakdown

EmberGen Shipping Container Explosion

Made with Maya, PulldownIt, Unreal Engine 5 and EmberGen.

Cyberpunk Neon City Car Chase (Work in progress)

Made with Maya and Unreal Engine 5. Original version created and submitted for a group student project but we have not made it public yet because we want to work on it further before releasing the full animation.

Unreal Engine Outdoor Environment (Student work)

​Made for my animation specialization class project. This was my first time using Unreal Engine. Created in Unreal Engine 4.26.

Making of - Timelapse

​Follow You (Student Work)

​A collaboration between students from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment and the Canberra Institute of Technology.

I handled multiple shots from layout to render and composite, plus some dynamic rigid & fluid effects.

Ride & Walk to School Bike Safety Video (Student work)

 This video demonstrates the brand new Charnwood-Dunlop School Bike Track and what safety considerations should be taken when riding.

This was a project I worked on in high school for the ACT Department of Education and Training. I filmed, edited and animated the motion graphics with assistance from my photography teacher.
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