S T U ASTUART R T COLLIS COLLIS -STOP STOPMOTION MOTIONANIMATION ANIMATION -
Stop Motion Character Animator +44 (0) 7595 389 872 stuartcollis@hotmail.co.uk www.stuart-collis.weebly.com
hello My names Stuart, I hope you have the time to find out a little bit about me and the type of work I’m involved in. This small book contains a short biography which explains how I chose to become a stop motion character animator. There are also some images with explanation of my previous work and other projects I’ve been involved in. Have a look!
CONTENT
Biography..... ......................pg.1 Promotional.........................pg.3 Filmography.........................pg.5 Thanks & QR code..............pg.7
BIOGRAPHY
Originally studied Graphic Design for 5 years and always had a keen interest in media, so when presented with a chance to change over to animation for a term, I grabbed the opportunity. Finding the module challenging but very rewarding I decided to switch to animation permanently. Since changing courses I was fortunate enough to join Aardman Studio’s in the production of ‘Gulp’. Working on this large scale production with so many professional animators was a great experience and I was lucky enough to be invited back to Aardman for 2 weeks mentoring in stop motion by Merlin Crossingham, the Creative Director of Wallace & Gromit. During this time I learnt a great deal about character performance and I’m now working on improving these skills further with character animation being the career I plan to pursue.
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‘Red Bull Duel’ / Red bull Canimation 2011
‘Meaning of life’ / First stop motion animation
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SKILLS
Advanced: - Dragon Stop Motion - Stop Motion Pro - Adobe After Effects - Adobe InDesign - Adobe Photoshop
PROMO
Basic: - Sculpting - Model/Puppet maker
With 5 years experience in Graphic Design I have a trained eye for seeing fine details, this has become a key skill when moving a stop motion puppet slight increments to achieve the correct performance. Also by creating my own puppets and sets I’ve gained strong skills in modeling and other crafts.
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FILMOGRAPHY
2011- Meaning of life: - Art Director, Producer, Animator - Stuart Collis - Stop motion animation. - Running time: 2min 18 sec - www.stu-exploringanimation.blogspot.com 2011- Gulp: - Aardman Studios & Sumo Science - Assistant animator to Merlin Crossingham. - Animated the fisherman. 2011- Red Bull Duel: - Red Bull Canimation competition - Finalist - Art Director, Producer, Animator - Stuart Collis - Music/Sound effects - Sonny Prince - Running time: 1min 35sec - www.stuart-collis.weebly.com 5
‘Gulp’ The worlds largest stop motion animation set
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THANKYOU FOR READING 7
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