Animation
Demo Reel
Personal Projects
August 2021
Circe
Personal project inspired by Madeline Miller's book Circe, specifically chapter 20. It was a great read, I enjoyed this chapter that I was instantly inspired to paint the scene in my sketchbook. Then it became my next animation piece!
Only the first half of the initial storyboards were animated.
Made in Blender.
Production time: <1 month/88 hours
Colour script, story boards, character turnaround.
July 2021
Juicy Ad
A fake ad for an apple juice. A remake of my Year 10 graphics project back in 2016.
Made in Blender.
Production time: 1 month/122 hours
March 2021
Short simple loop animation for fun :)
Made with Procreate and After Effects.
Production time: 20 hours
May 2021
Made in Procreate.
Music To My Ears 2020
Animated short film created during my studies at JMC Academy Sydney. A team of 4 students over 6 months brought Sasha's imagination to life. As Sasha walks through her neighborhood and listens to music the world around her changes too.
This film was selected for the St Kilda Film Festival - Under The Radar 2021.
Made with Toon Boom Harmony and Blender.
Production time: 6 months
Team:
Jadys Rigor: director, writer, art director, character designs, layout art, background art, animation blocking, character animation, VFX, sound and music editor.
Samantha Alvarez: producer, storyboards, character designs, 3D models, layout art, 2D and 3D character rigs, lighting, animation blocking, character animation, VFX.
Deborah Kesumo: co-writer, editor, character designs, 3D models, layout art, lighting, animation blocking, character animation, VFX, sound and music editor.
Jasmine Miao: storyboards, character designs, 3D models, layout art, lighting, edits, animation blocking, character animation, VFX.
Project Supervisor: Sean Callinan
Full Credits in video.
Animation Breakdown
Animator.
Early Shot
Director: Jadys Rigor
Producer: Samantha Alvarez
Editor: Deborah Kesumo
Character Animator: Samantha Alvarez
Animal Animator: Jasmine Miao
Lighting: Samantha Alvarez and Jasmine Miao
3D Modeller: Deborah Kesumo and Jasmine Miao
2D and 3D Rigger: Samantha Alvarez
Cutout Animation 2019
Animator and art designer, puppets in card stock.