Animation

Demo Reel After Effects & Premiere Pro - 2024

00:00 - SydVC Logo Reveal 00:11 - "Blind Date" short film 00:17 - "2020" motion graphic project 00:20 - "House of the Cretan Woman" non-profit short film 00:25 - "Romantic 4.0 Diner" animated photo composite project 00:33 - "Blind Date" short film 00:41 - "How to Summon a Ghost" mobile website design 00:49 - "2020" motion graphic project 01:00 - "Spirit Sitters" logo reveal 01:05 - "Wishing Well" mobile video game 01:11 - "Graveyard Shift" desktop video game 01:16 - "Cattle Battle" desktop video game 01:21 - "Blind Date" short film 01:26 - SydVC Logo Reveal Music: Ringside by Dyalla

Blind Date After Effects, Premiere Pro, & Photoshop - 2024

Character design sheet. Medusa, Bartender, Mothman, Slenderman, Nightcrawler, Sirenhead, Angel

This short animated film was made for my Senior Thesis project in Digital Media at UNC Charlotte. I completed everything from writing, concept art, and storyboards to asset creation, rigging, and animation. The story is centered around Medusa and her journey to find a partner. Featuring an assortment of monsters and cryptids at a local speed-dating event, the film explores relatable challenges of relationships—particularly for feminine presenting individuals. I wanted to incorporate a sense of playfulness and humor into this mundane but daunting activity to reduce its intimidating appearance while representing a diverse range of characters.

Exhibited in UNCC's 2024 Gold Reel Film Festival.

One Nightstand Photoshop & After Effects - 2024

One Nightstand continues my investigation of contemporary relationships coupled with technology, and how our devices impact us even at rest. With this project, I aim to create a fundamentally human narrative despite the absence of humans. Instead, the scene is centered around electronic/man-made objects within an intimate bedroom environment and the relationships that they insinuate. Made using public domain/CC0 images in combination with my own photography.

Romantic 4.0 Diner After Effects & Photoshop - 2021

This project was made in my 4D studio. It is an apocalyptic "still life" photo animation inspired by the Romanticism movement, twisting its aesthetics into a dystopia rather than idealizing the environment. Made using public domain/CC0 images.

Exhibited in UNCC's 2022 Juried Student Art Show.

House of the Cretan Woman After Effects & Photoshop - 2022

This group project was made in my Animation Production studio. The full work-in-progress animation brings to life some of The Legends of the House of the Cretan Woman, in collaboration with a nonprofit company Megawra in Cairo, Egypt. I worked on the project as a concept artist, animator, and voice actor. 00:05 - Rigging and animation 00:10 - Animation and color correction 00:17 - Rigging, animation, and concept design 00:21 - Animation 00:28 - Character design, character asset creation, and animation

Old Sheikh character design
Hagg Mohammed - Day Hagg Mohammed - Night

2021 After Effects & Illustrator - 2021

This project was made for my Digital Foundations studio. It is an overview of my experience during 2021 and aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the reality of online learning and pop culture trends of the time. Some assets from InnerSloth were used.

How to Summon a Ghost Website After Effects, Photoshop, & Dreamweaver - 2022

This project was made for my Interactive Design studio. It is a mobile webpage I completely designed, coded, and animated. It is an exercise in giving step-by-step instructions but with a dark, playful twist.

Videography

Demo Reel After Effects & Premiere Pro - 2024

00:00 - SydVC Logo Reveal 00:13 - "Madame Zeroni and Her Shop of Fortune" short film 00:16 - "Birds of a Feather" war film trailer 00:22 - "Booze & Spirits" short film 00:37 - "Madame Zeroni and Her Shop of Fortune" short film 00:43 - "The Printmaker" documentary 00:49 - "Alexis Raeana" studio vlog (client work) 00:52 - "Rebekah Todd" Instagram Reels (client work) 00:55 - "Man Above Mole Below" mockumentary 01:01 - "This Sucks" short film 01:07 - "The Printmaker" documentary 01:20 - SydVC Logo Reveal Music: Hot Tubes by Abbynoise

The Printmaker Premiere Pro - 2023

This project was made for my Film Production class. It is a documentary on the life and work of Anna Kenar, a printmaker and studio professor at UNC Charlotte. It takes place as she prepares a body of work for her (at the time upcoming) show "Carry this Splendor, this Chaos." Music: Poland Folk Music by Vivek Abhishek

Best Film in UNCC's 2024 Gold Reel Film Festival.

Best Documentary in UNCC's 2024 Gold Reel Film Festival.

3rd Place in UNCC's 2024 Juried Student Art Show.

Selfie Portrait After Effects & Premiere Pro - 2024

Selfie Portrait examines concepts of identity and digital presentation. With this project, I wanted to investigate the format of short-form video content that has gained rising popularity on social media while simultaneously critiquing that very format and environment. My research is interested in how our relationships become warped based on how we portray ourselves online and the disconnect generated with our offline selves.

Model: Isabella Broccolo Music: Sahara by Hensonn

Birds of a Feather Premiere Pro - 2023

This project was made for my Video Art studio. It is a fake war film trailer using a mixture of comedy and grit. "Scars of War" music by Jessie Yun was used.

Exhibited in UNCC's 2022 Golden Reel Film Festival.

Booze & Spirits Premiere Pro - 2022

This project was made for my Video Art studio. It is an exploration of time and how confusing it may feel. Is our main character catching sight of supernatural entities, or are they simply losing their mind? Music from Fesliyan Studios was used.

Man Above Mole Below Premiere Pro - 2022

This project was made for my Video Art studio. It is a mockumentary, complete with a trailer, that mimics a found-footage, analog horror style. Music from Fesliyan Studios was used.

Madame Zeroni and her Shop of Fortune Premiere Pro - 2022

This project was made for my Video Art studio. It is an exercise to showcase visual effects in storytelling, poking fun at the stereotypes that come along with being an art major. Music from Fesliyan Studios was used and SFX from InspectorJ on freesound.org.

Climb of the Niner Premiere Pro - 2022

This project was made for my Video Art studio. It is An editing exercise that explores life on a particularly hilly campus, tailored for a UNC Charlotte audience. "Eye of the Tiger" music by Survivor was used.

Exhibited in UNCC's 2022 Golden Reel Film Festival.

Design & Photography

The Synophones Illustrator - 2021

Illustration of Gramophone expelling rainbow. Tune into all your senses at once Illustration of Gramophone expelling ghosts. A haunting melody for the whole family Illustration of Gramophone expelling bubbles. This thing blows but our music doesn't

This project was originally made for my 4D studio but was expanded into a personal series. It is a conceptual poster design for a magical, musical product.

Worry Free TV Photoshop - 2021

Smoking woman coming out of a CRT TV in a field with a mushroom cloud in the background. Worry free when watching TV

This project was made for my 4D studio. It is a digital composition that explores the dangers of new technology that constantly demands our attention, juxtaposing more vintage aesthetics. Public domain/CC0 photos were used.

Breaking Antiquity Photoshop - 2021

Sydney facing a mirror that it broken and glitching

This project was made for my 4D studio. It is a digital composition that explores the clashing aesthetics of modernity and antiquity. As technology advances, what traditions do we leave behind? How do we continue to see ourselves in an ever-changing digital world?

Published in Nova's 2022 Literary-Arts Magazine at UNCC.

Game Design

Cattle Battle GameMaker & Photoshop - 2024

This project was made in collaboration with Grace Bishop for my Game Design studio. Inspired by early 2000s co-op flash games such as Fireboy and Watergirl, we wanted to explore a playful multiplayer PC experience. Play as the alien to abduct cows, or play as the farmer to defend them! Music by Elvis Herod was used. Co-coded with Chelsea Brtis.

Graveyard Shift GameMaker & Photoshop - 2024

This was a proof-of-visuals game concept from my Game Design studio. It familiarized me with coding in Game Maker and animating character walk cycles.

Wishing Well GameMaker & Photoshop - 2024

This project was designed as a short interactive mobile experience for my Game Design Studio. It is a "minigame" that explores ideas of balancing self-care and care for others. The more coins you collect, the slower your bucket moves. Collect only a few coins to move quicker, but grant less wishes.