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Tabatha Gell

New Mills,United Kingdom

Summary

I am a passionate stop motion animator and fabricator who has completed a BA (hons) degree in animation. Within 3 years I have developed in depth knowledge of the stop motion film production, and puppet making pipeline during my time on the course, and from industry experience. I am focused on creating original, multi-layered characters with eye catching designs, and expressive animations focusing on themes prevalent in today's society. I demonstrate high levels of adaptability, flexibility and can work well under tight deadlines.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Resident animator

Animation Tool Kit
Altrincham, Trafford
03.2024 - 04.2024
  • Tested their rigs and armatures and gave constructive feedback to improve the functionality of their products.
  • Created short test animations of their products for their social media and advertisement of what can be achieved using their products.
  • Responded to a live brief where I created a lip sync animation utilizing their Walt Head Lip Sync kit.

Costume designer

Tyrex Animations
Salford, Greater Manchester
02.2024 - 03.2024
  • I gathered the materials and made the costume for a third year animation student's final year film project.
  • I was responsible for researching materials, clothing patterns and creating the costume to stylistically match that of the third year students initial digital character concept.

Concept artist and model maker

Quays Culture
Salford , Greater Manchester
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • I created conceptual and constructional designs for the sculpture.
  • I worked collaboratively to construct an internally lit mixed media fish sculpture with an experimental approach in terms of materials used.

Freelance illustrator

New Mills Art Trail Exhibition
New Mills , Derbyshire
09.2021 - 09.2021
  • I created my own surreal portrait focused illustrations to a local public art exhibition.

Work Shadowing

Tt Fusion
Wilmslow, Cheshire East
07.2019 - 07.2019
  • I was given a tour of the workplace and talked through the processes within each department including: concept art, 3D art, UI, animation and special effects.
  • I developed an understanding of the workflow and the pre-production and production phases in the pipeline for digital Lego games.


Freelance illustrator

High Peak Young Artists Exhibition
New Mills , Derbyshire
05.2019 - 05.2019
  • Created my own illustrations and submitted them to be part of a local exhibition.
  • Sold prints of my work at the exhibition.
  • Advertised my work through instagram and a website.
  • Developed project budgets, estimated timelines and material costs.


Education

Bachelor of Arts - Animation

University of Salford
Salford
09.2022 - 07.2025

A-Levels - English Literature and Language combined, Art Craft and Design, Creative Media Production

Aquinas College
Stockport
09.2020 - 06.2022

Skills

  • Utilizing software including: Dragonframe, Premiere Pro, Photoshop and After Effects
  • originality in ideas
  • Costume design
  • Stop motion technique
  • Illustration capabilities
  • Focus on precise timing
  • Soldering ball and socket armatures
  • Character creation
  • Conceptualization
  • Animation pipeline familiarity
  • Time-Management talent

Affiliations

  • Crotchet
  • Tattoo designer
  • Origami
  • illustrator

Timeline

Resident animator

Animation Tool Kit
03.2024 - 04.2024

Costume designer

Tyrex Animations
02.2024 - 03.2024

Concept artist and model maker

Quays Culture
09.2023 - 12.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Animation

University of Salford
09.2022 - 07.2025

Freelance illustrator

New Mills Art Trail Exhibition
09.2021 - 09.2021

A-Levels - English Literature and Language combined, Art Craft and Design, Creative Media Production

Aquinas College
09.2020 - 06.2022

Work Shadowing

Tt Fusion
07.2019 - 07.2019

Freelance illustrator

High Peak Young Artists Exhibition
05.2019 - 05.2019

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