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
2024.03 - 2024.04
- 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
2024.02 - 2024.03
- 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
2023.09 - 2023.12
- 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
2021.09 - 2021.09
- I created my own surreal portrait focused illustrations to a local public art exhibition.
Work Shadowing
Tt Fusion
Wilmslow, Cheshire East
2019.07 - 2019.07
- 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
2019.05 - 2019.05
- 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 2022.09 - 2025.07
A-Levels - English Literature and Language combined, Art Craft and Design, Creative Media Production
Aquinas College
Stockport 2020.09 - 2022.06
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
2024.03 - 2024.04
Costume designer
Tyrex Animations
2024.02 - 2024.03
Concept artist and model maker
Quays Culture
2023.09 - 2023.12
Bachelor of Arts - Animation
University of Salford
2022.09 - 2025.07
Freelance illustrator
New Mills Art Trail Exhibition
2021.09 - 2021.09
A-Levels - English Literature and Language combined, Art Craft and Design, Creative Media Production
Aquinas College
2020.09 - 2022.06
Work Shadowing
Tt Fusion
2019.07 - 2019.07
Freelance illustrator
High Peak Young Artists Exhibition
2019.05 - 2019.05