Friday, 4 May 2018

Study Task 9

Who's who?


David Firth


  • An animator, writer and film maker
  • Known for his unsettling animation style and characters, seen in Salad Fingers, and Cream. This 'unsettling factor' is what interests me
  • Most of his work is distributed on the Internet, on platforms such as Youtube and Newgrounds
  • Featured some of his work on the BBC
  • Composes his own music too


Julia Pott
Link to video


  • An animator, illustrator and comicbook artist
  • Creates independent short films and also creates animation and illutrations for clients such as Sainsbury's, Oreos, and Toyota
  • Also does the voice of the future clone of Emily in World of Tomorrow
  • Cutesy, yet rugged art style intruiges me 


Felix Colgrave


  • An animator and film director
  • Creates independent short films such as Double King, and The Elephant's Garden
  • Also makes music videos for bands and artists, such as DJ Mustard (Don't Hurt Me), Fever the Ghost (SOURCE) and Egg (Shoe)
  • Focuses on all aspects of animation, his special effects (smoke and lighting) interest me
  • Composes his own music for animations

Genndy Tartakovsky




  •  An animator, writer, storyboard artist, who created many cartoon for Cartoon Network, such as Samurai Jack, Dexter's Laboratory and Star Wars: Clone Wars.
  • Also directed the Hotel Transylvania animated movies. 
  • Also produced Dexter's Laboratory and helped produce Powerpuff Girls
  • The sharp geometric shapes of character design is something that interests me


Howard Wimshurst
Link to video


  • A 2D-animator and film-maker
  • Makes independent short films 
  • Also made explainer videos for the BBC
  • Made music videos for artists
  • Logo design and animation
  • Composes his own music for his animations
  • I like the flowing, liquid masses of his characters' movements and the intensity of their movements


Jamie Hewlett


  • A comic book artist, who co-created a popular comic called Tank Girl and also co-created the virtual band, Gorillaz
  • Illustrator, animator and writer
  • Created comics for a magazine called Deadline
  • Created covers and artwork for bands like Senseless Things and Cud
  • His art style, the boldness of the character designs is some I admire

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