hi, i’m kaitlin! ☆
i’m a 3d animator.

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VFX ANIMATION REEL
SHOT BREAKDOWN

1. FREE RANGE VFX ANIMATION — an animation test I did while completing a mentorship at Free Range VFX. The audio is pulled from an existing Ngena advertisement, and the rig is Free Range VFX's. I grew so much as an animator from this experience!

2. FRAMESTORE — GEICO "LEO THE LIZARD" — I animated the Geico Gecko character ONLY. Leo's animation is courtesy of Animal Logic. I learned a lot about Framestore's pipeline and adapted my animation workflow to the Geico Gecko's very particular, gentlemanly style.

3. HIFI 3D — BRIGHTSPEED "RELIABLE" AND "SNOWBALL" — Ray is such a charming character to work with! His big tusks make lipsync a challenge, but as an animator, it's always fun to troubleshoot complex rigs and character designs.

4. HIFI 3D — BRIGHTSPEED "EVERGREENS" — For the Evergreen walk animation, I took an existing cycle and created a non-looping reaction animation that the client can use however they want — like Ray reacting to a great sales price or logo dropping down. For the Evergreen typing animation, I took an existing animation and turned it into a cycle, and added an extra animation flair in the middle.

STYLIZED ANIMATION REEL
SHOT BREAKDOWN

1. "TWIN SPARKS" — I animated a shot for the senior thesis, Twin Sparks (2023), created by Ollie Yao and Heather Yun.

2. HORNET — KROGER "CUISINE EXCHANGE" — I contributed modeling, shading, and animation work on this spot! Enjoy my animations, scuffed-up suitcases, and fridge spread — I contributed character posing and photo layout.

3. HORNET — KROGER "STORELESS HOLIDAY"
4. SHATTERED GLASS FILM — CRICKET WIRELESS "SAUNA" and "NUDE MODEL" — One of the funniest spots I've worked on so far. I worked closely with the other animators to ensure performance continuity was maintained from shot to shot.

5. HORNET — MCDONALD'S "HAPPY MEAL UNO" — I animated four shots in the second half of this fun spot!

6. HOPR — GOOGLE "FLIP I/O" — I was responsible for previs and animation for this spot which promotes the launch of Google's online card game, Flip I/O.

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