Katy Davis
Freelance animator/designer/illustrator.
Please see my website www.gobblynne.com
Making things look good.
I do this in Photoshop and After Effects.
BA (hons) Graphic Design specialising in Animation
Sept 2002 – June 2005 The Norwich School of Art and Design
- 2:1 BA (hons) Graphic Design specialising in Animation
The first year of my course covered general aspects of graphics and was project-oriented. In the second year I chose courses in animation, graphic design and photography and in the third I specialised in animation.
Sept 2001 – June 2002 Thurrock College, Grays, Essex
- BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design)
Sept 1999 – June 2001 Chelmsford College, Essex
- A-Levels
Art (A-Level) - A / Media Studies (A-Level) – C / Maths (A-S Level) – E
Sept 1994 – June 1999 Brentwood County High School, Essex
- GCSEs
Art - A* / Maths – A / English Literature – A / English Language – AA / French – A / Science – BB /
Graphics – B / Geography – B / Religious Education - B
2/01/09 - 28/02/09 Animation Walsh Brothers Ltd
- CBBC: Animated inserts for “Sofa Surfers” Documentary.
15/01/09 Graphics/design Glamcanyon
- Flyer design for Berlin Fashion week.
23/12/08 - 24/12/08 Graphics/web design Sony BMG
- Designing page for website.
- Preparing design for rollovers.
10/12/08 - 11/12/08 Graphics/design/illustration Pacific Edge Nightclub
- Designing flyer for a drum and bass night.
- Preparing flyer for print.
25/11/08 Runner Draw Pictures
- Helping out on set for a music video shoot.
- Building sets.
(Completed) 25/10/08 Animation Bim
- Animation/script/editing/direction for music video “Stay In My Memory”
- Conversing with client and keeping them updated with progress and ideas.
1/09/08 - 2/09/08 Graphics/design/ illustration Pacific Edge Nightclub
- Designing flyer for a drum and bass night.
- Preparing flyer for print.
2/06/08 – 27/06/08 Web Design Trafficbroker
- Assisting design manager and other designers with logos, icons and design ideas for online websites.
- Designing websites from scratch including layout, typography, logo design and illustrations.
- Liaising with copywriters to organise final products.
26/11/07 – 17/03/08 Graphics/design/illustration Coolnewplace Ltd
- Illustration of characters and worlds for Coolnewplace website and Social Networking site applications.
- Idea solutions for character movement and project direction.
22/10/07 – 14/11/07 Graphics/design/animation Intercanvas
- Graphics and animation for DVD and website.
- Organising a shoot for a stop motion animation including equipment, location, and transport.
- Hiring a musician and DVD editor and organising meetings with them on the phone and via the Internet.
13/08/07 Runner City Rats Feature Film
- Helping out on set.
- Driving actors to and from set.
20/06/07 Graphics/design/illustration Bim
- Graphics for album artwork, ready for print
01/03/06 - 01/09/06 Animation Second Person
- Animation/script/editing/direction for music video “Gone Fishing”.
- Conversing with client and keeping them updated with progress and ideas.
03/04/06 – 24/04/06 Animation 20/20/2 Vision, Leeds
- Competition – I was one of 20 filmmakers and 20 musicians/bands making a music video in 2 weeks under the supervision and mentoring from industry experts.
- Worked to a strict deadline, combining animation and live-action to a soundtrack.
11/07/05 –19/08/05 Work Placement Onedotzero, London
- Assistant to producer (Girl Friday).
- I assisted team members to organise animation festivals and create DVDs and other office management tasks.
- Delivering packages.
- Answering phone calls and meeting and greeting clients.
- Organising travel and deliveries.
- Keeping track of the internet database including emails.
07/07/03 –29/08/03 Graphic Design Brentwood Borough Council
- I completed many projects for the Council, including posters and leaflets for a local sports centre and stickers for lampposts around the area.
- Continued development in computer programs such as Photoshop and Quark.
- Data entry
26/10/98 –30/10/98 Work Experience Texaco Ltd, Canary Wharf
- Computer assisted design work using programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator. I helped produce the Texaco calendar for 1999.
Winning 4 awards, it's such a privilidge.
And receiving 300,000 views on YouTube in a week for a music video that I made for an unsigned band.
As well as receiving a lot of press for my animation including articles in the Metro, Ten4 Magazine, Digital Arts Magazine and Computer Arts Magazine, I have written articles about animation, having work published in the monthly Imagine Animation Magazine and regular blogs on the Imagine Animation website.
Suzie Hanna Ben King
(Head of Animation) (Senior Editor for BBC 3 Grime Scene Investigation)
Norwich School of Art and Design 3 Collingwood Road
Francis House Redland
3-7 Redwell Street Bristol
Norwich BS6 6PB
Norfolk Tel: 07870 605036
NR2 4SN E-mail: ben@loudandfast.co.uk
Tel: 01603 610561
E-mail: s.hanna@nsad.ac.uk
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