Shani B.

It all started out in College. Fresh out of high school I went into Studying 3D Animation where I've learnt everything about Traditional Drawing, Digital Drawing, Visual Communication, Contextual Information, Entrepreneurship, Research Methodology and of course 3D Animation. This got me ready for my first job as a 2D Animator. This job required me to Primarily work in: 1. Adobe After Effects to animate 2D videos for Advertisement, In-store and Educational purposes. 2. Adobe Photoshop for photo editing and manipulation as well as creating content for After Effects to be animated. 3. Illustrator for Character, Design and Typographic content. 4. Media Encoder for exporting and/or converting video content into multiple formats for a variety of platforms. 5. Premiere Pro to edit footage together. My roles included but was not limited to: 1. Working alongside clients by attending client briefings, meetings and feedback sessions. 2. Advising on and Establishing design standards for each client brand image. 3. Creating and animating infographic videos for TV, In-Store and Educational purposes. 4. Working on projects as an individual or as a team to meet set deadlines. 5. Setting out deadlines by analyzing the time needed for each individual project. 6. Creating cross border advertisements by implementing translated text and audio. After more than 4 years in the 2D Animation industry; I wanted to delve more into the world of Graphic Design, this required me to Primarily work in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. My roles include but is not limited to: 1. Producing creative products which involve designing booklets, brochures, posters etc. 2. Implementing translated text into templates. 3. Constructing tailored brand images for clients. 4. Creating original content and also implementing changes to existing designs. Outside my professional career I continuously work on Illustration And Video Editing which includes concept art, Digital art, 2D animation and cutting and editing footage.