Animation
My Childhood Hobby
When I was in middle school I joined an online animating forum called Maplemation. Here, other animators and I shared, collaborated, and even contested our work. We all had YouTube channels with the hopes of becoming famous in the future, but now those channels serve as a collection of memories and a record of how I spent my time as a teenager.
Winning Awards
In high school, my work caught the attention of my animation teacher and he encouraged me to submit my school projects into a few contests. I ended up winning a handful of awards throughout my junior and senior years and I even did a live TV interview for a local news station in Sacramento. I can’t find any videos of the interview online, but it’s probably for the best since I was really nervous and it’s a little embarrassing! I still had an awesome experience though and I’m really grateful for my teacher Mr. Clark for motivating me to put myself out there!
What about now?
I stopped animating after high school because I got kind of busy with college and work. When the quarantine started, I made some new videos on a different YouTube channel, but it was mostly just for fun.
After I transferred to CSU East Bay, I started focusing more on Graphic Design, but I’m still able to apply my animation experience to some of my work!
YouTube Channels
These videos were made just for fun as a hobby, with no intent for profit or anything!
High School Awards
These are really old so the art quality isn’t great, but the memories are priceless!
The Quest
2014 National Academy of Television: Arts & Sciences
Award of Merit – Animation/Graphics/ Special Effects
2014 Art-in-Motion Art & Film Festival
2nd place
Ocean Plastic PSA
2014 SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards)
Honorable Mention
Wizard vs Wizard
2013 California State Fair
1st place – Industrial and Technology Education
Distracted Driving PSA
2013 California State Fair
3rd place – Industrial and Technology Education
2013 SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards)
