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pursue animation professionally, I still wanted to explore writing because I’ve always enjoyed it. I took classes such as creative writing and writing for publication. The curriculum bolstered my storytelling skills, which helped me develop my senior thesis film.</p><p id="c28b">For my major, I learned both traditional art skills such as drawing, as well as digital art skills. I gained a variety of experience through my internships- editing promotional videos, designing ebook covers, and 3D modeling artistic designs for children prosthetics. I worked with 15 other artists to produce an animated short film- which at the time of writing was just accepted into its first film festival! I’ve written about the animation pipeline here:</p><div id="8b40" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/from-storyboards-to-the-silver-screen-the-process-of-making-an-animated-film-a6d749572507"> <div> <div> <h2>From Storyboards to the Silver Screen: The Process of Making an Animated Film</h2> <div><h3>Since Toy Story premiered in 1995, animation has become a popular method of filmmaking. The combination of technology…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="back

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ground-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*V3_7zBGbwE-0zIHA)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><figure id="c370"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*ZBG212z6dMA0xv9e"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@brookelark?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Brooke Lark</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="a48d">I am still learning to create in multiple mediums.</h1><p id="ccbd">Pun intended. I am excited to exercise my love of writing and publish more pieces here on Medium and especially at <a href="https://medium.com/illumination">ILLUMINATION</a>- thank you <a href="undefined">Dr Mehmet Yildiz</a> for this opportunity!</p><p id="a07f">Additionally, I am pursuing an MS in Interactive Entertainment to build on my existing skills. I am teaching myself Python and different 3D programs as I pursue my dream role as a Technical Director. Technical Directors solve challenges using both 3D and coding. I will be able to work in multiple fields- animation, video games, and theme parks to name a few!</p><p id="0a21">I look forward to getting to know you and sharing my experiences and writing with you!</p></article></body>

Writer Bio

My Creative Journey

A little bit about myself.

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My hunger for creating started early.

My favorite subjects in elementary school were art, technology, and writing. And today, that’s exactly what I am doing. At the age of 12, middle school is when I realized I wanted to pursue animation. I also loved writing, which never went away.

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I love storytelling- verbally and visually.

I just graduated from undergrad, with a BFA in character animation and a minor in mass communications. Even though I knew I wanted to pursue animation professionally, I still wanted to explore writing because I’ve always enjoyed it. I took classes such as creative writing and writing for publication. The curriculum bolstered my storytelling skills, which helped me develop my senior thesis film.

For my major, I learned both traditional art skills such as drawing, as well as digital art skills. I gained a variety of experience through my internships- editing promotional videos, designing ebook covers, and 3D modeling artistic designs for children prosthetics. I worked with 15 other artists to produce an animated short film- which at the time of writing was just accepted into its first film festival! I’ve written about the animation pipeline here:

Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash

I am still learning to create in multiple mediums.

Pun intended. I am excited to exercise my love of writing and publish more pieces here on Medium and especially at ILLUMINATION- thank you Dr Mehmet Yildiz for this opportunity!

Additionally, I am pursuing an MS in Interactive Entertainment to build on my existing skills. I am teaching myself Python and different 3D programs as I pursue my dream role as a Technical Director. Technical Directors solve challenges using both 3D and coding. I will be able to work in multiple fields- animation, video games, and theme parks to name a few!

I look forward to getting to know you and sharing my experiences and writing with you!

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