Elise Timme
3D Generalist
Why 3D Animation?
Animation has been one of the biggest parts of my life. When I was younger one of our favorite family times was to watch animated films. We would bond over adding movie quotes to every conversation. It wasn't until late high school when I realized animation was my calling.
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During my summers I would work at a kids camp, Gymnastics Unlimited. One of my main jobs was to play movies while upstairs for the kids. Unfortunately, the camp only had three movies that drove the kids a little crazy after a few weeks. So I decided to bring some movies from my personal collections in. We watched lots of Disney, Pixar, and Dream Works movies. One day I looked around the room and I realized everyone, both kids and adults, were staring at the creation before them in wonder. I could see the emotion in their eyes. After the movie was over I couldn't believe how much it was affecting the viewers. Kids were recreating the story, they were basing their crafts and imagination on the film that they had just seen. Even the adult's moods lifted and they seemed less burdened by their life troubles. It was at that moment that I knew I wanted to be in Animation.
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I recently graduated from the University of Colorado Denver in May of 2020, with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts with an Emphasis in 3D Animation and a Minor in Film Studies. While I went to school I had the wonderful privilege of experiencing many different programs and situations. Group projects were a big part of the program. It gave me an understanding of the animation pipeline, and it allowed me the chance to experience working with others. I knew after attending classes at CU Denver that Animation was indeed what I wanted to do. So I applied to attend Animation Mentor, which is a school in California that specializes in 3D Animation. I am currently enrolled and am planning to finish the program come early 2022.
My Work
These are the products of hard work and long hours of research. They consist of school projects and personal creations.
Textureing
Learning Curve
What I hope to accomplish
I am hoping that this particular project will allow me the opportunity to better myself in several ways. It is heavily based on models and animation which are two of the things that I want to be better at. This project also requires that I learn to communicate and work well with others, which will be a good life skill for in the field.
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This project defiantly pushed me to try harder both in what I created and how I communicated with others, It was a wonderful experience that gave me inside on how to move forward into the real world.