Hey there, my name is Ben and I am a hard working and motivated animator who specialises in 2D motion graphics, based in Norwich, Norfolk in the UK. I worked as an animator for the Norwich based company Curveball Media, between 2018 to 2023. I specialise in producing animation for explainer videos either independently or working collaboratively with the other animators. I have also worked on some visuals for projects and produced original concepts from initial idea to full realisation for the company’s social media platforms. I regularly work to tight deadlines managing my project schedule and balancing priorities, whilst producing high quality work for national and international clients. Outside of Curveball I have also produced work for music videos by independent artists that incorporate animated text in time with the lyrics. Not only was I animating these but I was also creating the illustrations and other assets used. I have also created cutscenes for the yet to be released video game, Gypsy Dawn Rising. There I took the illustrations drawn by the designer and gave them slight motion to the music, sound effects and voice work. Recently I worked with Heritage Doncaster to create animated videos about the life of 3 different important women in the city’s history. I was tasked with taking the paragraph of text that they had written and then storyboarding, creating the illustrations and then animating each 1 minute long piece. This is not the only piece of animation I have worked on for a musuem as I also created a logo animation for the Bronte Society’s podcast, Behind The Glass. I was regularly working on videos for the YouTube channel The Mini ADHD Coach, animating semi weekly 3-5 minute long episodes from the storyboards supplied with a very quick turnaround of around 2-3 days per video. Another recent project that I produced was for the company Parkso. With them I created a minute long explainer video, illustrations and animation showcasing what the car parking payment app is capable of. Although this project had an almost last minute change of voice over artist, I was still capable of making the appropriate adjustments to the video and have it ready before the deadline.

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Hey there, my name is Ben and I am a hard working and motivated animator who specialises in 2D motion graphics, based in Norwich, Norfolk in the UK. I worked as an animator for the Norwich based company Curveball Media, between 2018 to 2023. I specialise in producing animation for explainer videos either independently or working collaboratively with the other animators. I have also worked on some visuals for projects and produced original concepts from initial idea to full realisation for the company’s social media platforms. I regularly work to tight deadlines managing my project schedule and balancing priorities, whilst producing high quality work for national and international clients. Outside of Curveball I have also produced work for music videos by independent artists that incorporate animated text in time with the lyrics. Not only was I animating these but I was also creating the illustrations and other assets used. I have also created cutscenes for the yet to be released video game, Gypsy Dawn Rising. There I took the illustrations drawn by the designer and gave them slight motion to the music, sound effects and voice work. Recently I worked with Heritage Doncaster to create animated videos about the life of 3 different important women in the city’s history. I was tasked with taking the paragraph of text that they had written and then storyboarding, creating the illustrations and then animating each 1 minute long piece. This is not the only piece of animation I have worked on for a musuem as I also created a logo animation for the Bronte Society’s podcast, Behind The Glass. I was regularly working on videos for the YouTube channel The Mini ADHD Coach, animating semi weekly 3-5 minute long episodes from the storyboards supplied with a very quick turnaround of around 2-3 days per video. Another recent project that I produced was for the company Parkso. With them I created a minute long explainer video, illustrations and animation showcasing what the car parking payment app is capable of. Although this project had an almost last minute change of voice over artist, I was still capable of making the appropriate adjustments to the video and have it ready before the deadline.

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Hey there, my name is Ben and I am a hard working and motivated animator who specialises in 2D motion graphics, based in Norwich, Norfolk in the UK.

I worked as an animator for the Norwich based company Curveball Media, between 2018 to 2023. I specialise in producing animation for explainer videos either independently or working collaboratively with the other animators. I have also worked on some visuals for projects and produced original concepts from initial idea to full realisation for the company’s social media platforms.

I regularly work to tight deadlines managing my project schedule and balancing priorities, whilst producing high quality work for national and international clients.

Outside of Curveball I have also produced work for music videos by independent artists that incorporate animated text in time with the lyrics. Not only was I animating these but I was also creating the illustrations and other assets used.

I have also created cutscenes for the yet to be released video game, Gypsy Dawn Rising. There I took the illustrations drawn by the designer and gave them slight motion to the music, sound effects and voice work.

Recently I worked with Heritage Doncaster to create animated videos about the life of 3 different important women in the city’s history. I was tasked with taking the paragraph of text that they had written and then storyboarding, creating the illustrations and then animating each 1 minute long piece. This is not the only piece of animation I have worked on for a musuem as I also created a logo animation for the Bronte Society’s podcast, Behind The Glass.

I was regularly working on videos for the YouTube channel The Mini ADHD Coach, animating semi weekly 3-5 minute long episodes from the storyboards supplied with a very quick turnaround of around 2-3 days per video.

Another recent project that I produced was for the company Parkso. With them I created a minute long explainer video, illustrations and animation showcasing what the car parking payment app is capable of. Although this project had an almost last minute change of voice over artist, I was still capable of making the appropriate adjustments to the video and have it ready before the deadline.

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2D
2D Animation
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Animation
Mo
Motion Graphic
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Explainer Video
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GIF
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Experience Level

2D Animation
Expert
Animation
Expert
Motion Graphic
Expert
Explainer Video
Expert
GIF
Expert
Comic Strip
Expert
Corporate Video
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Infographic
Expert
Character Design
Expert
Promo Video
Expert
Editorial Illustration
Expert
Advert Design
Intermediate
Business Card
Intermediate
Music Video
Intermediate
Video Advert
Intermediate
Cartoon
Intermediate
Branding
Intermediate
Social Media Design
Intermediate
Book Illustration
Intermediate
Book Cover
Beginner
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Language

English
Fluent

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