Hello, I'm Shelby! AKA Rune Kitty ☆I'm an animator, compositor, and illustrator located in California. I studied illustration, design, and animation in college. Along the way I fell in love with After Effects and discovered video production as a great field to combine all of my interests!I also love horror video games, crafts, and learning Japanese!I can be reached at [email protected].Hope to hear from you soon ^_^/

EXPERIENCE
Freelance Compositor & Animator — Glendale CA
2021 - Present
✦ Provided compositing, illustration, and motion graphics animation to client projects such as Youtube
animated videos, short films, and presentation materials.Animation Compositor — Titmouse Inc, Burbank CA
07/2022 - 10/2022, 01/2023 - 02/2023
✦ Implemented visual effects, camera movement, and stylistic treatment to animation and backgrounds for
upcoming Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar film.Retakes Compositor — Titmouse Inc, Burbank CA
11/2022 - 12/2022
✦ Assisted with animation and compositing retakes for animated series Digman!Animator and VFX Artist — Midnight Kids Studios Inc, Los Angeles CA
05/2019 - 06/2022
✦ Animated, composited, and created VFX and motion graphics for projects including music videos, television
shows, short form animation, and commercials.
✦ Notable projects include Mystery Science Theater 3000, Worst Roommate Ever, Just Roll With ItProduction Specialist — Milne Photography, Fresno CA
04/2017 - 05/2019
✦ Edited, composited, and finalized portrait photography as main production team member.SOFTWARE & PROGRAMS
After Effects | Photoshop | Illustrator | Premiere | Clip Studio Paint | Blender | Red Giant Plugin suite | Frame.ioEDUCATION
California State University, Fresno, Fresno CA — B.A. in Animation & New Media
graduated May 2015

Presentation slides created for IAA (International Advertising Association) for their Creativity 4 Better conference; these were ultimately not used. Animations and assets were created based on IAA's provided style frames and meant to be utilized to introduce speakers and emphasize information during the conference.

Produced at Midnight Kids Studios
Role: Motion Designer
Software: After Effects, Illustrator

Intro animations created for two series by the Youtube channel, Southern Women Channel, titled "The Shower Committee" and "The Blessers" respectively. Using artwork provided by the client, I collaborated closely with them to create opening titles that matched their vision.For "The Shower Committee", the client requested the opening titles reflect the dysfunction and incompetence of a group of friends planning a bridal shower for a bride who ultimately ends up eloping. I animated the letters of the title to come together clumsily, then finally fall apart, unable to hold it all together.The artwork provided for "The Blessers", a cross-stitch piece, inspired me to have the titles animate on as if it was stitch-by-stitch.

Produced at Midnight Kids Studios
Role: Motion Designer
Software: After Effects, Illustrator

I was approached by a client to assist in creating some animated graphics for his short form series "Home Delivery". The story of the series involves delivery drivers competing to outdo one another on a leaderboard-style app named "Home Delivery".I was provided with many references of what the client envisioned for the imaginary app, and from there we worked to create the final animations for the series.

Some of the references provided by the client - Duolingo's appearance and movement was a big inspiration!

Below are some of our final shots.

Role: Motion Designer, Asset Designer
Software: After Effects, Illustrator

Some small GIF animations I’ve done as personal projects, as well as some style frames and sketches!