My Senior Thesis Short Film: Alien Vacation!
This Award-Winning mixed media animated short was created with Arina Glozman and Maggie Hall. Alien Vacation combines 3D animation, 2D motion graphics, live action footage, and traditional gouache paintings to the tell the story of Skipper, an alien tasked with finding the perfect vacation spot for Emperor Blorp, his picky boss. If he fails, Skipper will be fired! Their search brings them to a strange place on planet Earth: Philadelphia. Will Emperor Blorp be satisfied with his Alien Vacation?
I am responsible for concept art, storyboard, animatic, character texturing and jello simulation, 3D animation, 2D paintings, lighting, and filming Philadelphia plates. We used Maya, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Nuke, After Effects, and Premiere Pro. (2026)
Alien Vacation was Nominated a Director's Choice Top 5 Film At the ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Showcase and submitted for a Student Annie Award.
Motion Graphics
Motion Graphics for Drexel Dragons TV, NBC Sports Philly, and DAC Arena Videoboard
Conference Logo Graphic animated with Unreal Engine. Aired on NBC Sports Philly and FloCollege basketball broadcasts. (2025)
"Medieval Times" theme starting lineup animations. Aired on videoboard at Drexel's Medieval night. Side screen animations were made in Unreal Engine and name loops were made in After Effects. (2025)
"Guess the Player" game graphics from the 2025-26 Drexel basketball season. These aired on the videoboard during time outs. This was a team project made in After Effects. I am responsible for the text and gathering the information for each player. (2025)
"DAC Pack" Sparks Motion Graphic animated with Unreal Engine (2025)