David Blackwell is a freelance animator based in Brisbane. He graduated with a BFA in Animation from QUT in 2009. His interests include anything even remotely related to animation – from traditional to digital, conformist to experimental. He specialises in Motion-Graphics and mid-level 3D animation.
David Blackwell has been involved with the following projects:
A short animation which utilises automatic graphic techniques in the process of animation, as well as a tool to organically develop and suggest visual narrative and structure. Abstract This practice-led research project explores and maps a method for animation production which integrates automatism into the animation production process. This method [...]
This piece was created to graphically illustrate how Private Fleet works in order to educate potential customers. It demonstrates creative motion graphics to illustrate the concept of the business.
Produced by David Blackwell for Equestrian Publishing Pty Ltd, for a web based advertising deployment for the Knockout Horses subscription service. This video was my first foray into video advertisement for web deployment, and it was delivered on a tight budget as well as having a quick production turnover (about [...]
The Fritz is a pilot TV show project that was produced at QUT. It’s a panel-format TV show that discusses, pokes fun at, and parodies all the news, trends and developments in television entertainment.
Doritos Origins: Nacho Cheese is a 3D animated short, 29-seconds long, produced for the Doritos – Make Our Ad competition (2009). It was made entirely – apart from texturing and matte painting – in the open-source 3D production suite, Blender 2.49.
*** incomplete (2008-2009) 5′30″ animation that was created as my final undergrad project. All story work, pre-viz, character design, animation, and post production was done by myself. David Williams was the sound designer for the project. Original music was performed by Stephen Palmer and Doug Palmer.
