Vedran Horvat

Worked on Crystal Planet: · Character performance animation, including complex acting and emotional close-ups · Creature animation (bringing non-human characters to life with believable behaviour) · Crowd animation across large-scale sequences · Vehicle, hard surface and prop animation · Lip sync on dialogue scenes, working from supervisor and director's notes · Manual hair and cloth simulation on hero characters and creatures · Fixing constraints, intersections and stiff acting issues throughout production

Selective professional training course at one of Europe's leading animation schools. Focused on advanced character animation principles and production-standard workflow in Maya.

One of the UK's leading animation programmes. Specialised in 3D character animation and storytelling through movement, with strong foundations in Maya across the full production pipeline. Solo major project: Shady - a 2 minute animated short combining 3D and hand-drawn 2D animation in a rubber hose / traditional animation style. Conceived, animated, rigged, composited and sound-designed entirely independently. Awarded one of the highest grades in the class.