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Chloe Rodham

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, U.K.
Magnificent maker8 brought to life

Website:www.chloerodham.co.uk

Twitter:@chloerodham

Instagram:chloerodham

Job role:Animator and model-maker

Skills:Stop motion and digital animations, prop making, papier-maché, resin casting.

I'm an animator and model-maker based in Northumberland. I combine digital animation techniques with more traditional methods like stop motion. I enjoy sharing my skills with others - I'm an Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University and an animation mentor with TICE - introducing children to what it is like working in creative industries.

Recent project reports

Shooting
Posted about Bo's Auto Shivering Heating device

For the animation I use a stills camera and move the character a little bit, taking a photo every time. This creates the illusion of movement. It takes quite a long time to do but it’s great when you start seeing the character come to life.

Set
Posted about Bo's Auto Shivering Heating device

When I met with Bo we talked about where to set the scene of the animation. We decided a bus stop would be good as people get quite cold when waiting for their bus to arrive. I’ve made a little road and bus stop sign to put the character on. The background is green so that I can change it later on the computer.

Mouths
Posted about Bo's Auto Shivering Heating device

So that the character can look cold before her auto shiver bracelet detects she’s cold, I thought her teeth could chatter so I’ve made lots of different mouth shapes so this can happen. It will also be useful to give the character expression.