A bit about me ...

Seb Hartzell

Hi there...

I've been working in animation and motion graphics for over 10 years.

I'm an award-winning animator and motion designer. I have comprehensive skills in 2D, especially character and type animation. To complement this, I also have a fundamental knowledge of 3D in Cinema 4D, which adds to the scope of my work. I’m accustomed to taking projects from concept development through to design, illustration and animation.

As a freelancer I've worked for a variety of studios, advertising agencies and production comapnies. This work includes social ad campaigns, TVCs, explainers, pitches and DOOH. In this time I’ve tackled a multitude of briefs and worked in many different environments. I’ve worked on projects for end clients such as Starbucks, the NHS, Unilever, ebay, FIFA, Guide Dogs, Pandora and Johnnie Walker to name a few.

Before jumping into the freelance world I was part of a team of 4 animators and designers at Screencult, a video production company. I acted as lead animator, delegating tasks and providing on-the-job training where appropriate.

Skills

Motion Design, Illustrative Design
2D Character Rigging, Cel Animation
Hard Surface 3D Modeling
Expressions / Scripting

Primary softwares

After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Animate, Premiere, TV Paint

Recognition and Awards

Creativepool Annual 2022 - People's Choice - Animation Individuals

Creativepool Annual 2022 - Bronze Winner - Social Good

Kinofilm Festival 2017 - Official Selection - Animated Short

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