RACHEL ROBINSON EXPERIENCED IN FLASH ANIMATION FOR TV,

WEB AND EDUCATIONAL AUDIENCES

07730 257969 • hedgehoganimation@hotmail.com
www.hedgehoganimation.co.uk
CREATIVE & ACADEMIC
EMPLOYMENT
February 2006 – to present day
University of the West of England
Lecturer in Animation
July 2010 – Easter 2011
Flash Animator and Director
Web Series: ‘The Secret Life of Snails’
September 2007 – December 2007
Crown Pet Foods
E Card Designer and Animation Director
May 2006 – August 2007
Aardman
Production Coordinator
CGI Children’s series – Chop Socky Chooks
Gemini award 2008 for Best Animated series,
nominated for Children’s BAFTA 2009
April 2006 - June 2006
BP
Flash animator and project manager
BP staff training video
April 2006 – June 2006
Lecturer in Digital Imaging module
University of Gloucester
28th October 2004 – 1st November 2004
Fictitious Egg
Coordinating and outputting
‘Apple a day keeps the Doctor away’ for Short Change
May 2004 - October 2004
Fictitious Egg
Coordinating, Inking and Flash Animator
Pop Skool Series 2
August 2004 - September 2004
Fictitious Egg
Coordinating and Flash Animator
Giblets HTV Children’s series – green screened
animation
February 2004 -April 2004
A Productions and Tell Tale
Boiling and colouring assistance on:
Sprogs - ‘From Here to Maternity’ – drawn with a tablet
and pen
24th March 2004 – 25th March 2004
Fictitious Egg
Inking, Backgrounds and Flash Animator
80 Years of the BBC ident
15th March 2004 – 24th March 2004
Fictitious Egg
Inking, Backgrounds and Flash Animator
Dynamo – Educational CD Rom

January 2006 to April 2006 September 2003 – June 2004

Audio Tours Web designer for an e commerce site AS Photography course leader at Gloscat College of Art
& Technology
December 2005 to May 2006 One day a week teaching
University of the West of England
Short Course Tutor on Professional courses – 18th August 2003 – 27th February 2004
Flash, Flash with Animation, Advanced Flash and Fictitious Egg
Photoshop Inking and Flash Animator
Pop Skool series 1
October 2005 – November 2005
Fictitious Egg
Production Coordinator and Flash Animator, 17th July 2003 – 25th July 2003
Character builder and bgs Fictitious Egg
‘Future Labs’ – interactive story and game cubes Inking and Flash Animator
Willo the Wisp pilot
August 2005 – September 2005
Fictitious Egg 2nd May – 4th May 2003
Production Coordinator and Flash Animator Fictitious Egg
‘Giblet Boys Series 2’ Winner of Children’s Best Inking and Flash Animator
Drama BAFTA 2006 ‘I’m a celebrity get me out of here’ in Willow the Wisp
style

17th January 2005 – May 2005

17th April – 19th April 2003
Fictitious Egg /A Productions/Aardman Fictitious Egg
Production Coordinator Inking
‘Sketch Show’ Political Satire based on Captain Caveman and Hong
Kong Phooey
 EDUCATION
30th November – 1st December 2002 July 13th 2010 – July 16th 2010
Fictitious Egg Escape Studios
Flash Animator ZBrush Professional Classroom Course
Political Satire based on Simpson’s – The Windsor’s.
May 5th 2010 - May 6th 2010
23rd November 2002 University of the West of England
Fictitious Egg Sandpit Research in 3D Printing and Scanning
Flash Animator
Political satire based on Captain Pugwash July 2009 5 days
Italy CG World
21st - 22nd September 2002
ACME Filmworks Maya Physics & Animated Dynamics Short Course
Renderer
September 2002 - July 2003
Charmin Ultra Ad
University of the West of England
July 2002 – September 2002 PGCE (PCET)
Fictitious Egg Art and Design at FE level
Cel Action Character Designer and tracer Placement College: Gloscat College of Art &
Character designs for ‘Willow The Wisp’ Technology
Tracing of paint and art line for ‘www.father christmas.
con’ October 1999 – December 1999
University of the West of England
January 2002 – April 2002 Bristol Animation Course
Fictitious Egg Successfully completed the Bristol Animation Course in
Flash Animator the craft skills of 2d drawn animation.
Johnny Casanova ‘Johnny’s Johnny’ webtoon.
‘Animal School’ series of 30, 45 second animations July 1999 – October 1999
screened on CBBC digital channel and website.
College of Building and Printing
Cel Action Character Designs for ‘Sprogs’
Scottish Qualifications Award in Desktop Publishing
Trained Fictitious Egg fellow team members in Flash and Design Packages to industry standard
and Cel Action.
QuarkXpress, Photoshop and Illustrator.
May 2001 – October 2001
ACME Film works September 1994 – July 1998
Glasgow School of Art
Renderer
Ba Hons Ist Class Degree in Illustration and
Whiskas Ad
Animation
Charmin Ad ‘Pass It On’ for UK TV
Charmin Ad ‘ Cubs’ for US TV
Charmin Ad ‘Big News’ for US/Mexican TV
SKILLS
Illustrations for Charmin Ultra Promotional Campaign in Adobe Creative Suite: Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator
America. Premiere, After FX
Adobe Streamline
May 2000 – January 2001 QuarkXpress
Fictitious Egg PowerPoint
CelAction
Flash Animator Maya
Johnny Casanova ‘The Love Rat’ webtoon and Pilot ZBrush
episode - nominated for best TV short at Annecy Corel Painter
‘The Uncontrollable Hamsters’ pilot episode Animation Project Management
Floyd Luteo a series of web animations for Granada I have experience in E commerce software - Actinic and
TV’s website. website building
Publicity and design work for Fictitious Egg.
INTERESTS
actively involved in local arts events, have coordinated
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON local arts projects for my local community centre and
REQUEST have taken part in 3 local art exhibitions. Displayed my
own photographic work at a community cafe which
gives training and employment for people with learning
disabilities. Keen dancer, take part in a variety of dance
classes in the Bristol area from Ballet to Street Dance.