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Ana Dodon 

BA [Hons] Animation

Hi! My name is Ana Dodon and I’m an animation graduate. After five years of studying art and animation I would love to continue creating stories that exude vibrant and exciting adventures. My main interest lies in telling stories through illustrations and the use of colour. I love spooky and mysterious stories with whimsical characters, fantastical settings and strong storytelling.

For Eimear Sullivan's film "Ó Mo Dhía" I was asked to change the first, vibrant image to something gloomier as the scene was supposed to take place on a rainy day. I played around with tones and values working with the director Eimear Sullivan to create something we were both happy with.
More experimentation to find hues and values that look good and create the perfect rainy day mood.
Creating a colour script for key scenes in Kelly McCarvill's film "The Framer". The mood was supposed to be mysterious and gloomy with a sense of foreboding.
Final color script for James Naughton's film "Every other weekend". I went through different variations for each scene before creating these final ones.
Some colour variation shots, trying to create different moods.
A color script done for Brian O'Boyle's film "Attack of the Drinking Venusians!" about a drunken guy leaving the pub. Strange things are afoot and the protagonist meets extraterrestrial beings. The colours had to convey a sense of mystery and darkness.
Personal project. Learning to paint different times of day and how lighting affects different surfaces.
Personal project. Character illustration of the Disney princess Moana.
Personal project. Autumn harvest. I love the colors of Autumn and wanted to create a piece that portrayed the beauty or decay. It was inspired by the characters of the show Over the Garden Wall.
Colour scripting

As my final year project I wanted to concentrate on telling stories by using colours. I worked with different directors and different projects to better educate myself on the theory of colour. I tried out different techniques and colour palettes to create colour scenes that best fit each project.


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Cinderella and Coraline: A Journey of Maturity and Self Discovery

Fairy Tales are the first stories we are introduced to as children. They impact our lives as we grow older, by using different forms of story telling they teach us things about our own lives especially about growing up. Growing up is hard - especially for girls. This thesis attempts to discover how utilising ancient forms of storytelling teaches young children (particularly girls) about maturity and growing up.


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