About me

Dear sir/madam,

My name is Melanie Horn and I am a 2D animator and illustrator looking to get into the film and television/games industry. I recently completed some work experience for King Bee Animation. I worked as a 2D character animator, where I was responsible for animating a cut-out character in a short lip-syncing sequence, and creating the cut-out mouth pieces in the appropriate shapes, to be used in the pilot episode of an up-coming animated series. As well as this I have been completing various commissioned projects, including greetings cards, character designs and most recently some animation and illustration work for an up-coming online publication.

I studied 2D Digital Animation (BA Hons) at university and achieved a first class honours. For my final degree project I produced a short animated film called Moon. I was responsible for most aspects of the film's production, including pre-production, backgrounds, animating and compositing. This was a good opportunity for me to develop a professional work schedule, in order to complete the project to a high standard within the deadline. I was also able to attend weekly reviews and regular screenings of the film's progress in order to attain critical feedback which was extremely valuable to the film's development.

I was also lucky enough to be chosen as one of the finalists in the Virgin Media Shorts competition last year. This was an amazing experience as it allowed me to get feedback from some industry professionals, as well as giving me a huge boost in showcasing my film to the public, as it is currently being screened at over 200 cinemas across the country. A link to my film can be found here:

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Here is also a link to my current showreel:

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My portfolio is available here:

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I have a sound knowledge of Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, Illustrator and Premiere Pro, and also have skills in Dreamweaver with some HTML knowledge. I would be more than willing to learn any new software skills as required.

Thank you very much for your time, I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Melanie Horn