Hey, I'm a freelance animator and game developer based in Scotland, with over 15 years experience. I pride myself on my creative approach to all projects I take on, and my attention to detail. Please get in touch if you'd like to work together. My previous work includes - - Videogames (ZOE Begone!) - Feature films (Digital Artist on Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar nominated The Illusionist) - Children’s theatre and dance productions (Scottish Dance Theatre, The Royal Opera House, Polka Theatre, Norwich Puppet Theatre, Smallpetitklein, Shaper/Caper) - Short films (TED-Ed, The Edge Picture Company) - Sound design for nationally broadcast television adverts (Scottish Government, Irn Bru) - Music videos (Esperi, The Dead Man’s Waltz) - Live projection mapping and VJ-ing (Esperi, Ultrachip, N_ilk, Guerrilla Gallery, Reading Rooms) - Graphic design (Retreat Retreat, Worselings, Ultrachip, Dundee Dance Partnership, Retreat! Retreat!)…

Graeme Hawkins

Hey, I'm a freelance animator and game developer based in Scotland, with over 15 years experience. I pride myself on my creative approach to all projects I take on, and my attention to detail. Please get in touch if you'd like to work together. My previous work includes - - Videogames (ZOE Begone!) - Feature films (Digital Artist on Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar nominated The Illusionist) - Children’s theatre and dance productions (Scottish Dance Theatre, The Royal Opera House, Polka Theatre, Norwich Puppet Theatre, Smallpetitklein, Shaper/Caper) - Short films (TED-Ed, The Edge Picture Company) - Sound design for nationally broadcast television adverts (Scottish Government, Irn Bru) - Music videos (Esperi, The Dead Man’s Waltz) - Live projection mapping and VJ-ing (Esperi, Ultrachip, N_ilk, Guerrilla Gallery, Reading Rooms) - Graphic design (Retreat Retreat, Worselings, Ultrachip, Dundee Dance Partnership, Retreat! Retreat!)…

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Hey, I’m a freelance animator and game developer based in Scotland, with over 15 years experience. I pride myself on my creative approach to all projects I take on, and my attention to detail. Please get in touch if you’d like to work together.

My previous work includes -

  • Videogames (ZOE Begone!)
  • Feature films (Digital Artist on Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar nominated The Illusionist)
  • Children’s theatre and dance productions (Scottish Dance Theatre, The Royal Opera House, Polka Theatre, Norwich Puppet Theatre, Smallpetitklein, Shaper/Caper)
  • Short films (TED-Ed, The Edge Picture Company)
  • Sound design for nationally broadcast television adverts (Scottish Government, Irn Bru)
  • Music videos (Esperi, The Dead Man’s Waltz)
  • Live projection mapping and VJ-ing (Esperi, Ultrachip, N_ilk, Guerrilla Gallery, Reading Rooms)
  • Graphic design (Retreat Retreat, Worselings, Ultrachip, Dundee Dance Partnership, Retreat! Retreat!)
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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

3D Background Artist at Ink Digital
June 1, 2001 - October 1, 2001
3D Background Artist for animated short ‘Promiseland’
Web Designer at Self Employed
May 1, 2003 - April 1, 2005
Assistant Digital Artist at Ink Digital
November 3, 2008 - October 9, 2009
Assistant Digital Artist for Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar nominated ‘The Illusionist’ and Sound Designer for TV adverts and in house projects
Animator / Artist / Game Developer at Self Employed
October 10, 2009 - September 30, 2025

Education

BDes (hons) Animation and Electronic Media at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
September 1, 1998 - July 1, 2002
MA (Distinction) Animation and Sound Design at Norwich University of the Arts
October 1, 2007 - September 1, 2008

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Gaming, Education
    uniE608 Animation Showreel
    Animation work by Graeme Hawkins. animator showreel videoeditor…
    uniE608 ZOE Begone!
    ZOE Begone! is the debut videogame by Graeme Hawkins (Retchy Games). Graeme designed, animated, and programmed the game, as well as producing and editing all of the promotional footage from trailers and social media posts to store page design. https://www.twine.net/signin animator videoeditor video gamedeveloper programmer…
    uniE608 Battles 'IPT2' - 3D Zoetrope Mapping
    An unofficial music video for Battles' IPT2 using a 3D Zoetrope I made and some projection mapping. musicvideo animator projectionmapping…
    uniE608 TedEd - Is Space Trying To Kill Us? - Ron Shaneyfelt
    View full lesson: https://www.twine.net/signin How likely is it that a massive asteroid will do major damage to Earth and its inhabitants? What about the sun -- is it dying out anytime soon? And the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way -- should we be worried about that?…
    uniE608 Dot, Squiggle And Rest - Ladybird
    The Ladybird section from the (very young) kids theatre piece Dot, Squiggle And Rest, performed at the Royal Opera House and Polka Theatre in London. This is the original animation put together with a live sound recording as the footage I took it from does't quite do the animation justice. When it is performed live, the performers interact with the imagery and respond to the travails of our ladybird hero. animator…
    uniE608 The Dead Man's Waltz - 'Swings And Roundabouts'
    Official music video for 'Swings and Roundabouts' by The Dead Man's Waltz. Made with acetates, puppetry, photography and After Effects. animator musicvideo videoeditor…
    uniE608 5 - Masters Film
    An exploration of childhood memories, combining scientific theory, the wandering mind of a child, and largely abstract sound design to hopefully evoke feelings of nostalgia, familiarity and comfort.…
    uniE608 Within This Dust
    This is the final animation I produced for Smallpetitklein's dance piece 'Within This Dust'. The animation is designed to be seen (projected) in the context of the show, which "explore's Richard Drew’s iconic photographs of a man falling from the World Trade Centre during the 9/11 attacks". animator…
    uniE608 Sparklehorse 'Saint Mary' - Music Video
    Unofficial music video for Sparklehorse's 'Saint Mary' that I made using my Dad's old slide projector from the 50's. animator videoeditor musicvideo…
    uniE608 Esperi 'My Tear Dissolved The View'
    Official music video for Esperi's 'My Tear Dissolved The View'. animator videoeditor compositor musicvideo…
    uniE608 Jad Fair and Daniel Johnston 'McDonalds On The Brain'
    An unofficial music video for Jad Fair and Daniel Johnston's 'McDonalds On The Brain', using acetates, a light box and some minimal After Effects compositing. animator musicvideo…