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3D Character Animator, Motion Designer, and Visual Storyteller with 8+ years of animation experience across character performance, facial animation, motion capture cleanup, and real-time workflows. I blend strong body mechanics and acting principles with shot staging, camera work, and pacing to create character-driven animations that communicate story and emotion. Beyond animation, I bring a freelance scriptwriter/copywriter background—helping me take concepts from idea and previsualization through character creation, animation, rendering, and post-production. I’m comfortable working independently, taking direction, and refining deliverables based on feedback to consistently meet deadlines and production quality.…3D Character Animator, Motion Designer, and Visual Storyteller with 8+ years of animation experience across character performance, facial animation, motion capture cleanup, and real-time workflows. I blend strong body mechanics and acting principles with shot staging, camera work, and pacing to create character-driven animations that communicate story and emotion. Beyond animation, I bring a freelance scriptwriter/copywriter background—helping me take concepts from idea and previsualization through character creation, animation, rendering, and post-production. I’m comfortable working independently, taking direction, and refining deliverables based on feedback to consistently meet deadlines and production quality.

Michael Makau Musyoki

3D Animator, Motion Graphic Designer, Animator

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3D Character Animator, Motion Designer, and Visual Storyteller with 8+ years of animation experience across character performance, facial animation, motion capture cleanup, and real-time workflows. I blend strong body mechanics and acting principles with shot staging, camera work, and pacing to create character-driven animations that communicate story and emotion. Beyond animation, I bring a freelance scriptwriter/copywriter background—helping me take concepts from idea and previsualization through character creation, animation, rendering, and post-production. I’m comfortable working independently, taking direction, and refining deliverables based on feedback to consistently meet deadlines and production quality.…3D Character Animator, Motion Designer, and Visual Storyteller with 8+ years of animation experience across character performance, facial animation, motion capture cleanup, and real-time workflows. I blend strong body mechanics and acting principles with shot staging, camera work, and pacing to create character-driven animations that communicate story and emotion. Beyond animation, I bring a freelance scriptwriter/copywriter background—helping me take concepts from idea and previsualization through character creation, animation, rendering, and post-production. I’m comfortable working independently, taking direction, and refining deliverables based on feedback to consistently meet deadlines and production quality.

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3D Character Animator, Motion Designer, and Visual Storyteller with 8+ years of animation experience across character performance, facial animation, motion capture cleanup, and real-time workflows. I blend strong body mechanics and acting principles with shot staging, camera work, and pacing to create character-driven animations that communicate story and emotion.

Beyond animation, I bring a freelance scriptwriter/copywriter background—helping me take concepts from idea and previsualization through character creation, animation, rendering, and post-production. I’m comfortable working independently, taking direction, and refining deliverables based on feedback to consistently meet deadlines and production quality.

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Freelance Scriptwriter & Copywriter at Upwork / Independent

January 1, 2020 - Present

Delivered scripts, articles, web content, and branded stories for international clients across multiple industries. Wrote scripts and story content for animation, skits, and digital media. Researched unfamiliar subjects, translated complex ideas into clear messaging, and adapted tone/structure to different brands and target audiences. Applied storytelling principles (character, pacing, motivation, dialogue, narrative structure) and supported animation/visual development with narrative clarity. Conducted keyword/topic research and applied SEO principles for website and blog content. Collaborated with clients to present ideas, respond to feedback, and refine deliverables while managing multiple assignments and deadlines.

Freelance 3D Animator, Motion Designer & Visual Storyteller at VAR Animations / Independent

January 1, 2018 - Present

Create character-driven 3D animation, motion graphics, and visual content for original and client projects. Produce hand-keyed animation with attention to body mechanics, weight, timing, posing, silhouette, and performance. Work with motion capture data including cleanup, refinement, pose correction, and hand-keyed fixes. Deliver facial animation and dialogue performances that support emotion and narrative. Animate humans, creatures, props, and objects across realistic and stylized projects, including bespoke character creation using Character Creator and Headshot. Use Autodesk Maya for rigging/animation workflows, troubleshooting deformation issues, and scene development. Develop VFX, compositing, and post-production sequences with Adobe After Effects, and render/preview with Unreal Engine 5 and NVIDIA Omniverse USD Composer. Manage end-to-end pipeline from concept and previz to final delivery while incorporating client feedback.