WOBBLYLOBSTER is award winning multi-style animator, director and illustrator Stephen Smith. _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Over the past 18 years, Stephen has created countless visuals for animated shorts, music videos, documentaries, illustration artwork, murals, branding & scripted comedy. Music industry clients include huge record labels like Sony, Universal, BMG and big acts like Robbie Williams, Amon Tobin & Slipknot's Sid Wilson. Broadcast and streaming clients include Sky & Netflix. A multi-style artist, fequently working with 2D Motion graphics, character design and animation, lip-sync, photo cutout / collage animation, typography and line art. Storytelling skills and an uncanny ability to evoke a clear and powerful connection with an audience - (make them laugh, make them cry, make them think). Stephen's visuals lifts scripts, songs, messages and themes to their maximum potential, sometimes in unique and unexpected ways.

WOBBLYLOBSTER

WOBBLYLOBSTER is award winning multi-style animator, director and illustrator Stephen Smith. _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Over the past 18 years, Stephen has created countless visuals for animated shorts, music videos, documentaries, illustration artwork, murals, branding & scripted comedy. Music industry clients include huge record labels like Sony, Universal, BMG and big acts like Robbie Williams, Amon Tobin & Slipknot's Sid Wilson. Broadcast and streaming clients include Sky & Netflix. A multi-style artist, fequently working with 2D Motion graphics, character design and animation, lip-sync, photo cutout / collage animation, typography and line art. Storytelling skills and an uncanny ability to evoke a clear and powerful connection with an audience - (make them laugh, make them cry, make them think). Stephen's visuals lifts scripts, songs, messages and themes to their maximum potential, sometimes in unique and unexpected ways.

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WOBBLYLOBSTER is award winning multi-style animator, director and illustrator Stephen Smith.

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Over the past 18 years, Stephen has created countless visuals for animated shorts, music videos, documentaries, illustration artwork, murals, branding & scripted comedy.

Music industry clients include huge record labels like Sony, Universal, BMG and big acts like Robbie Williams, Amon Tobin & Slipknot’s Sid Wilson.

Broadcast and streaming clients include Sky & Netflix.

A multi-style artist, fequently working with 2D Motion graphics, character design and animation, lip-sync, photo cutout / collage animation, typography and line art.

Storytelling skills and an uncanny ability to evoke a clear and powerful connection with an audience - (make them laugh, make them cry, make them think).

Stephen’s visuals lifts scripts, songs, messages and themes to their maximum potential, sometimes in unique and unexpected ways.

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Qualifications

Multiple awards for Powersnap 'Lame' Official Music Video
March 1, 2022 - March 1, 2022
WINNER: UK Music Video Festival / SEMI FINALIST: Paris International Short Festival / NOMINATED: International Sound Video Awards / OFFICIAL SELECTION: LA International Music Video Festival / Short Stop International Film Festival / Memphis Film Festival / First Time Filmmaker Sessions Pinewood Studios / Europe Music Awards International Music Video Festival/ Scream It Off Screen / Cinematika Festival / Animocje International Animation Film Festival / Budapest Movie Awards
Award nomination from London International Animation Festival for Nnamdï 'Glass Casket' Official Music Video
May 1, 2020 - May 1, 2020
Adult Swim premiere of Nnamdï 'Glass Casket' Official Music Video
May 1, 2020 - May 1, 2020
Award nomination from London International Animation Festival for TheBandKnives 'Garbage Truck' Official Music Video
May 1, 2020 - May 1, 2020
Award nomination at Van D'or Awards for Kodaline 'The Answer' Official Music Video
May 1, 2013 - May 1, 2013

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    paper 'Like Father Like Son' Podcast : Animated Short

    Animated short ‘The Hitchhiker’ for comedy podcast ‘Like Father Like Son’
    Audio from ‘Like Father Like Son’ comedy podcast. Starring Jordan Richie & Mark Richie.

    Short comedy animation visualising a freeform anecdote lifted from the Like Father Like Son podcast.

    Visualising the narrated scenes and imagined scenarios, using tight lip sync and expressive facial responses to enhance comedic deliveries. Plus creating additional visual jokes and repurposing dialogue to extra characters.

    Using 2D illustration character design & motion graphics to create a funny and engaging cartoon that showcases the hosts’ individual character traits and their joyous relationship.

    paper Amon Tobin 'One Shy Morning' Official Music Video

    Official music video animation for electronic music icon Amon Tobin.
    A distorted figure explores an alien world with a unique eco-system.

    An abstract piece with a mix of 2D and 3D animation follows a lone figure through an alien landscape as part of a strange ecosystem.

    The figure is potentially guided by plants, oblivious to it’s part in the environment’s lifecycle.
    The almost fleshy branches of trees twist and morph inside themselves, tentacles uncurl revealing cave mouths, floating pores entice and plants walk across the shifting woodland floor.

    Feature on PromoNews

    paper PowerSnap 'Lame' Official Music Video

    Official award winning animated music video for New York pop-punk band PowerSnap.
    A wild retro ride through old-school computer games.

    Winner of Best animation music video at UK Music Video Festival. Plus semi-finalists, official selections and nominations at 10 other awards / festivals.

    ‘Lame’ follows the visualisation of the end of a bad relationship via a intense and disorientating journey through retro computer games, old TVs and vikings!

    Directed by Meital Ner
    Animated by Stephen Smith
    Pixel Art by Darius Anton
    Exclusive Producer: Hagar Raaran