School of Design and Creative Industries
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BA Animation

Charlotte Ling

Hi, I’m Charlotte. I am a 3D modeller with an aptitude for character design and creation. I enjoy bringing character’s to life through modelling and creating concepts that show personality and characteristics.

Fragmented Focus

This animation follows Charli, a character inspired by my own experiences with ADHD, as she journeys through her mind using portals and brain waves to navigate different mental spaces. The film explores the contrast between chaotic, overlapping thoughts and the emptiness of burnout, visualised through a range of animation styles including 3D, 2D, pixel art and film noir inspired sequences. As Charli travels deeper into her brain, the environments become increasingly busy and overwhelming before leading her to the silent “white room,” a space that represents mental exhaustion, isolation, and feeling trapped within her own mind.

Transcript

“What…. What am I…?”
“What the”
“Woah”
“Great again”
“Not again”
“What?!”
“No….. no no”
“How will I get home?”
“Ok… its ok”
“Hello?”
“Ahh”
screams
“No….”
“Help!!!!”
screams
“Ughhh”
*gasps*

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Our BA Animation programme is one of the UK’s most forward-looking, industry-focused animation programmes. It combines a rich, practice-orientated mix of 2D, 3D and experimental animation with an emphasis on storytelling, character design, and immersive animation. Through a strong studio culture, our students develop and share skills across artistic direction, digital sculpting, industry-standard renderings, game design, visual effects, and innovative storytelling. The curriculum is designed to convey best practice in animation and a solid foundation for a career in the Creative Industries, with vocational skills development and student-led learning taking centre stage. See further details on our prospectus page.