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Gopika Rakesh

Junior

Maya
Unreal Engine

3D Animator with a passion for games and anime.

Biography

I am a freelance animator based in the UK. I graduated with a master’s in 3D Animation from Teesside University, UK. I was always interested in animation as a child and I was obsessed with animated movies. Growing up and learning the painstaking process behind animating has only solidified my interest in the field. Animation is almost like magic in the sense that it can bring any concept to life, no matter how impossible it sounds in real life. Two years ago I dedicated myself fully to the craft and have never looked back since.During the course of my degree, I was able to do an internship at an indie game studio called Omniplay games which I continued till my degree finished. I was primarily responsible for animating humanoid and alien characters as well as putting them into Unreal Engine. I have game engine knowledge in Unreal and I had to collaborate with the other animators as well as game devs to make sure everything is working properly. Following this, I got a contract role at Miami Avalon games where I was animating the main character Aurora for their game Ascend. Currently I am looking for both Freelance and Gameplay Animation roles bothon site as well as remote.

Skills

Roles

  • Basic
  • Basic

Software

  • Basic
  • Basic

Work Experience

2023 – Present day

Animator

Miami Avalon (Remote)
Creating gameplay animations for the main character for the game Ascend, starting from walks to the animations for a climbing system.

2022 – 2023

3D Animator

Omniplay Games (Middlesbrough)
Responsible for animating characters as well as importing into Unreal Engine and creating blend spaces, blueprints etc for the characters.

Education

2021 – 2023

Masters

Teesside University

Animation

Masters in Animation with focus on body mechanics, acting , lip sync and creature animation.