Summary
Hello all! I'm Calder Chen, a freelance animated filmmaker and alumnus of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. My professional portfolio to date includes my freelance work as a graphic designer for Heartland FM, a live-action storyboard artist, an independent filmmaker, and a commissioned animator for BBC Scotland's The Social.
Skills
Software proficiency
Productions
- MovieTBA
- Year2025
- RoleAnimator and Filmmaker
- CompanyBBC Scotland: The Social
Experience
- Commissioned Animated Filmmaker at BBC Scotland: The SocialGBMarch 2025 - March 2025
My work as a commissioned animator and filmmaker for BBC: The Social entailed producing a minute-long animated short film for social media distribution. In this role, I was solely responsible for all facets of production, from early concepts, pre-production and post-production/editing. As the first animator working for The Social, I was also responsible for communicating production expectations to those unused to the animated production pipeline.
- Freelance Story Artist at Backlit FilmsGBSeptember 2024 - September 2024
As a freelance Story Artist for Backlit Films, I translated a script for a live-action video into readable storyboards and communicated with the client, responding to feedback and modifying the storyboards due to sudden changes.