Hey, I’m Daniel Copeman, an aspiring Animation & VFX Generalist. My time at Norwich University of the Arts has pushed my technical knowledge and abilities to new levels, improving my efficiency as an artist, whilst enhancing my communication and teamwork skills.

For my graduation film, I collaborated with classmate Diego Lamattina, who was responsible for creating a human-xenomorph hybrid creature as a 3D asset. My role in this project was to build the world around this creature and pay homage to the iconic ‘Alien’ franchise, by bringing the story to life in the form of a suspenseful trailer – with rigging support by Shana Hazell.

 

A poster showing an alien creature lurking in the dark, with saliva dripping from its mouth. Red smoke and harsh lighting, with the title ‘ALIEN: PROGENESIS’ along the bottom.

With an ambitious 24 shots to complete, my responsibilities involved the layout, lighting and look development of every shot, including animation, motion graphics and compositing, before cutting together the final sequence with sound design. I also coordinated a VFX greenscreen shoot, to add characters to our trailer, in combination with stock footage.

A 1min 30sec teaser trailer showing events as a formidable alien creature hunts a recovery team. Quick-cut shots and flashing visuals of sci-fi rooms and corridors make for dramatic viewing.
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A science-fiction lab with a liquid container to the right, and a console computer in the middle of the room. There lab is dimly lit with steam rising from vents.
A science-fiction corridor, dimly lit with red emergency lights. The alien creature is mid-chase and about to jump at the camera.
A sequence of animated and visual effects shots, featuring clips from my personal and collaboration projects. Includes the alien trailer with breakdowns of several visuals.
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