Senior thesis · animated series
Cryptid High
An episodic slice-of-life show for ages 8–13: what if cryptids existed in their own society much like ours?
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All Work
Everything Dani has created: themed attractions, animation, illustration, and 3D. All gathered in one place.
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Themed food truckHang Five Munchies
A themed food truck for Jim "Jaws" Donnelly, a former pro surfer who feared the ocean after watching the film of his own nickname. The most ship-ready of the set: floor plan, ventilation specs, casting, menus, merch.
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Escape roomAnnie's Ghostly Oddities
Dr. Anastasia Fantasma, cast out of the scientific community for her belief in ghosts, welcomes investigators into her lab to capture the spirits she has conjured. The densest project, with in-world phone interactivity.
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Dark rideThe Pit & the Pendulum
Dark ride inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's writing. Riders board church-pew vehicles, are sentenced, descend through the dungeon beneath a swinging pendulum, and escape through the ruins as the French liberate them.
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Themed croquet courseDear Old Blighty's Crooky
A themed croquet course leading guests through landmarks of Great Britain, guided by Pilot, a mythical gytrash dog.
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- After Effects · 3D environment
Mystery Shack
Characters by Alex Hirsch, from Gravity Falls.
- Toon Boom Harmony · frame by frame
Miss USF Transformation
Original character, animated transformation for an advertisement for my campaign for the Miss USF Pageant.
- Toon Boom Harmony · frame by frame
Walk / Run Cycle
Characters by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Phineas and Ferb.
- Toon Boom Harmony · frame by frame
Dialogue Exercise
Character by Eric Goldberg, from Disney's Aladdin 1992. Rights belong to Walt Disney Animation. Voiced by Robin Williams.
- Toon Boom Harmony · frame by frame
Weight Exercise
Characters by Alex Hirsch, from Gravity Falls.
- Toon Boom Harmony · frame by frame
Bouncing Ball Exercise
Character by Natasha Allegri, Bee and PuppyCat 2013.
- Maya + After Effects · rigged
Relationship Machines
Animated and rigged in Maya, video through Adobe After Effects.
- Maya + After Effects · rigged
Obstacle Ball
Animated and rigged in Maya, video through Adobe After Effects.
- Maya + After Effects · rigged
Foundations Reel
Animated and rigged in Maya, video through Adobe After Effects.
- Character design · Scrapped food-truck assignment
Wild Wyatt's Gold Nugget Wagon
Failed prospector Wild Wyatt, garnering his name from suffering from the effects of the Mad Hatter disease due to long-term mercury exposure, has finally struck gold! No, not the metal kind, but rather in poultry. Everyone's gotta eat, even miners, turning his former mining wagon into a certified chuck wagon. Wyatt now finds himself in mining camps serving western-inspired cuisine. Only question is… is he actually serving chicken in the middle of nowhere, or are we eating buzzards?
- Character design · Scrapped food-truck assignment
Sal's Italian Ice
After years of working in the…family business, as you could call it. Sal, here has decided to take up a retirement job down south in Florida, far away from anyone who might know something, and he's smart enough to claim that he knows nothing! After multiple incidents of what he claims was a heart attack due to the stressors of keeping up with the family's work, Sal knew it was time for a career change. However, old habits do die hard as Sal finds himself weaving in and out of actions that could be deemed morally grey to some, but hey, he does make mean Italian ice! Who cares where or how he gets his ingredients, or who his shady nephew is…His prices are great, and the treats are better!
- Illustration
Mermaid Bathtub
A whimsical illustration of a mermaid taking a bath.
- Illustration
Me & Noelle
A personal illustration of Dani and Noelle.
- Illustration · commissioned
Tianyi & Felicia
A commissioned illustration of Tianyi and Felicia.
Romeo & Juliet · ZBrush
For this project, I was asked to create a new take on Romeo and Juliet. I had envisioned these characters to be for a children's show and created and pitched the idea as if it were being sold to the Hasbro company, thus the very rounded character designs. The characters are from rivaling families of superheroes and villains; however, outside of their hero or villain costume the kids are unaware they are enemies and form an attachment to one another.
In Costume
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Hero
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Villain
Out of Costume
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Hero
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Villain