Project Title: Magnet Murphy (Short Series) Role: Lead Animator / Character Designer Release Date: 2025
Overview: > Magnet Murphy follows the chaotic adventures of a robot whose magnetic personality is a bit too literal. Featuring a magnet for a head, Murphy constantly finds himself in high-stakes (and high-metal) trouble. This series explores physical comedy through dynamic, physics-based character animation.
Technical Stack: > * Toon Boom Harmony: Character rigging and primary 2D animation.
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Photoshop: High-fidelity background painting and texture work.
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Clip Studio Paint: Initial character concepts and fluid frame-by-frame FX.
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More Animations
Title: Attraction Action Logline: Magnet Murphy learns the hard way that being "attractive" isn’t always a choice.
Description: In this high-energy comedic short, Magnet Murphy’s powers go haywire, turning a quiet stroll into a metallic ambush. I focused on exaggerated squash-and-stretch and weighted physics to show the impact of everything from paperclips to park benches "attacking" our protagonist.
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Software: Animated in Toon Boom Harmony, with hand-painted backgrounds from Photoshop.
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Key Focus: Prop interaction and comedic timing.
Project Title: You Ain't Got No Alibi 🧲
Category: Character Animation & Lip-Sync Test
Overview: > A character study focused on integrating comedic lip-sync with high-energy physical acting. Using Magnet Murphy, I explored how a non-traditional "face" (a robot with a magnet head) can still convey a wide range of expressive emotions.
The Challenge: > Matching Murphy’s mechanical movements to the rhythmic, high-energy vocal track while maintaining the "weight" of his magnetic design.
Tools: Animated in Toon Boom Harmony | Facial Expressions designed in Clip Studio Paint.
Production Work
