CocoLiu-Portfolio

 

Coco Liu
Character Animation Student BFA2 | CalArts
Email: cocoliu@students.calarts.edu

Animation Reel

1. First Year Animation (Unfinished)

Selected excerpt from a black-and-white first-year animation project.

2. Animation Exercise – Body Mechanics

Animation exercise focusing on body mechanics, weight, and physical movement.

3. Animation Exercise – Dialogue Acting

Character acting exercise exploring facial expression and dialogue timing (no audio).

4. Animation Exercise – Walk Cycle

Walk cycle study focusing on rhythm, balance, and weight shift.

5. Animation Exercise – Eating Action

6. Animation Exercise – Lifting Action

Physical action exercise focusing on effort, weight, and body coordination.

Second Year Film – Storyboard Sketches
Rough storyboard sketches for a second-year film exploring emotional distortion caused by the inability to face separation.

    

 

Background design explorations

 for the second year film, 

supporting emotional tone and psychological atmosphere.

                                       

        

Early Character Design Explorations
Selected character design explorations created prior to entering CalArts.