Hello!

I'm Shani, a 2D animator and digital artist, graduated from the animation pathway at the Auckland University of Technology

You'll usually find me reading manga, playing piano, or doodling away in my sketchbook :)

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• The Perfect Shot

• Fantastic Mr Fox

• Cats Are Just Better

• Fireworks Festival

• No More Vivaldi

• A Light Touch

• Postwoman

• Mynth

• Dooka

My teammates and I wanted to create a film that was both engaging and fun to watch, as well as to work on. The premise evokes the same goofy antics we've had playing co-op horror games. As for our animation style and comedic gags, we drew inspiration from various anime and the Saturday morning cartoons we grew up watching.Throughout this project, I explored how visual style can enhance a narrative's storytelling, specifically through the use of colour scripts, background art, and compositing effects.

I was the colour designer and lead compositor for this project. Throughout the duration of this film, I found myself constantly being pushed to improve and deepen my passion for these fields of work. Other roles I worked in were rough animator, clean-up animator, background artist, concept artist, and voice actor.

My teammates and I wanted to create a film that was both engaging and fun to watch, as well as to work on. The premise evokes the same goofy antics we've had playing co-op horror games. As for our animation style and comedic gags, we drew inspiration from various anime and the Saturday morning cartoons we grew up watching.Throughout this project, I explored how visual style can enhance a narrative's storytelling, specifically through the use of colour scripts, background art, and compositing effects.

I was the colour designer and lead compositor for this project. Throughout the duration of this film, I found myself constantly being pushed to improve and deepen my passion for these fields of work. Other roles I worked in were rough animator, clean-up animator, background artist, concept artist, and voice actor.

This film retells my Dad's maddening music experience while working on an oil rig in the 80s.

Using authentic dialogue from interviews with my Dad, I wanted to capture the engaging ‘story time’ type of conversations I listened to growing up.

This film was awarded Bronze at the 2025 Best Awards. It was also selected as a WAFF (Wellington Animation Film Festival) Best of NZ & FR Student Films.I had the privilege to attend the WAFF student panel in person. It was shown live in the Roxy cinema, where I shared my creative process and answered questions about the project.

Nearing the end of a long journey through the Himalayas, a child and their yak companion enjoy a moment in the sunrise.

With this 15-second short, I wanted to showcase an interaction between a human and an animal. My aim was to explore a distinctive colouring style, taking advantage of TVPaint's texture capabilities.

Here's a short looping animation I created as I began my journey using Toon Boom Harmony.In the making of this animation, I became familiar with the program's intricate but helpful node system.I've always been a fan of artworks that combine or take inspiration from existing graphic design, so I couldn't help myself from making it look like a postcard.

A 10-second short created for my 1st-year Animated Drawing class. This puppet was animated in Adobe After Effects with the assets drawn in Clip Studio Paint.

The prompt was 'seated figure.'

Mynth is a creature design group project for my 2nd year Animation class.Created in Toon Boom

During this project, I focused on developing character designs, creating storyboards, and animatics. I also animated the first shot in the sequence.

Early Animatic

Dooka's a Star Wars-inspired droid created for my first year animation class. They spend their time caring for the Jawa who have cobbled together Dooka's unique body.This project challenged my teammate and me to design a droid that could fit into the Star Wars universe.I had a lot of fun trying to bring this character to life, from coming up with their backstory, to adding little details on their model and environment.