Art director and Motion designer
NATALIA RAY

SHOWREEL 2023
Education

2023 Netology, online. Motion Design, 3D and the basics of VFX
2016 Metropolitan Academy of Finance and Humanities, Moscow. Consulting Psychologist, Faculty of Psychology, Pedagogy and Law, Bachelor's degree

Courses, trainings:
2024 Course "TouchDesigner" Lye and the Laboratory of New Media
2024 Intensive "All about multimedia" Evgeny Stepanov
2024 Gatchina Night of Light Festival Laboratory. Practice creating architectural mapping.
2023 Laboratory of the Kultura 360 festival. The practice of creating 360 projects
2022 Intensive VR festival "Digital Autumn: States" Less Media Group, Immersive Art XR
2022 Intensive on the METAXIS dome chart. The practice of creating dome graphics projects
2021 Bangbangeducation. "Visualization of an immersive installation" by Veronica Boglay
2021 Learning environment. VR for artists, Dmitry Vrubel's laboratory
2021 CONTENTED course supported by NUST MISIS OpenEdu, An Introduction to the VR Industry


Skills

I work confidently in Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe After Effects (Duik, Motion Bro, Video Copilot), Audition, Audacity, OpenBrush. I know a bit about Unity, Blender, Medium and Cinema4d/Redshift, TouchDesigner. As well as Asana, Trello, Miro, Exsel, Notion, Google, Zoom, VRChat, Midjorney, ChatGPT, ElevenLabs, Epidemic Sound, Scaniverse, Runway, LumaAi, Kling.

Soft skills, project and team management, English B1, Category B driver's license.
I actively participate in multimedia festivals and exhibitions of contemporary art

Since January 2024, I have been working as the head of the Media Technology department at the Central Library of the Krasnogvardeysky district of St. Petersburg.
projects
  • 2023
    Motion videos for Visual uniVRs. Israel, visualunivrs.com
    creating promo videos for virtual reality applications for Oculus and Pico store
    Project implementation
    Motion designer
    • creation of promotional videos for VR applications
    • creation and integration of graphics into 360 video
    • color correction of video materials
    • selection of footage, sounds
    • video and photo compositing
    • video/sound editing
    • creation of special effects VFX (Trapcode, Composer)
    • 2D/3D character animation (Duik)
    • 3D animation graphics (Mixamo)
    NDA projects and Showreel
  • 2023
    Motion video for Spotlight.dxFeed Israel.
    The task is to create a promo video for potential users of the plugin/portal (CHatGPT plugin). Display the use of the service from various devices, concisely place a large amount of information in a short period of time.
    Project implementation
    I created a creative script, storyboards, designed, selected, animated graphics. I picked up and overdubbed the music. Worked in After Effects (Composer, Keylight), Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier.
    Link to video
  • 2023
    Explainer video for advertising an internship at the RTA marketing agency
    The task is to create an explanatory video about the benefits of an internship. It is necessary to adhere to the firm style according to a ready-made scenario, to select materials from the drains.
    Project implementation
    2d motion design. I created an animated background, design elements, selected materials, transitions, and edited the video sequence and audio design.
    I have worked in Photoshop, After Effects, and Illustrator.
    Link to video
  • 2023
    Product video for the Sportmaster app
    The task is to create a product video for Sportmaster customers about a new product, a smartphone application that allows them to quickly and conveniently order goods. It is necessary to briefly describe the advantages of using the application and demonstrate its functionality. The target audience of the video is the entire audience of the brand from 16 to 50 years old. The key message is The whole store is in your phone.
    Project implementation
    Art director, 3d motion designer. I created the concept, storyboards, selection of references according to the brandbook, made a 3d model of the phone and animation elements, set up cameras and lights, set up materials, made video editing, composing and audio design.
    I worked in Miro, Cinema4D, After Effects, Audacity.
    Link to
  • 2023
    VR music video for SOUND OF SOMA in the framework of the Kultura 360 Festival Laboratory St. Petersburg
    The task is to make an art video in 360 format to be shown at the festival.
    Project implementation
    Director, art director, editor, motion designer. I created the concept, storyboards, location selection, and the external style of the artists, conducted panoramic and chromakey photography with the technical director, edited the video sequence, audio materials, retouched the tripod, keyed the artists from the green and composing, and animated 2d characters, logos, and titles. I have worked in Miro, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier, Duik, Audition, stitcher, chromakey.
    Link to video
  • 2023
    Motion video for Megalife Minsk
    The task is to create a 2D explainer with character animation to attract parents to educational courses.
    Project implementation
    Motion Designer. I created a creative script, storyboards, and a brief for the illustrator. I have created animation graphics: stories/reels in instagram, banner animation, 2D explainer with character animation, adaptation of illustrations, photos for animation. She worked in After Effects, Illustrator, Figma, Google, Duik. I am ready to show the result at the meeting
    NDA result, letter of recommendation