Western Bar Maquette

This set maquette on an old western saloon was completed in two days for a university project. Made with predominantly foam board and acrylic paint.

I later produced a stop motion film utilizing the maquette.  Although wood would have been a more suitable material to build the set with, the foam board served me well enough for this smaller scale project. 

Odd Sock Animated Short

This is an animated short I made in my free time at Staffordshire University.

Whilst still only on my first term, I was itching to sink my teeth into an animated short with a three act structure and story.  Although it is a rough piece of animation, I consider it a success as it was a four minute film, scheduled and completed on a tight time frame.  I had a week of pre-production, 3 weeks animation and a month of working in post-production.  The film had over 40 separate shots and 10 setups. Please enjoy!

The Odd Sock from Gus Kearns on Vimeo.

Stop Motion Film Update

I am currently working on a personal stop motion film project involving socks.  I spent many late nights up at the studio to complete the principal block of filming.

Developmental Projects

Here is a collection of developmental animation from my first semester at University.

First Semester Developmental Work from Gus Kearns on Vimeo.

Animated Splash, Pendulum and Heavy Sack.
Animated Splash, Pendulum and Heavy Sack from Gus Kearns on Vimeo.

Animation studies I have been working on recently:


Animation Fundamentals from Gus Kearns on Vimeo.

Some Chibi animation made with Adobe Flash in 2010.

Luke Skywalker Flash Animation from Gus Kearns on Vimeo.