Melissa Holland

Animation

I learnt 2D and 3D animation at university, but the most rewarding parts were design research and developing my skills as a concept artist.

108

This animation was inspired by Tibetan Buddhist iconography, 1960s-1970s poster and album art, and featured in the event ‘DUST’ at the National Museum of Australia (2004). I explored the intersection between traditional 2-dimensional, hand drawn, static imagery and modern 3-dimensional animation practices.

A series of still shots from a 3D animation by Melissa Holland called 108. It was inspired by Tibetan Buddhist iconography.
108 — stills 
A still shot from a 3D animation by Melissa Holland called 108. It was inspired by Tibetan Buddhist iconography.
108 — more still … 
A storyboard excerpt created for a 3D animation by Melissa Holland called 108. It was inspired by Tibetan Buddhist iconography.

108 — storyboards … 

Life as a river

‘Life as a river’ featured in the St Kilda Film Festival (2006) and DUST, at the National Museum of Australia (2005). The St Kilda Film Festival description of this animation was: “…Melissa is interested in exploring animation ‘to disengage with realism and explore the painterly and organic capabilities of CGI’ – the result of which, seen here, is spectacular.”

A series of still shots from a 3D animation by Melissa Holland called Life as a River.
Life as a river — stills 
A series of still shots from a 3D animation by Melissa Holland called Life as a River.
Life as a river — more stills 
A still shot from a 3D animation by Melissa Holland called Life as a River.
Life as a river — even more still …
A series of concept designs for a 3D animation by Melissa Holland called Life as a River.
Life as a river — concept design (test shots)

A storyboard excerpt created for a 3D animation by Melissa Holland called Life as a River.
Life as a river — storyboards

Rose

‘Rose’ was inspired by my interpretation of Celtic art, 2-dimensional abstract imagery (e.g. Art Deco, Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts movement) and curiosity about how to combine traditional media (hand drawing and painting) and digital technologies. It featured at a showcase of student work at the National Museum of Australia (2003).

A series of still shots from a 2D digital animation by Melissa Holland called Rose.
Rose — stills
A still shot from a 2D digital animation by Melissa Holland called Rose.
Rose — more still

Space

‘Space’ was my first exploration of 3-dimensional computer-generated imagery, where I played with the vibrant, translucent qualities that could be achieved using digital technology.

A series of still shots from a 3D digital animation by Melissa Holland called Space.
Space — stills
A still shot from a 2D digital animation by Melissa Holland called Rose.
Space — more still
A storyboard excerpt created for a 2D digital animation by Melissa Holland called Space.
Space — storyboards

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