Melissa is a graduate of the Bachelor of Animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, ON Canada
I have always liked to draw, and what better way to make your drawings come to life than animation?
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I am a real handy person though, and I love making crafts, so stop motion became really special for me.
I stumbled upon stop motion by chance in high school when learning about pixilation animation, and again at Sheridan under the enthusiasm and guidance of Chris Walsh. I did not expect to pursue it further, but after signing up for the 3rd year stop motion group, which we dubbed Hands on Deck, and creating the short film, "Feathers", I discovered a real passion for stop motion filmmaking and also perhaps a real unhealthy obsession with paper.
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"The Unbelievable Narrator" is my thesis film of my 4th year and final year in the Animation program. It is really special to me because it is inspired by my real family.
