About
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my site.
They all said – you gotta have a dream.
Well, when it comes to working in animation – I say; you gotta make that Reel.
Ah, yes.
The obligatory, cringe-inducing, very animation-y pun to start off. Really, what other way was there to go. . . 😐
OK, moving swiftly on. . .
ABOUT 👋
My name is Richard Tuft. I consider myself a storyteller first and foremost. I love telling stories, and love telling stories with great characters even more.
My time is mostly spent doing just that.
- I create and develop stories by Storyboarding, as well as editing Animatics,
- Animate & Design (traditionally and in CGI),
- Write for Television and Film (and any media in-between),
- & I also Direct, both personal and professional projects.
AWARDS 🏆
I’ve been fortunate enough to receive several awards for doing what I love. Including from:-
- California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)*
- BAFTA**
- Walt Disney
- and an IVCA/EVCOM award***
* Whilst studying in their Character Animation program (Class of ’17)
** First animator to be awarded a BAFTA LA Scholarship
***For Outstanding Game Design and Animation in Digital Media
WORK 📝
Over the years I’ve worked with some inspiring people and companies, including the:-
- BBC
- Nickelodeon
- Netflix
- Warner Brothers
- Dreamworks
- Important Studios (a feature film subsidiary of South Park Studios)
- Fox
- Bento Box
- Channel 4 (c4)
- Volkswagen
- PwC
- National Geographic
- Discovery Channel
- BAFTA
- Yahoo!
- Sony
- Disney
…and many others.
Inclusive of that, I have worked in a variety of environments – for Film and Television, in Pre-Production & Pitch phase work, Developing Concepts & Ideas, and in the Digital & Multi-Media arena – creating engaging content for web, marketing and even the occasional online Game.
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> For my STORY WORK, please visit my recent Story Portfolio on this site here.
> For my CHARACTER ANIMATION WORK, please visit my Animation Reel on this site here.
> For my MOGFX/PRODUCTION ANIMATION WORK, please check out my Reel on my Vimeo hub here.
( My Vimeo Hub has various content to check out, browse it all from here https://vimeo.com/richardtuft )
Alternatively, please email me [ address below ] to view any other work, or ask me any question, regarding Story and Animation Production
( Please note, some of my production work cannot be shared here publicly due to sensitivity of the production content. Please inquire to see.)
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I’ve been based in London, and sometimes Los Angeles, and do on-site and remote work at both
It’s good to talk Film and Art, whatever the circumstance.
Get in touch and let’s start something . . .
richardtuft @ alum.calarts.edu
(c) Richard Tuft. All rights reserved.