ABOUT ME!

Hiya! My name is Robin Jones, and I'm an animation student at University West of England [UWE], graduating and open for work June 2026. My animation style focuses on fluidity and expression work, and I primarily work on rough animator on tablet [though I do know industry standard softwares, such as toon boom harmony]. Outside of my university curriculum, I produce character illustrations for fan communities and online clients, with my style focusing on clean rendering.I'm very passionate about frame by frame animation; I find that there's something so special about hand-drawn work that rigs simply cannot do justice. I would love to take my expertise further into a career after university, whether as a freelancer or under a studio.This website serves as my portfolio, so feel free to look around; if you'd like to see more of my work, or reach out, there are links below to my google drive, Email and LinkedIn. I'm always happy to be contacted, so don't fret!

'Reya & 'Ros [2025]

A fourty second long animatic, produced by me for a university pre-production module. Eiros, a childminder, and Freya, the child he's looking after, prepare to do some baking. However, it only takes a second for things to go haywire when 'Ros looks away!For this project, I wanted to try producing an animatic over a stop motion esque set, which came with it's own struggles regarding the camera angles I was able to take. I had to deconstruct part of the set in order to get the photo for the main shot of the animatic; as a result, I learnt to plan ahead with my projects, and be able to adapt if needed. This project was produced in rough animator.

Trainwreck [2024]

A minute long animatic, produced by me for a university storytelling module. An anxious teen has to take a busy train service to get home, but loses their headphones in the chaos - what will they do?This project was my first experience of pre production work in animation, and it taught me a lot about all the work that goes into pre production. For example, I got marked down on the fact my animatic used colour, as I didn't realise that colour [besides for storytelling reasons], isn't to be used in animatics; whoops! Similarly to 'Reya & 'Ros, this project was made in rough animator.

[Not So!] Purrrfect Rescue [2024]

A 2D short film, made as part of a collaborative student project aimed at a preschool audience. A little cat knight sets off on a great adventure to rescue a ball of yarn - but runs into some trouble along the way!I directed the production of the full short film, as well as animating two shots [top 2 videos] and producing all art direction. My shots were animated in rough animator, a 2D animation software for tablets. This project was my first time working as part of a group on an animation, and it taught me a lot about directing a group, as well as learning to work around people who drop out of their roles unexpectedly.Full film made by Robin Jones, Ella Rose Shergold. Daniel Hocking, Serene Wong, Florence Valentin.

When Earth Meets A Star [2026]

A 2D animated trailer, produced as part of a final year student project. A story of two characters tied by destiny, meeting for the first time in the vast bounds of space.
I did the rough animation for two shots of this trailer, shown to the left - and later along the production pipeline, will be helping to colour more shots. The final trailer is looking to be completed as of May 2026!
Both shots were animated in rough animator, though later work is expected to be done in toon boom harmony.When Earth Meets A Start made by, and belongs to, Ella Rose Shergold.