Freya.M.oakes
A Fabrication & Design Artist
Showreel 2024-2025
I create content that feels alive shipping the Solent funny creative contrast in the world of storytelling puppetry and design. Known for my Quercus mind and my experimental visuals I make the ordinary odd and mundane maddening so step into a world of quality Craftsmanship design and magical realism.
What to see my work what's my 2024 to 2025 show reel and scroll deeper to find a gallery of all my work”
fabrication, Puppet ,Props and More
Who Am I?- Fraggle
My dissertation at the Norwich University of the arts I decided to do a technical report studying how people perceive fabricated characters through stylisation but recreating Jim Henson's beloved Fraggle Rock Puppet.
Lost and found room immersive experience
The lost and found room is a point-and-click style immersive experience I created for my end of year project at the Norwich University of the arts. told from the point of view of a student online portfolio the project aims to explore imposter syndrome told through the relationship of the audience themselves and the website guide knickknack.
Late Night With Alaska Question
A proof of concept of a mockumentary style show as we follow a young girl and her obsession with cryptozoologist. the project utilises taboo issue with a key focus in sustainability combining it with the supernatural of magical and mythological creatures. the project is completely sustainable with fabrication being constructed from recycled materials including zombie technology.
Who Am I?-Isle of Dogs
My dissertation at the Norwich University of the arts I decided to do a technical report studying how people perceive fabricated characters through stylisation but recreating Wes Anderson's and Arch Model Studios “Isle Of Dog” stop motion puppets
NUA award
These awards were custom design and built by myself to be used as prizes for the public vote at the 2024 premiere of the animation and animation and VFX degree showcase.Alongside the awards every participant, audience member and guest received a custom unique badge.
black shuck festival
my contribution to the 2024 Black Shuck Festival and parade of a live hand puppet adapted from the East Anglian folklore of the black beast of Bungay. the creature infamous for its red eyes, Sharp teeth and iit's hellish black form.
The editorial Herald
This 2023 short film explores an edited version of Pandora's box told from the point of view of the box itself and the cleaner who unfortunately discovered it.
Gallery Fabricasion and character design project
The Terrifying Tale Of THE TIDDLY-STRONG
A personal design project exploring the concept of a TV show following a 1950s style family moving to a modern 21st-century seaside town with the key focus being exploring social media influences personified by the Villains supernatural show host.
ON FOAM
Adapting head off Tophee studio Christopher Weyland into a 2-D stylised character designed to be used and transformed into a stop motion Puppet.
Caricaturist
Caricaturist is an ongoing character design project that I have been exploring since 2019. The objective of the study is to observe, recreate, and stylize human facial features.
Westland
Hired by bedroom animation Studios to work on Harvey Underwood student film Westland, a supernatural western thriller designing the 3 gunslinging monster hunting sheriffs..
Round The World
A personal ongoing character design project of exploring different Cultures by creating three characters from each location i visit.
The editorial Herald
The Anthropomorphisation of a nosy news paper told from the stylistic point of view of a slapstick style short.