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Meet the talent behind Fred and Frankie
the main crew
Kate McNeely
Co-Director and Tech Lead
Hello, My name is Kate McNeely, and I’m a tech artist from Wichita, Kansas. I'm passionate about the 3D animation pipeline and all things technical. I specialize in modeling and texturing, but love getting to learn anything I have time for. Jenny and I have been working on the concept for Fred and Frankie for an entire year before we started production. It's been through many iterations and changes, and getting to see the film's development from start to finish has been a very special experience.
Jenny Schuermann
Co-director, story lead
Hi! My name is Jenny, I am a storyboard artist from Dayton, Ohio. I love creating stories that others can relate to! It’s important to me that people can learn or relate to the stories I write and storyboarding fun and dynamic scenes with strong characters is always something that I will love to do! I wrote Fred and Frankie and it is something I thought others could relate to. While working on Fred and Frankie, our crew has become so close and friendly and it makes working on the film easier and such a fun environment. It’s nice to see everyone feel as connected to the story as much as I am. Fred and Frankie is something close to me and I can’t wait for everyone to get to experience what we’ve made as a team!
Julia Paiewonsky
producer, visual development artist
Hey! My name is Julia, I'm a writer and producer based in Los Angeles, California. I love writing and working with stories that have a lot of heart. I knew right away I wanted to work on Fred and Frankie because I knew how thoughtful and personal the story was, and I knew it would be super rewarding to work on. I can't wait for everyone to see all the hard work we put into this film!
Catherine Brennan
animation lead
Hello, I’m Catherine, I am an animator from Texas. I am super passionate about animation in all different styles. I have loved my time working on Fred and Frankie with such an amazing team full of such kind and talented people! I hope you enjoy Fred and Frankie!
Kiara Hanes
3D character animator
Hi, My name is Kiara, and Im a 3D character animator from Alabama. I love bring stories and characters to life! I chose to work on Fred and Frankie because I think the meaning behind the film is very heart warming. Losing someone is something we will all go through at some point in our lives. It’s important for us to be able to continue to do what we love even though that someone isn’t there anymore. I’m so excited for you all to see this film! We worked super hard and I hope y’all will enjoy it!
Ciara Hanes
animator
Hi! I'm Ciara, I am an animator from Alabama. I'm passionate about animation and bringing stories and characters to life! I want to make people happy with my animation as animated films and series have made me happy. When I first saw the pitch for Fred and Frankie, I adored the story and meaning behind the film. I loved working with the rest of the crew, they are awesome artists, and I'm lucky to be able to work with them on this project. We worked so hard on this film and I can't wait for all of you to see it.
Autumn Wilkes
animator
Hello, my name is Autumn, I am a 3D animator from Georgia. I am super passionate about animation and I love bringing characters to life. As soon as I saw the pitch for Fred and Frankie, I knew I wanted to work on this film, and after coming onto the film I was overjoyed to be working with the wonderful, creative people on the team. This was an amazing experience, and I can not wait for everyone to see Fred and Frankie.
Taylor Wilson
animator
Hi, I’m Taylor. I am an animator from St. Augustine, Florida. I am very passionate about my role in the arts, specifically with animation and painting. On the side I love to read and write, along with playing video games with my friends and significant other. From the beginning I could feel the love Jenny and Kate put into the idea and watching it grow from Jenny’s storyboards to seeing Kate’s final renderings of Frankie was very exciting. This has been one of the most passionate projects I have ever worked on because of the love everyone has put into creating it. I can’t wait for everyone to see the magic of Fred and Frankie!
Clarisse Chiang
Lighting and compositing lead, modeler, texture artist
Hi, my name is Clarisse, I am a Lighting artist and 3D generalist from Texas. Fred and Frankie is such a personal and heartfelt story that it hooked me from the first time I saw it, and I'm so proud to have been a part of bringing the story to life. It has been such a great time working with this incredible team to produce our film and I'm so excited for everyone to see the final product!
Dorian Devine
3D modeler, texture artist
Hi! My name is Dorian, I'm a 3D modeler and texture artist from Raleigh, North Carolina. I've always gravitated toward all forms of art, but working in 3D is super cool because you can make whatever you want and make it super realistic or super stylized. I love how welcoming, hardworking, and talented everyone on the Fred and Frankie team is, which has made working on this film so much more fun. Hope you enjoy!
extra help
Erica Travia
Layout Artist
Hi! I’m Erica, I’m an environment artist from New Jersey. I am looking to pursue environment design and layout design! I love the environment in working on the film. The team has been amazing to work with and help me become a better artist. I’m so excited for y’all to see Fred and Frankie!
Rico Jamison
foley artist
Hi, My name is Rico, and I am a sound foley artist from Greenville, Mississippi. I’m passionate about any form of post-production in sound design. I chose Fred & Frankie because I’ve always wanted to work on animations and I hope to earn a career doing post-production work for animations companies. The animators and 3d artist are so talented and I hope I’m lucky enough to work with them again.
Gehrig Hett
composer
Hello, My name is Gherig Hett, I’m a composer and musician from Andover, Kansas. I love to write programmatic music and music that helps tell a story. I have never worked on a film score before and I knew this would be a great opportunity to get a start on some film composing! I hope you all enjoy not just my music that goes along with the film, but enjoy all of the hard work the animators and producers put into this film!
special thanks
Thank you to the talented people behind fellow SCAD capstone film Goro Goro, our faculty supervisor Bernardo Warman, and our friends and family for supporting us through the process of making this film.
We couldn't have done it without you.