Name: Daria (Dasha) Rodneva
Grade: 12
Post-Secondary aim: Sheridan Honours Bachelor of Animation, or Seneca Animation
About me: I am a hardworking student, pursuing animation.
School Programs:
– CyberArts Creative Centre
– Arts and Culture SHSM
Clubs: President of NHSS Animation Studio Club
Contests:
– Ontario Skills 2023 and 2024, Gold medal TDSB level
– 24 Hour Animation Challenge, ranked 4th in High Schools and 92nd in Post Secondary
TDSB Animation Festival: organizer and contributed to multiple films.
My film “Dive In” was accepted and screened at the Toronto Youth Shorts Festival on November 2nd as Spadina Theater.
Software Skills: proficient with Toon Boom Harmony, Storyboard Pro, and Adobe products.
Certifications: Adobe Photoshop Certified Professional
(Photo taken by Caydee!)
24 Hour Animation Contest
Ontario Skills, 6 Hour Competition (2023)
Ontario Skills, 6 Hour Competition (2024)
Way to Wonder
Way to Wonder was a project for my Art of Business class, where we had to create a pitch for a kids show. I worked on this project with Caydee and a few of my other friends, where we all had our own roles. My role was the Environment Designer, which was a big part for our idea as it was set in a dream world. We then pitched the idea to Industrial Brothers, and they gave feedback on our work.
Dive In
Dive In is an animated short film that I directed for the first TDSB Animation Pool Festival. It was based on a concept related to Way To Wonder, so I was able to pull some ideas from it. I had a group of artists, my classmates, helping me with this film, but here are some of the shots and concept art that I did completely on my own:
“Dive In” was selected to play at the Toronto Youth Shorts festival and was screened on November 2nd at Spadina Theater in the “Escape Our Reality” program, along with a Q&A from the director (me!).
Life, Death and Laundry
Life, Death and Laundry is another short animated film, but it is still in progress. I am co-directing this film along with my friend, and so far I mainly worked on the character designs, storyboards, and animation tests. The trailer for this film was also shown at the TDSB Animation Pool Festival, and we are planning to finish it for the next one.
