CLAIRE ARTS • 3D ANIMATOR
GRAD FILM: BREAKING NEWS
ABOUT BREAKING NEWS
Breaking News is an award-winning student grad film that was created by myself and a fellow student and friend, Victoria Korina, over the course of our fourth year at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. We hope this character-driven meta-comedy is infused with the same delightfully obscure sense of humor that brought us together to create it!
It took us nearly 8 months to create. We began pre-production in September of 2024, and we began animation in January of 2025 - our final film was fully finished and delivered on time by April, 2025! The process of creating Breaking News further solidified my passion for character animation, comedic script-writing, and collaborative storytelling.
Breaking News received Emily Carr's award for Best Character Animation in 2025.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Directors............................................................................ Claire Arts, Victoria Korina
Animation of Outdoor Scenes........................................... Claire Arts
Rigging............................................................................... Claire Arts
Outdoor Environment Modeling / Texturing..................... Claire Arts
Lighting, Rendering, & Compositing................................. Claire Arts
Character Modeling........................................................... Claire Arts, Victoria Korina
Indoor Environment Modeling / Texturing.........................Victoria Korina
Animation of Indoor Scenes..............................................Victoria Korina
Video Editing & Motion Graphics........................................Victoria Korina
VFX..................................................................................... Jeonghu Chu
Sound Design..................................................................... Claire Arts, Victoria Korina
Audio Technician............................................................... Aranza Berges Navarette
VOICE ACTING:
Hailey Johnson.................................................................. Claire Arts
Isabelle Pepper ..................................................................Claire Arts
Dirk Harshly .......................................................................Erik Arts
Chet Sweeney ....................................................................Erik Arts
Stupid Cop .........................................................................Victoria Korina