

the "career" page
Allow we to introduce myself:
Hello! My name is Thorin Kafka. I was born and raised in the dusty mountains of Idaho, was raised by artistic parents, and had grown up surrounded by artists of many kinds. Growing up, I watched many animated movies and shows, and no other art form had made such an impact on me! I believe animation is the closest thing to real-life magic, and when I realized that creating animated stories is about the closest you can get to being paid to be a modern-day wizard I decided working in animation was the thing for me!
I specialize in creating 2D animations in myriad styles and software, from 2D puppets for games built in Esoteric's Spine to drawn-on-paper digital amalgamations composited in After Effects.
If you like what you just read, perhaps you'll be excited to reach out if you've got an animated story that could use another set of eyes, hands, or ears on the production!​
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Credits:
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Curious Media
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January 16th, 2023 - Present
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Working as a full-time, in-studio animator on games and other audio-visual projects, including projects for:​
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​9 Story Media's "Rosie's Rules"​
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Curious Labs
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The Fred Rogers Company's "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"
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The Fred Rogers Company's "Donkey Hodie"​
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Future Brain Media's "City Island"
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Mighty Picnic's "Lyla in the Loop"
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Newell's "Elmer's Squishies"
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Squishtopia​
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Sesame Workshop's "Sesame Street"
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​​​Game Grumps
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Contributed shots to collaborative animations uploaded to the Game Grumps YouTube channel, including.​
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Smashbits Animation Studio
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August 12th, 2020 - October 20th, 2020​
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I worked as a freelance animator on the show "Bright Fairy Friends" (in portfolio).
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​Volunteer Work​:​
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I contributed to various non-profit reanimated collaborations, including:​
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Invader Zim Reanimated" (not yet released, in portfolio)
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OK KO! Let's Meet Sonic! Reanimated" (not yet released, in portfolio)
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Over the Garden Wall Reanimated" (not released, in portfolio)
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