Stephen Smith
Animator / Director / Writer
14 years professional experience working independently with art, be it animation, film or illustration, and especially with music.
I've combined my understanding and love of art and music and created WOBBLYLOBSTER, my pseudonym for my creative work.
I usually work in official music video animations which can include lyric videos and visualisers.
I've worked with many major labels. Big acts include Robbie Williams, Amon Tobin, Nadia Rose, Kodaline (award nominated), Nnamdï (award nominated and premiered on Adult Swim), The BandKnives (award nominated), And So I Watch You From Afar.....
I also work outside music with graphics and various animation projects.
Includes the 10 part NETFLIX original documentary 'I Am A Killer'.
I've combined my understanding and love of art and music and created WOBBLYLOBSTER, my pseudonym for my creative work.
I usually work in official music video animations which can include lyric videos and visualisers.
I've worked with many major labels. Big acts include Robbie Williams, Amon Tobin, Nadia Rose, Kodaline (award nominated), Nnamdï (award nominated and premiered on Adult Swim), The BandKnives (award nominated), And So I Watch You From Afar.....
I also work outside music with graphics and various animation projects.
Includes the 10 part NETFLIX original documentary 'I Am A Killer'.
Work Experience
Ie:music
Director / Animator
Sole creation of Official Lyric Video for ROBBIE WILLIAMS 'Dirty Rotten'.
Typography animation humorously showcasing the neurotic spiel of consciousness in the lyrics.
Rather than editing around it, the typography is true to the vocal's strange structure.
Adobe After Effects
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
Typography animation humorously showcasing the neurotic spiel of consciousness in the lyrics.
Rather than editing around it, the typography is true to the vocal's strange structure.
Adobe After Effects
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
February 2019
- March 2019
Nomark Records
Director / Animator
Sole creation of Official Music Video for AMON TOBIN 'One Shy Morning'.
An abstract piece with a mix of 2D and 3D animation follows a lone figure
through an alien landscape as part of a strange ecosystem.
Adobe After Effects / Trapcode / Adobe Animate
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
An abstract piece with a mix of 2D and 3D animation follows a lone figure
through an alien landscape as part of a strange ecosystem.
Adobe After Effects / Trapcode / Adobe Animate
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
September 2019
- October 2019
Sky / Netflix
GFX Animator
Sole animator on Netflix Original 10 part documentary series 'I AM A KILLER'.
2D motion graphics animations using documents, photos, text animation and maps in a print style.
Adobe After Effects / Photoshop
Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
2D motion graphics animations using documents, photos, text animation and maps in a print style.
Adobe After Effects / Photoshop
Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
January 2018
- May 2018
United Kingdom
Sooper Records
Director / Animator
Sole creation of Official Music Video for MONOBODY 'Harvester'.
3D animation following an x-ray butterfly's journey from chrysalis to finding a mate. Directly synced to the content and dynamics of the music.
Adobe After Effects / Element 3D
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
3D animation following an x-ray butterfly's journey from chrysalis to finding a mate. Directly synced to the content and dynamics of the music.
Adobe After Effects / Element 3D
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
January 2021
- February 2021
Sooper Records
Director / Animator
Sole creation of Official Music Video for NNAMDÏ 'Glass Casket'.
Nominated 'Best Music Video 2020' at London International Animation Festival.
Premiere broadcast on Adult Swim.
Multiple illustrations of musician in different outfits and various characters. Strong focus on lip-sync through-out the entirety of the video.
Adobe Animate / Adobe After Effects
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
Nominated 'Best Music Video 2020' at London International Animation Festival.
Premiere broadcast on Adult Swim.
Multiple illustrations of musician in different outfits and various characters. Strong focus on lip-sync through-out the entirety of the video.
Adobe Animate / Adobe After Effects
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
April 2020
- May 2020
TheBandKnives
Director / Animator
Sole creation of Official Visualisers for THEBANDKNIVES album '11110'.
One per track, they involve the head of a featured musician or band member.
Their faces are animated in unique ways in sync with the track.
Cut-out photo 2D animation. Involves various animation techniques including a bit of 3D.
Adobe After Effects / Photoshop
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
One per track, they involve the head of a featured musician or band member.
Their faces are animated in unique ways in sync with the track.
Cut-out photo 2D animation. Involves various animation techniques including a bit of 3D.
Adobe After Effects / Photoshop
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
September 2019
- October 2019
TheBandKnives
Director / Animator
Sole creation of Official Music Video for THEBANDKNIVES 'Garbage Truck'.
Nominated 'Best Music Video 2020' at London International Animation Festival.
A robot garbage truck malfunctions, sucking up everything in it's path.
Anarchic collage cutout animation using tonnes of photographs and stock images pieced together to create full scenes and landscapes.
Adobe After Effects / Photoshop
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
Nominated 'Best Music Video 2020' at London International Animation Festival.
A robot garbage truck malfunctions, sucking up everything in it's path.
Anarchic collage cutout animation using tonnes of photographs and stock images pieced together to create full scenes and landscapes.
Adobe After Effects / Photoshop
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
August 2019
- September 2019
Charlotte Devaney
Director / Animator
Sole creation of Official Lyric Video for CHARLOTTE DEVANEY 'Avocado'.
Motion graphics animation of a cartoon avocado's provocative dancing.
2D animation of looped and non-looped dances and movement to accentuate the track's dynamics and deliver humour.
Adobe After Effects / Photoshop
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
Motion graphics animation of a cartoon avocado's provocative dancing.
2D animation of looped and non-looped dances and movement to accentuate the track's dynamics and deliver humour.
Adobe After Effects / Photoshop
Written, Directed and Animated by Stephen Smith (aka WOBBLYLOBSTER)
December 2017
- January 2018