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About Aaron Kidney

Ever since I was young, I've had an intense passion for creativity. Whether it be drawing, creating videos, or trying to solve annoying problems with whatever was at my disposal.

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Achievements 

During my early years of school, this passion manifested itself in the form of creating LEGO Stop Motion videos for Youtube, which would earn me the Recognition in Creativity Award in St. Brogan's College for my skill in creativity.

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As I worked my way through college, my skills in video editing and working in groups would earn me the position of director/editor for the Kinsale Community College Bake-Off of 2019.

 

My ingenuity would earn me a place as a contestant in the 2019 Cork Trade Fair for my Lego prototype of the Cutlery Cuff, a strap to allow users with Poland's syndrome like myself to be able to use and swap out kitchen utensils.

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I have only found more success ever since then by being nominated for the 2021 Smarter Travel Campus Awards for working together with a team to create a comic for carpooling.

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In 2024, thanks to my my skills in research and craftmanship, my Final Year Project for MTU was shortlisted to be showcased at the Prize for Innovation Awards. The Project was called AccesSymphony, where I presented a Lego prototype of a device that would allow disabled users to play the strings of the guitar.

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Skillset​

My skills with illustration and animation would be of great benefit to an anyone seeking a creative individual who has a talent for coming up with new and interesting visuals for their products or marketing.

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My skill in teamwork and problem-solving will make me an asset for group projects that require someone to take the lead if others fall short. My talent for creative thinking will ensure the group never runs out of ideas for projects.

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My skills in game design are very basic at the moment, as I am only capable of texturing, environment creation, basic modelling and coding simple interactions. I am greatly eager to expand these skills much further for anyone willing to teach.

Education History

2020 - 2024

BA - Creative Digital Media

Munster Technological University

Modules

Design Basics – Still Image;

Animation Principles;

Applied Animation;

Immersive Environments

Virtual Reality Technology

 

Final Year Multimedia Project

Studying the user experience of disabled musicians playing instruments; developing a mechanical gadget to allow disabled musicians to strum the guitar.

2018 - 2019

TV and Film (QQI Level 6)

Kinsale College of Further Education

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Modules

Digital Movie Processing
Film Production
Television and Film Editing
Cinematography Camera Operations
Cinematography Lighting Skills
Scriptwriting
Communications
Work Practice

2018 - 2019

Multimedia Production

(QQI Level 5)

Kinsale College of Further Education

Modules

Image Processing
Design Skills
Multimedia Authoring
Multimedia Project Development
Work Experience

Communications

Digital Movie Processing
Graphic Design

2017 - 2018

Leaving Certificate

St. Brogan's College, Bandon

Employment History

Feb 2018

Animator, Camera Operator & Editor for Promotional Video of Multimedia Course

Kinsale College of Further Education, Bandon Rd, Blackhorsefield, Kinsale, Co. Cork

  • Used Adobe Photoshop to break up all the individual pieces of a promotional cartoon character provided by the college.

  • Rigged each individual joint in Toon Boom Harmony and animating the character.

  • Captured footage of the course coordinator and brought it into Premiere Pro, where it was edited along with the animated character, using a premade template provided by one of the lecturers..

Feb 2019 - Mar 2019

Director & Editor of Kinsale Community School Bake-Off

Kinsale Community School, Ballinacubby, Kinsale, Co. Cork

  • Organized rehearsal shootings prior to deadline, marking each camera operator and participants positions.

  • Ensured consistent operation of equipment including cameras and microphones on the day of the event/.

  • Synced all footage and audio in Premiere Pro and cut it down to an appropriate length, all as the sole editor of the project.

2007-2010

Digital Artist

Wavebreak Media, Westpoint Business Park, Link Rd, Carrigrohane, Cork

  • Researching current design trends (visual elements, camera movement, colour) of stock graphics in accordance with client request.

  • Creating 2D and 3D animated graphics in Adobe After Effects.

  • Labelling and logging any and all assets created in Microsoft Excel.

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