Hi! I'm Franki, a Sydney-based artist with a lifelong love for imaginative and relatable storytelling.
My work combines chaos with cuteness, with a goal to help others feel less alone!
STORYBOARDS & ANIMATICS
'It Roars' (Mean Girls fan animatic), 2024
Fan-animatic of 'It Roars', I was so sad they cut this out in the movie so I decided to make my own!
Song: It Roars, Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast Recording, 2018
'Livestream Comments IRL', 2021
"Would you really say that comment to someone's face?"
'Nailbreaker', 2023
"Nailed that comeback." (EXPLICIT GESTURE WARNING)
SELF-DIRECTED SHORT FILMS
'Reaching For Sunlight', 2019
"When you're convinced that you're the classroom's brightest shining star, what happens when someone dims your light?"
Self-directed short film, made in my Honours year at the University of Technology Sydney (B. Design in Animation).
SELF-PUBLISHED COMICS
"A girl and her adorably feral koala-gone-wrong bounce through daily life in suburban Sydney."
Ongoing episodic webcomic, shared on instagram.com/mypetdropbear/
'By Your Sunnyside', 2023
"A mother writes a fan letter to Sunnyside, the local weather reporter who she's grown emotionally attached to via the screen."
'Friends are like Flowers', 2024
"Friends are like flowers~ sometimes they're FAKE."
CV
My industry animation experience includes ...
Production Coordinator (2D Animated Series)
for MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR at FLYING BARK PRODUCTIONS
January 2022 - CURRENT
Production Assistant (2D Animated Series)
for MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR at FLYING BARK PRODUCTIONS
March 2021 - December 2021
Production Assistant (2D Animated Series)
for TALES OF ALUNA at THREE'S A COMPANY
October 2019 - December 2020
Freelance Director / Animator
for ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AUSTRALIA
March - April 2019
Animator (Intern)
for THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF HOW BABIES ARE MADE at CJZ STUDIOS
January - February 2018
Credited as Frankie Furnell
For my full work experience, here's my LinkedIn!
CONTACT
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