Hi! My name is Sasha Romanova. I’m an animation director, animator and illustrator.
I’m always excited to experiment, try new things, and explore unusual ideas. I’m looking for exciting projects and collaborations with animation studios, musicians, brands, and fellow animators.
Have an idea in mind? Let’s bring it to life together!
My Showreel
WHAT I DO
★ 2D animation
★ Concept art (Character and background design)
★ Storyboarding
★ Compositing
★ Stop-motion animation
WHAT SOFTWARE I USE
★ Clip Studio Paint
★ TVpaint
★ Adobe After Effects
★ Adobe Photoshop
★ Blender
★ Procreate
★ Moho
★ ToonSquid
MY PROJECTS
Music video «Retro Kino»
Music video created for NEONOVAYA AURA.
My goal was to capture the romantic, fairytale-like atmosphere of the song and create a unique, memorable world.
The music video tells the story of a very tiny girl who dreams of growing taller and finding love. She sets off on a journey through vast, oversized worlds in search of a magical butterfly whose wings can make anything grow bigger with a single touch.
character design
The main challenge was designing and building the imaginative world that the protagonist travels through.
This project gave me the opportunity to let my imagination run wild and see the familiar world from a completely different perspective, through the eyes of a tiny bug.
I truly enjoyed bringing this imaginative world to life. My client was also very happy with the final result.
Short animated film «The Birthmark»
This animated film was inspired by the short story of the same name by Andrei Bitov.
Film tells the story of a lonely man who, while reading a magazine and drifting into his imagination, comes across a spread titled Wait for Me. Suddenly, a family that never existed begins to emerge from the magazine pages.
Character design
My goal was to highlight the contrast between the protagonist’s lonely life in a small apartment and his imaginary world, where magazine cutouts transform into dreams of a family he never had. The protagonist’s everyday life is presented in black and white, while the magazine and the imagined family are brought to life through colorful collages.
The main challenge was developing a consistent visual language for the collage characters and the magazine itself, while translating the postmodern ideas of the original story into an animated film.
collage animation
magazine design
The film was selected for the programs of several animation festivals, including SuzdalFest, Insomnia, and Zharki.
Short animated film for theater «Odeon»
