ABOUT

My name is Sherika Shields (Williams). Most people call me by my nickname, Sheri. I have an online persona as well, which is MzRazberri.

Animation and the creative aspects of production is what I LOVE to do. I have been working with animation for around ten years, starting with my personal work with machinimas. A machinima is a form of video making where you use a game engine to film footage and create a story/exposition. I began this endeavor when I was 15 and in high school; I fell in love with what I was doing and decided to pursue a career relative to animation and story making.

I graduated Spring 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media focusing on the Character Animation track at University of Central Florida (UCF). The Character Animation track is a selective two-year program that splits a class of 25-30 students in half to produce two animated shorts. I worked on this production as the art director, an animator, a texture/shader artist, a prop rigger, a modeler, a lighter, and on the camera/layout team. The teaming environment has honed my ability to collaborate and work effectively to meet production goals and schedules. My minor is Biology with significant course work in Anatomy and Chemistry.

I recruited and managed a team of voice actors and translators, to make the machinima for my story "Venin Abyss". This story has received nearly two million views on YouTube. To make my story visually appealing, I incorporated elements that were not part of the game engine. I created special effects, custom textures, used creative editing, and created custom animations to get the high action feel I needed to support my story. I have produced 14 episodes (over two and a half hours) within the last six years and am currently working on the final episode of the series. My work on the machinima series is a hobby of mine that helped me find my passion in this field.

I hope you enjoy my website. If you are a potential employer please know that I am very happy you have come to my site to see how I can be a valuable asset for your team!

For more information regarding my online Machinima series, please visit the Venin Abyss tab! Feel free to look at the Yours, Mime, and Ours tab as well to view my work on our student film.

-Sheri Shields