Lara Schneidawind
Animation
Reel 2025 — Breakdown
Lara Schneidawind Demo Reel 2025
Breakdown under construction.
Seagull and the Crow
A bumbling seagull embarks on a journey to test his feathers as a city bird, but finds difficulty until a seasoned crow takes him under his wing. The seagull's new confidence is put to the test when a storm forces him to save his friend.
Accepted into Stick in the Dirt Animation Festival 2025.
Director, Lead Animator: Lara Schneidawind
Writer, Editor: Courtney Zitzmann
Music: Christopher Fiala
Producer: Isabella Epinoza
Character Design, Background Art: Sophie Sala, William Parker IV
Storyboard Artists: William Parker IV, Isabella Epinoza, Jed Rudis
Animators: Lara Schneidawind, Kiki Brennan, William Parker IV, Isabella Epinoza, Jed Rudis
Binary Pulsar Systems
The Chandra X-ray Observatory and Fermi Gamma-ray Telescope explain the concept of Binary Pulsar Systems, based on the research of NASA astrophysicist Jeremy Hare.
Animated from 1:17-2:27. Animated all After Effects movement, did all compositing, sourced all voice acting. Made in collaboration with animators Zoe Lai and Danny Kloren Garcia, as well as scientist Jeremy Hare. Presented at NASA Goddard, accepted into Stick in the Dirt Animation Festival 2025.
Bear Animation
Animated on paper, vectorized in Toonboom Harmony.
Horse Animation
Animated traditionally on paper. Big fan of these four legged folks!
Stream Animation
Painted in Procreate, separated into layers and animated looped motion in After Effects.
illustration
character design | thesis | paintings
character design
Click for more of each project, or process.
thesis
Some of the work from my ongoing senior thesis project, "Pathway."
Turnaround for the main character, the deer.
background paintings
paintings
A collection of paintings and other artwork from various projects or my spare time. Click to enlarge.
Illustrations for a video game concept where an encroaching plague is depleting the supply of oxygen, and thus magic and gravity, from the land.
Three stages of the final boss fight
Turnaround for the protagonist
Arena where the final boss fight would take place, outside the king's dilapidated castle.
Lineup and clothing details for a jackalope traveler who meets an unexpected companion in a live root vegetable.
Traveler and companion with their snow gear
Equipment detail for the jackalope
Equipment detail for the live root, fashioned for him by the jackalope
A team of alpinists. I am very interested in the psychology behind what makes people climb the tallest mountains in the world.
A re-imagining of Tootsie Pop's longtime mascot, Mr. Owl, with 3D animation in mind.
design process
Process of re-designing a longstanding mascot, starting with initial analysis and ideas, rough sketches and silhouettes.
Concept for headmasters of opposing magic schools, based on art and science.
Rough sketches for the concepts of the headmasters. Initial ideas based on magic versions of the real-life schools MICA and MIT.
about
Lara Schneidawind
is an animator and illustrator from Arlington, Virginia. She is currently studying animation at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, graduating in May 2025. She loves anything green, deer, horses, and animating realistic motion. While not drawing or painting, she enjoys playing her harp, cosplay, and gaming.
contact
Email: [email protected]