https://mayamendonca.com/bio daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/ae90fa17-8c0c-4976-a3e7-854ef052ce5f/FullSizeRender.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/afbc0bdd-0869-4219-a8f3-1b4ee6959020/IMG-4621-Original.jpg Bio - SVA Premieres Black Panther Q&A Ruel Smith (VFX Animator), Shawn Martinbrough (Comic Book Artist) / Illustrator, and Harris Wu (VFX Artist) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/b330fc34-0fc5-4ce7-a623-e27f50923d22/Podast+Interview.PNG Bio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/1618293467267-MZ6DOZ4W5E4ISGAWKBDT/Podcast Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/73f1cf8c-145c-4443-852d-9f5325fc69d3/sva_summerintern_01.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Nickelodeon Studios in New York https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/1570783125322-WEEXCWP8G2CFYE2KVV4R/Screen+Shot+2019-10-11+at+4.38.36+AM.png Bio Paw Patrol Times Square billboard I animated on https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/a2eb4ef8-db30-41f9-a999-1e7d0f6fd228/9e39eb5b-616c-4e35-b188-09905d1af181.JPG Bio - Make it stand out Q&A in the American Pavillion at the Cannes Film Festival, France. This was followed after a screening of our thesis film, Hamsa for the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/1576304315752-CS9VEBSA1UEHALIIMCAF/IMG_0401.gif Bio Spies in Disguise Wrap Party https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/fc5e9a98-ab48-4f31-8212-74542241958d/IMG-4519-Original.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Comic Con 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/1551732076122-61BBQ8UCFOMD6RAPGFS5/image-asset.png Bio Cartoon Network interns and myself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/1551732125010-V8ABK5JMLMT5FLH7TM6Q/image-asset.png Bio SVA 3D Animation Club with Nicholas Christie, Gabe Aguirre, and our founder MontaQue Ruffin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/cbe337b6-7197-4041-a18d-b95edd600703/DtoKDiLUUAA3EEC.jfif Bio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/28d98962-0192-4295-8a2f-0ebbf434d81c/DtoKDiNVYAAeTSL.jfif Bio - 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I downloaded animations from Mixamo and used the Time Editor in Maya to combine and merge animations such as walking and stopping. Then, I baked the animation. I attached a locator to the joints with the animation and placed each crowd person where I planned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a2755ea8c56a8d06b47d3ee/1576282273958-SAMXCF7XICGAPKW32LHK/Screen+Shot+2019-12-13+at+7.10.59+PM.png Thesis Using the MoCap Matcher from Advanced Skeleton, I matched the animation from the proxy model onto Daniela’s crowd rig. 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