My name is Lori Schkufza (pronounced Skuf-sa). I'm originally from New York City, went to California for college, moved around a bit, and ultimately landed in Buffalo, NY where I live with my partner and our Boston Terrier in a wonky old house.
I’m a 2D animator focusing on both character animation and motion graphics. I highlight the quirky and the weird in my projects. I’m a big fan of bright, sometimes garish colors, texture and shaky lines. I prefer to have my hand show than to strive for something approximating perfection. It’s a little offbeat because I’m a little offbeat.
My career has spanned many industries and taken several pivots. I started in gaming, moved in to education based animation, then advertising and marketing. I’ve designed and animated explainer videos, videos for internal use at companies, advertising campaigns, university course curricula, animation for mobile apps and avatars for games. But my first and deepest love has always been storytelling.
I live for world building, of deep diving in a universe in order to bring it to life with the fullest clarity. I prefer telling stories with personality over selling things with false hype. I live to consider all of the elements that will eventually appear on screen down to the smallest detail.
My go to fun-fact is that my favorite book is Moby Dick. I’ve read it over a dozen times and still find something new in it. Had I not gone into animation, and had I been a better science student I probably would have been a marine biologist.
