About
Daniel Gifford is a digital artist and voice actor with a bachelor's degree in Digital Art & Animation who is based in Mexico City. His main focus is in motion graphics, voice acting and VFX; but he also has complementary knowledge in 3D modeling, editing, motion capture, rigging and illustration. He is also of US and Latin American descent and is fluent in both English and Spanish, capable working in either language (voice and otherwise).
Curated here are some of his demo reels and projects. If you are interested in hiring Daniel for motion graphics, voice work or anything else, please feel free to send him an email at giffprod@hotmail.com or send a message through the other provided social links on the site.
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Professional Experience
November 2019 - present
Freelance work
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Various projects in motion graphics and editing
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Voice work for a few undisclosed projects
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Personal project involving voice acting, motion graphics and illustration
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Assistance in a few animation and motion capture related events
2022
10 Fanart / Voice Acting Challenge #2
Personal project involving voice acting, illustration and motion graphics. Click here for the English and Spanish versions.
April 2022
KAVAK
Freelance voice over for an internal corporate video.
March 2022 - August 2022
Feroz Carmesí
Freelance mainly working on GFX for various live action shows and movies including Control Z, ¿Qué culpa tiene el Karma? & La flor más bella on Netflix. For Control Z specifically the work was mainly focused the localization of all the GFX in 4 different languages.
2022
10 Fanart / Voice Acting Challenge
Personal project involving voice acting, illustration and motion graphics. Click here for the English and Spanish versions.
2021
Nexus Online
Freelance voice over for a few commercial/corporate videos.
2020
Tren Maya: Wildlife Crossings
Motion Graphics freelance
2020
Cop: The Sterlingham Paradox
Voice work for a trailer showcasing a potential 3D animated show by creator Fernando Flores. Click here to see the trailer
September 2019 - November 2019
Labodigital
Short term freelance mainly working on motion graphics and storyboards for an online academic course, as well as VFX for various shows including Control Z, Amarres & Run Coyote Run. Also helped the coordinator in quality checking.
December 2018 - May 2019
Tiendas 3B
Instructional designer developing digital content for the company's internal instructional web platform and for HR. This included creating digital courses primarily through motion graphics, developing videos and other content for the digital influencer of the platform, narrating corporate videos, creating infographs, logos and banners, handling the configuration of most of the platform, photographing and filming a few company events, handling the purchase of gear for content creation, among other things.
Formal Education
August 2013 - May 2018
Tecnológico de Monterrey, CCM
Bachelor's degree in Digital Art & Animation. School also known as ITESM.
Summer 2016
COCO School (Alicante, Spain)
Certificate: University Expert in 3D Animation & Videogames
Other Experience
September 2017
LAD Support
Two informative motion graphic videos relating to the earthquake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017; specifically what to do in case of an earthquake and PTSD. Made as a team for ITESM's Innovation Week. Activities included both narration of the videos and motion graphics.
August 2016 - May 2017
CheckPoint: Student Association
Part of the career's student association's council, serving as the electoral coordinator. Assistance, participation and organization of meetings and events, as well as managing changes and elections within the association.
2016
Edd, Zombies, various: Fandub: Eddsworld's Fun Dead
Voiced Edd, the zombies, TV voices, ASDFland Announcer, additional voices for a student made fandub by Fernando Flores.
2016
Sir Nicolas: Acid Warriors
Producer y actor for a short film made for ITESM.
2016
Bartender: Red Symphony No. 1
Editor and actor for a short film made for ITESM.
2016
George Miller: Epic Short
Voiced an animated student short by Juan Erostique.
2016
Narrator: El Truco del Sombrero
Narrator, character design and animation for a stop motion animated short made for ITESM.
January 2016 - December 2016
WikiLearning
Social service work. 2D and motion graphic videos, made as a team, for both Wikipedia and their collaborators, including the Pop Art Museum.
September 2015
Kerbal Space Program
3D animated promotional video made in 3 days for ITESM's Innovation Week in collaboration with the game using their characters.
2015
Leo: Buenas noches cielo
Director, writer, actor and editor for a short film made for ITESM.
2015
Daniel: The Meat
Editor and actor for a short film made for ITESM.
September 2014
Clúster Mexicano de Animación
Motion graphics animated spot for the CLUMA challenge within ITESM's Innovation Week, made in 3 days.
January 2014 - May 2014
Improv class
Extracurricular activity within ITESM.
September 2012 - April 2013
Shakespeare Theater Class
High school extracurricular activity culminating as a finalist in the Anglo Arts' XI Shakespeare Competition between multiple schools showcasing a monologue and a sonnet.