Erica Wester

	Erica Wester
	Wester with a fanzine.
	Biographical information
Birth name	Erica Wester
Age	34
Date of Birth	October 9th, 1988
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
Gender	Female
	Physical information
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Eye color	tealish blue
Hair color	dark brown
Skin color	cream fair
	Relationship information
Relations	Jaime Wester (sister)
	Education information
Alma Mater	Kansas City Art Institute (BA)
Major	Animation
	Occupation information
Employer	ShadowMachine; Ghost Satellite;
Occupation(s)	Animator
Years active	2015–present
Known for	Creator of Welcome to Hell
Website	erica-wester.com

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Erica Wester is the creator of Welcome to Hell. Online, she usually goes by the screen name "real-faker". She is part of the animation collective and studio Ghost Satellite. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, she currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Works[]

Wester starred in several of her classmate's thesis films, including The Kiss of Evil by Topher Hilberg and Phil the Phoenix by Trent Coffin.^[4]^[5]

Welcome to Hell[]

Welcome to Hell was originally Wester's side project during her early college days. When it came time for her to start her senior thesis at Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI), she decided to use the premise of Welcome to Hell.^{[citation needed]} She won an Award of Excellence from Best Shorts Competition and was a semifinalist for NexTV Web Series & Indie Film Competition for the 2013 Welcome to Hell animated short film.^[6]^[7] She intends to continue producing animated installations of Welcome to Hell as a part of Ghost Satellite.^[8]

Background[]

Erica — Wester from the *Welcome to Hell* kickstarter video.

Education[]

Wester graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute.^[9]

Career[]

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References[]

↑ Erica Wester (@EricaWester) on Twitter
↑ Erica Wester on LinkedIn
↑ I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW TODAY., Hey, did you have any animation expirience prior to... on Tumblr
↑ Phil the Phoenix on Show Me the Animation
↑ The Kiss of Evil on Vimeo
↑ Best Shorts Competition, Winners November 2013
↑ NexTV Entertainment, SEMI-FINALISTS 2013 NEXTV WEB SERIES & INDIE FILM COMPEITION
↑ Welcome to Hell, General Update
↑ I LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY., Wait a second - you went to school in Kansas City? on Tumblr

[ewestertwitter-1] Erica Wester (@EricaWester) on Twitter

[ewesterlinkedin-2] Erica Wester on LinkedIn

[animationschoolexp-3] I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW TODAY., Hey, did you have any animation expirience prior to... on Tumblr

[philphoenix-4] Phil the Phoenix on Show Me the Animation

[kissofevilvimeo-5] The Kiss of Evil on Vimeo

[bestshorts-6] Best Shorts Competition, Winners November 2013

[nextvsemifinal-7] NexTV Entertainment, SEMI-FINALISTS 2013 NEXTV WEB SERIES & INDIE FILM COMPEITION

[http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/128884255296/general-update-8] Welcome to Hell, General Update

[kcai-9] I LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY., Wait a second - you went to school in Kansas City? on Tumblr

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Erica Wester
Wester with a fanzine.
Biographical information
Birth name	Erica Wester
Age	34
Date of Birth	October 9th, 1988
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
Gender	Female
Physical information
Residence	Los Angeles, California^[1]
Nationality	American
Eye color	tealish blue
Hair color	dark brown
Skin color	cream fair
Relationship information
Relations	Jaime Wester (sister)
Education information
Alma Mater	Kansas City Art Institute (BA)
Major	Animation^[2]
Occupation information
Employer	ShadowMachine^[3] Ghost Satellite
Occupation(s)	Animator
Years active	2015–present
Known for	Creator of Welcome to Hell
Website	erica-wester.com