Experience

Second Home Studios

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stop Motion Animator

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  Animating on the upcoming new stop motion children’s series, Tweedy and Fluff!



Short & Sweet Studios

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stop Motion Animator

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Freelance animator on various adverts and commercials for clients including Mattel, Universal and Smyths - both in the studio and working from my own home studio setup. Notable projects include Jurassic Legacy, Barbie Extra, WWE Wrekkin War, Argos Christmas.



Picturesmith

• United Kingdom
• Animation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stop Motion Animator

  • Jan 2023 - Jan 2023

  Four day pixilation shoot for an ad campaign, featuring interaction with various objects and morphing them with techniques like replacement animation and reverse shooting; both working with hand talent and pixilating myself.



Second Home Studios

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stop Motion Animator

  • Oct 2022 - Nov 2022

  Two weeks freelance animating on a short film, with full body puppets and moving set pieces.



Picturesmith

• United Kingdom
• Animation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stop Motion Animator

  • Sep 2022 - Sep 2022

  Quizlet - Feed Your Brain: Freelance animator on a pixilation commercial shoot, puppeteering human interaction with (and morphing of) real life objects.



Scale Model Studios Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Sculptor

  • Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  Hot Chip - Eleanor: Sculpting an assortment of 1:6 scale puppet heads to realistic references for a stop motion claymation music video.



WildBrain Spark

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Stop Motion Animator

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  London, United Kingdom Billy Bricks: Producing weekly 1-2 minute animated episodes for a popular kids entertainment Youtube channel with millions of weekly views. Working to scripts and managing my own storyboarding, modelmaking, camera/lighting setup and editing. Hans Hands: Also sculpted and animated a claymation short for Coronavirus awareness, and involved with developing other new stop motion projects.



Short & Sweet Studios

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stop Motion Animator

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2021

  Jurassic Legacy Ad: Nostalgic advert for Universal and Smyths, re-enacting iconic scenes from the film with practical effects and a realistic feel. Also modelmaking, sculpting and painting set pieces.



A+C Studios: Animation Production

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stop Motion Animator

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2021

  LV Insurance Ad: Animating on a pair of stop motion adverts for TV utilising live action objects.



Weebods

• Freelance Sculptor

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2020

  A short remote stint producing bespoke sculpts made to order for the popular gift brand, Weebods. Couples, families and pets of all shapes and sizes, and all manner of props from wine glasses and teddy bears to brides bouquets and motorbikes! Sculpted, baked and hand painted Fimo



A+C Studios: Animation Production

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stop Motion Animator

  • Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  Margate, Kent, United Kingdom LEGO Discover: Animating stop motion segments for episodes of the latest ‘Lego: Discover’ educational Youtube series - Featured on the official LEGO Channel



A+C Studios: Animation Production

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Sculptor

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2018

  AXA XL Insurance ad: Sculpting puppets and set pieces for a fully plasticine based commercial project.



Yamination Studios

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Modelmaker

  • Jul 2018 - Jul 2018

  Colorado Lottery ad: Set and prop building on a fast paced commercial project, producing various set pieces to a realistic quality and large quantity.



Factory Create

• United Kingdom
• Animation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Puppet Generalist

  • Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

  Manchester, United Kingdom Norman Picklestripes series: Moving between the Puppet and Art departments assisting in various areas of production on a brand new children’s animated series. Individually crafting and preparing blink sets using a vac-forming process, seaming and painting silicone puppet parts, sanding/priming 3D printed props and mouth replacements, and carrying out general puppet prep and assembly.



Animortal Studio

• Junior Sculptor/Additional Animator

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2017

  Bridgend Chuck Steel feature film: Sculpting and maintaining the plasticine heads of the puppet cast, and working closely with the director and animators on bespoke sculpts and other duties such as rigging. Also gained experience animating a mix of shots for the film.



Animortal Studio

• Puppet Department Junior

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Bridgend Working in the puppet department on the upcoming animated feature film, Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires. Covering multiple processes on a daily basis such as sculpting, mould making, casting and soldering, and working with a range of materials including plasticine, clay, plaster, silicone and resin.



Animortal Studio

• Work Experience - Puppet & Art Department

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2015

  Bridgend A month's work placement at Animortal Studio working on the Chuck Steel production, where I chose to split my time equally between the Puppet and the Art Departments. Assisting with all sorts of processes and tasks, everything from seaming hands and painting clown hats to vac forming tv sets and sculpting lots of grizzly puppet guts!



Aardman

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Work Experience - Animation

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  A week's work experience in the animation department at Aardman's Aztec West studios, set up in a testing unit with one the puppets from 'Pirates!'​, as well as several props and boxes of mouth replacements, to produce my own character animation sequences under tutelage from the Head of Animation, Loyd Price.



British Film Institute (BFI)

• United Kingdom
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Stop Motion Teaching Assistant

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2015

  Barton Camp, North Somerset Following an interview process I was handpicked as a Stop Motion Teaching Assistant on the BFI Animation Camp in Somerset, provided by Calling The Shots ltd. My roles and responsibilities involved running workshops for the class of 16-19 year olds, in puppet making and also character animation with wire armatures - where I managed my own independent workshop. I was then assigned my own team to supervise and support in the making of their own animated short film in the space of three days,… Show more Following an interview process I was handpicked as a Stop Motion Teaching Assistant on the BFI Animation Camp in Somerset, provided by Calling The Shots ltd. My roles and responsibilities involved running workshops for the class of 16-19 year olds, in puppet making and also character animation with wire armatures - where I managed my own independent workshop. I was then assigned my own team to supervise and support in the making of their own animated short film in the space of three days, taking their ideas from the drawing board through to puppet and set production, animating, editing and audio. All the films were then screened at the Cube cinema in Bristol, to a host of guests including industry professionals. Show less



A Productions

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Experience

  • Mar 2009 - Mar 2009

  Bristol, United Kingdom I did a week's work experience with A Productions during my time at Secondary School, where I worked on my own computer completing 2D Flash animation sequences under the tutelage of Lead Animator, Jane Davies. This was my first taste of working in the Industry, and I learnt tons about not only the software and the skills involved, but also adapting to new ways of working. Being part of a friendly creative team felt great, and it was a big confirmation that the Animation Industry is where I want… Show more I did a week's work experience with A Productions during my time at Secondary School, where I worked on my own computer completing 2D Flash animation sequences under the tutelage of Lead Animator, Jane Davies. This was my first taste of working in the Industry, and I learnt tons about not only the software and the skills involved, but also adapting to new ways of working. Being part of a friendly creative team felt great, and it was a big confirmation that the Animation Industry is where I want to be! Show less