Helen Piercy

My interest for animation began with the weekly ritual of Saturday morning cartoons, where as a child of the 80's I was exposed to all manner of weird and wonderful programmes that were put on at 6.00a.m to fill the time slot. As creativity and narration are my passion I made it my mission to somehow get into animation, this involved forcing my art teacher at school to allow me to make a short film, even though it was not part of the curriculum.

I graduated from Norwich School of Art 2006 with a first class degree in graphic design specialising in animation. The experience of making a 3 minute film allowed me to fully appreciate the time and effort which goes into creating a short film and fuelled my interest in the art of storytelling.

At the NFTS I have been allowed to explore different animation techniques and gain a real insight into the animation industry. I am looking forward to putting my skills to use in making my final film and
becoming a fully fledged animation director.

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