I have always had an interest in Art. It started from a young age when I used to watch Disney feature films and drew the characters instead of dressing up as them. I also recall designing a series of mice drawings where I created an environment for the mice and stories for each individual mouse. Unfortunately these mice drawings have been lost for some time. This childhood hobby thrived into a passion for artistic subjects in secondary school and sixth form; Art, Photography and Graphics. I felt that I exceeded at Art and this led to a great deal of my spare time being taken up by painting and drawing; my enthusiasm for animation still appeared in these paintings as I would create pastiches on scenes from Disney movies. This led to my decision to apply to study BA Hons Animation at Sheffield Hallam University. I am currently in my third year, creating my first small animation film. Over the first two years of University, I have been taught the basics of each type of animation; 2D, Stop Motion and CGI. I developed an eagerness to learn and evolve my skills to be able to create pieces of animation that I am proud of. I hope to find a job within the creative industry utilising all the skills that I have learnt.