Fortiche: Can you tell us about your career?

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I'm Welsh and worked as a graphic designer in the UK for several years before becoming an animator. While working as a designer, I took animation courses in my spare time and after a few years, I became specialized enough to get my first proper animation job, which happened to be in France. So I moved to Paris in 2015 and worked at several other studios before being hired by Fortiche.

F: Why did you choose this career path?

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Before university, I wanted to work in music and instead settled for illustration and graphic design. In my illustration studies, I had a brief introduction to animation that made me realize it includes almost everything else I like doing. So animation for me is a mixing pot of my favorite things; art, musicality, story, and technology.

F: How long have you been working with Fortiche?

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I've been at Fortiche for just over two years. 

F: What is your role on the project or at Fortiche?

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I'm an animator, so my job is to move the digital puppets that make up the characters, following the direction of my supervisors and directors.

F: What is your best memory at Fortiche or do you have an anecdote to share with us?

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The day I was hired is my favorite memory. At that point I didn't know much about the project, because very little information had been released. The people who interviewed me were down to earth and I was amazed at the quality of what was being done. After talking and looking at examples, we walked around the studio and I saw some past colleagues I'd worked with before elsewhere. Best intro to a studio I've had!

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