The first time I seriously considered animation as a potential career path was during my UAL Level 2 Art and Design course where we explored animation alongside fine art and photography. We experimented with different types of animation; my favourites were stop-motion and hand drawn. During that year my interest grew in making my own stories and sharing it with people. I even decided to make an animation for that year’s final major project. That was when I started to get really involved with the process and in doing so began working independently with the medium. 

As a child in Hungary I used to create illustrations and character designs for little stories that I created. I liked to be a visual narrator, creating stories with friends through poems, reading books and exploring mythology.  However, when my family made the move to England I found myself focusing on learning English and these adventures in storytelling took a temporary backseat.

This summer went to a summer school at UEL where we were asked by London Youth to create a small animation for their new campaign called, “Dare London!”. We had three days to create it, so we had to work as a team and create our own story together fairly quickly. The client was really pleased with our work. 

I believe I will do well as an animator because I am a person who can get really committed to do what they enjoy. I like to go out and study movement of people, animals and vehicles. I’m familiar with different software such as: Photoshop, ZBrush, 3dsMax and Illustrator. I have gained experience in teamwork during the recent summer school and had an opportunity to work with students from the BA animation course. 

I have learnt the quality of hard-working and maturity at a young age when I joined the archery class in my school. It required me to have discipline, commitment and to be mature all the time as we were handling real weapons. During this time, I participated in competitions where I had to work with a team which helped me to develop a good communication skills and patience towards others. The most recent competition was “London Living” set by Aviva Investors for the new Belmont office in Uxbridge. As a group my class entered a collaborative piece which successfully won first prize. We created our characterized heads and put it together in a collage and it is still publically displayed in the offices. 

My favourite hobby is to sit in a park or somewhere surrounded by nature and take photos and draw, observing and recording the world around me. I also like to create loose portraits and landscapes. 

I speak Hungarian fluently and I’m planning to take an exam in German language. I like to learn more about different cultures and I find them fascinating. I have visited countries such as Slovakia, Austria and Spain

I would like the opportunity to continue my growth as an animator and visual creative and I believe your course would be the perfect place for me to find my full potential and help my childhood dream become a reality