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"My name is Frank Harper and I am a Puppet Fabricator, Model Maker and Stop Motion Animator currently based in Bristol, England. I became interested in puppetry and animation at a very early age. I remember getting up at 4am everyday to watch films before going to primary school in the early 90's. Robocop, Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of The Titans, Dragonslayer, The Nightmare Before Christmas... But it was Jim Hensons Labyrinth and Dark Crystal that really ignited my passion for puppetry. Seeing the beautiful designs of Brian Froud brought to life absolutely enchanted me and would go on to have the biggest of influences upon me. I started out making static creature sculptures from drawings i'd done, and throughout college developed a reputation for my work as a sculptor. But when I got accepted into the Bristol School of Animation and started to learn in great detail about armature building and the process of stop-motion animation, I was finally ready to bring my own characters to life on screen. Frank Harper |