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I was seven years old when I got my first video camera as a present. I then went onto filming and interviewing everything that moved, including the family pets. This led into creating content and vlogging on social media channels. I made a short film in 2018 about the dangers of social media entitled 'Dear fake smile I'm not okay' which was picked up by our local BBC radio programme which interviewed me. I've just finished Uni where I took a degree in Visual effects and post production {film}.
I have always enjoyed creative arts, but when I was younger it was expected of boys to do trades. I became a ship engineer and spent my years travelling the world. The last 5 years it has left me feeling very unfulfilled, so I quit my day job, enrolled in my local University to study game design with a major in animation and minor in art to turn my small hobby into a profession.