ABOUT

Ty D’Arcy is a stop motion animator, director, writer, 2D animator, and character designer that works in Manchester UK but grew up in Preston UK. He is a graduate at The University of Salford and has a first class honours degree in Animation BA HONS. During his time at university, he has created 9 short films which includes Monster Mix a group 48-hour project for Cardiff Animation Festival 2022, A Phage Christmas a science inspired animation to educate the importance of bacteriophage for The Lightwave’s Festival 2022, and How to Bring Back a Loved One a short story created in 48 hours for Jam Club MCR 2024 and came 5th in the student category. Although most of his film have been created using Toon Boom 2D animation, he has a passion for all things stop motion. Ty also has a history in theatre, performing in many theatre troupes throughout primary and high school, his experience in acting is reflected in his animation to bring these characters to life. He also works part time at a coffee shop at The Lowry Theatre in Media City UK which gave him the inspiration to write Monsters and Mochas, his final film at university and his most current project. Ty wants to continue working within animation and grow his skills within stop motion and create more stories for audiences to relate to.