Harriet Titlow - Animator and Illustrator
Harriet is an animation director who grew up in Norfolk, UK and discovered she was a weird kid who liked to draw all the time (sometimes on the walls). She has been working in the industry for 8+ years, and has experience working as a director, animator, designer and producer, across music videos, advertising, television series and short films. For her own work she loves to tell funny, relatable stories in an appealing, cartoon animated style and relishes the chance to work with fantastic teams in a variety of styles. She has also written several illustrated books and her debut graphic novel, Hattie & Pod, was longlisted in 2023 for the First Graphic Novel Award.
She has been fortunate to work with some brilliant and talented people in her career, working on character designs for The Amazing World of Gumball (Cartoon Network) and working as Producer on Beware of Trains, a BFI funded short animation, with Director Emma Calder. The film was selected for a large number of highly acclaimed festivals such as Annecy International Animation Festival (2022) and Animafest Zagreb (2022).
When not drawing or telling stories, Harriet is mostly found pottering around in her garden in Suffolk, trying to grow stuff.
Professional Experience
2024 - Awards Administrator for The British Animation Awards 2024
2023 - Directing and animating a music video (unnanounced)
2022 - Line Producer on short animation She’s My Best Friend and I Hate Her (Director: Candy Guard, Producer: Tracy Shaw) funded by BFI Short Animation Fund
2022 - Motion graphics and 2D animation at Jelly (London) for Wall St Journal
2022 - Motion graphics animation at The Brewery VFX for documentary ‘The Sound of 007’
2022 - Talent Consultant for Wildseed Studios in the animation department
2020 - 2022 - Producer on short film Beware of Trains (BFI Short Animation Fund) Directed by Emma Calder
2021 - Animator for Tom Jarrett & Dream Bear on Foster the People music video Lamb’s Wool
2019-21 - Studying MA Children’s Book Illustration and Graphic Novels part time (Middlesex University)
2016-21 - Graduate Academic Assistant for BA Animation at Middlesex University.
2019 - Animated projection visuals for The Cure’s live music tour at The Sydney Opera House, directed by designer Andy Vella.
2018-19 - Animated infographic for The British Heart Foundation working with Illustrator Andrew Baker.
2018 - Directed music video Cranberry Pearls for music artist Miles Sloan. Accepted at a number of festivals including Fest Ança Animation Festival 2019.
2018 - Animation for The Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at Middlesex University, working with director April Ha.
2015-16 - Design Assistant at Cartoon Network, working on The Amazing World of Gumball, Season 5.
2014-15 - Scene Builder at Cartoon Network, working on The Amazing World of Gumball, Season 4.
2014 - Graduated BA Animation at Middlesex University with First Class Honours.
2014 - Directed and animated short film Cluttered, final graduation film at Middlesex university, selected for a number of festivals internationally, including Los Angeles Television, Script and Film Festival.
2013 - Directed and animated short film Boil & Trouble at Middlesex University.
2013 - Animation Assistant on short film Guantánamo Bay: The Hunger Strikes directed by Jonathan Hodgson, for The Guardian.