Animation & Illustration

Seren Hiscox

Model of knight with knitted dragon, looking friendly

Still from my final film "Green"

I am a London-based animator and illustrator with a particular interest in stop motion animation.

I find comfort in charming storytelling and employing texture to create a tactile and warm quality to my work. Similarly in my stop motion work, I explore the capabilities of craft mediums such as needle felting and crochet.

Whilst these crafts were previously just hobbies, this process has made me realise how much I enjoy using these techniques within animation, something I wish to experiment with further in the future.

I find inspiration for my work in music, poetry, fashion, but also distinct time periods and settings, which are often my starting point with a character or story. Some themes I like to feature in my work are nature and the everyday vs the extraordinary, I also like to play on familiar motifs and tropes.


My final film Green possesses all of these characteristics, as we follow a young boy’s journey across the moors to slay a terrible dragon who has been causing problems for his village, however we soon learn not everything is as it seems. Historically, weaving and tapestry has been used to record stories, and so I felt the handcrafted elements of this film worked particularly well, as they were honouring the storytelling tradition but in a contemporary way. 

Green is a stop motion film with 2D animated elements. The film was made using crochet and felted puppets, against a series of watercolour multiplane backdrops. The puppet’s features were digitally animated later on, as were several 2D scenes which punctuate the story in the style of an illuminated manuscript to match the film’s medieval setting.

The film features themes of power and corruption as well as social change. We follow a young boy as he sets off across the moors to save his village from despair by slaying a ferocious dragon, only to learn the truth is not what it seems. The materiality of the work as well as the character designs and colour palette, create appeal for a younger audience.

Cut-out illustration of cave entrance flanked by trees
Illustrated cardboard cut-out of forest scene
Model of knight looking dagger at dagger held in both hands
Model of knight inside cardboard cut-out cave
Woollen knitted grey dragon
Model of knight fighting knitted grey dragon
The word "GREEN" in green, ornate letters with floral and vine decorations on a light background.
A child in pajamas holding a flashlight walks in a dim room, with a shadowy creature lurking behind.
Test shot of the cave setting from my final film ‘Green’, multiplane background using watercolours and oil pastels Test shot of the woodland setting for my final film ‘Green’ - a multiplane background using watercolours and oil pastels Still from my final film "Green", felted puppet against a watercolour multiplane background Still from my final film "Green", the protagonist Gwaine is cautiously entering the Dragon’s cave Still from my final film "Green", crochet puppet against a watercolour backdrop Still from my final film ‘Green’, our protagonist Gwaine comes face to face with the Dragon Still from my final film "Green", our protagonist Gwaine sat with the Princess Nimue, felted puppets against a watercolour backdrop Watch my final animation, "Green" Watch my 2025 showreel