Stuart Ellis
Lead Animator
Framestore London
Stuart Ellis has been a professional animator since 1997 and is currently a lead animator at Framestore in London. He started as a classical 2D animator on Disney’s Hercules and went on to work on the Harry Potter franchise. Stuart is a creature expert, having worked on polar bears, dragons and prehistoric beasts throughout his career. He is also a published board game designer and is a licensed helicopter pilot. Stuart currently teaches Creature Animation: Fight or Flight.
Stuart’s Credits
The Little Mermaid
Guardians of the Galaxy:
Volume 3
Paddington 2
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Recent Films
- The Little Mermaid (2023)
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3
- Paddington 2
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Paddington
- Fantastic Beasts
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- RoboCop
- 47 Ronin
- War Horse
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Nanny McPhee Returns
Other Films
- Where the Wild Things Are
- The Tale of Despereaux
- The Golden Compass
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Balto
- Fantasia 2000
- Hercules
- Tarzan
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
TELEVISION
- His Dark Materials
- Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
- Dinotopia
- The Lost World
- Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
- The Last Dragon
- Prehistoric Park
- Jason and the Argonauts
Courses Taught By Stuart
Courses may vary from term to term.
Creature Animation:
Fight or Flight
12-Week Workshop
Create dynamic flight scenes and fight sequences with creatures.