Event
Tue 4 Nov 18:00-20:00 at Pervasive Media Studio
Make Shift Meet Up - November 2025
A space for creatives (18 to 30s-ish) to come together + learn from people making and working in creative industries. In nov we explore 'keeping your head' with an independent animated film + puppet maker.

Make Shift Nov 2025
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Come along for the third in our autumn/winter Make Shift Meet-Up series.
This month we are joined by the wonderful Helena Houghton, who wears many hats.
She is a Filmmaker, Animator, Props and Puppet Maker with years of experience as a freelance animator and fabricator, she recently went on to direct her own BFI-funded stop-motion animated horror short, BELTANE.
Through directing, designing and fabricating, Helena pushes to experiment with puppet filmmaking, embracing the weird through a focus on practical effects and visual spectacle.
In this hands-on session Helena invites you to join a fun (and frank) conversation about how to 'keep your head' as an independent animated film-maker and puppet maker, and the joys and struggles that go with that.
All whilst having a go at making some tiny puppet hands and drinking cups of tea.
Why Come to a Make Shift Meet Up?
-Find out about Watershed, the Pervasive Media Studio and what we offer to South West based creatives
-A chilled space where you can meet and chat with other creatives
-Talks from creative practitioners on anything from finding funds for your project to how to do your tax return
Timings:
5:30pm - Optional Drop in and get to see the space
6:00pm - Meet Up Start -Sharing something we love
6:30pm-7:30pm - Session with Helena
7:30pm-8:00pm - Social and next steps
Give Tony a shout if you have any questions - Tony.B@watershed.co.uk