CHRISTO CLANCY
Animator for Weird Helga
Christo Clancy (they/them) has been an Animator on Weird Helga since September of 2021. Christo has always loved animating, appreciates that it’s a well-paying job, and draws inspiration from everything! Christo’s driving force is entertaining people and hoping people enjoy what they make. Looking forward, they have hope that Weird Helga will become a TV show. At the Animation Lab, they storyboard as well as animate, and love collaborating with the team to come up with ideas and create videos. The creative freedom on Weird Helga, even in how they choose to draw characters, is a highlight for them.
Christo’s favorite work shortcut is using symbols (Flash/Adobe Animate). It saves time and they find it fun to animate tiny loops, like a puzzle. Their advice to aspiring animators is, “Just draw and animate and don’t worry too much about how you think it should look like. Most art is amazing tbh, but I feel like we all can get hung up on how things should look.”
From Chicago, IL, Christo now lives in Los Angeles. They enjoy the vibrant sense of community and like the beautiful bridges downtown.They love gaming, just bought a PS4, and are excited for the new Resident Evil 4 remake.
Find Christo on Instagram @_christoe_
FROM THE TEAM
“Christo Clancy is a hilarious and talented animator with an endearing and unique style.”
“Christo is so good at creating the cutest and eeriest realities. They're so good at simplifying characters and still giving them so much distinction. I'd be so excited to see what they'd make with a million dollars. Give it to them!”