“Ultimately, I realised deceit is a behaviour we adopt, especially in tough times, to achieve our desires. That’s where the idea of the bunny came in: each lie chips away at our honesty until we’re transformed into deceitful creatures.”

The NFTS has more than 35 MA, Diploma and Certificate courses, annually attracting more than 1,500 applications for around 170 places. Last year, nine out of 10 students received funding, with the School claiming to award more scholarships and bursaries than any other higher education institution in the UK.

Its training involves leading professionals such as the director Alex Garland, whose acclaimed films include Civil War, a dystopian thriller, and Dario Marianelli, the Oscar-winning composer.

The school’s graduates have gone on to work on major productions such as the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey.

Park, who found Oscar success with Wallace and Gromit and other animated characters, has never forgotten the school, welcoming students from its animation course to his company, Aardman.