I’m a part time insomniac. There, I said it. Dean is an insomniac too. And Sound Asleep is the story of the night Dean finally cracks. The film is due to shoot in the spring – read on for more details or visit Sound Asleep
Another of the Citi 200 commercials, Cities Reborn, a 60 second documentary about the Marshall Plan to rebuild post WII Europe, is now on air on BBC World News. It has some never before seen augmented reality visual effects.
We had a lot of fun making the graphical rebuilds of Berlin. I’ll explain how it was done…
Another in the series of four Citibank Citi 200 years commercials is now being broadcast on BBC World News. The Blizzard of Change is a documentary style commercial that was shot in New York and Singapore. It tells the story of the introduction of the ATM and brings us up to date with 360 Stations – the ATM’s natural successor that will change how we interact with our banks once again. The film features some great 1970s commercials and some clever but very subtle visual effects – can you spot them? (I’ll explain below).
BBC World News and Citi (Citibank) have just started transmission of the third in my series of branded documentary commercials: Transforming World Trade: The Panama Canal. The film tells Canal’s construction with some exceptional early archive footage.
Shot in New York, Uniting the Kingdom and the States is a 60 second documentary about the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable and its impact on markets around the world.
Those outside the UK will have the chance to watch a first screening, and for those with short attention spans it’s just perfect – an entire history lesson in 60 seconds. It’s the story of how the 1866 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable changed the world. It’s a commercial / branded content documentary for Citi (formerly known as Citibank) and is the first in a series of four.Read More
I thought I should write something about my attitude towards the environment, and how you might see it when you work with me.
I take environmental matters seriously, and have a well below average carbon footprint. The main way you might notice this when working with me is that I will probably turn up to most meetings and shoots in cycling gear. Not because I like lycra (I don’t), just because I cycle everywhere. Well, everywhere within reason, but come rain or shine and even in the current snow I am on my bike.
A first look version of the interactive drama I have been working on recently is now available to view. This ungraded version just follows one path of the possible story; a full version and a cut down are to follow.
I am working with Inside Job Productions, a social enterprise, to make an interactive video for charity Red Kite Learning. The film, called Tell/Don’t Tell is aimed at ex-prisoners and ex-offenders, and considers some of the key decisions they must make following release, especially around getting a job and disclosing their criminal records to potential employers. Read More
Just finished a job for a top secret client. It was a Star Wars spoof featuring their executives in key roles in the film: Luke, Han, Obi Wan and Leah. All shot on green screen, it featured an original R2D2, original x-wing pilot helmets, and we had the interior of an x-wing fighter built specially by the model makers from Event Horizon.
