The creative was designed to continue the heritage of successful first series. The character Harry (James Nesbitt) is seen to be falling from a building with a new mystery woman Isabella (Thekla Reuten). Will his trust in his lucky bracelet be proved right?
The talent were photographed in studio hanging from wires, they were then comped into the scene.
Creative concept / Talent Direction / Art Director
The creative was designed to continue the theme that Karl Pilkington has become a Buddha like personality, delivering his own personal pearls of wisdom as he travels the World finding out more about some of humanities great questions.
Karl was photographed and filmed in studio, as was all the greenery. the scene was then comped together for both stills and motion.
Creative concept / Talent Direction / Art Director / Motion Compositor
This creative was developed to launch a new series called Hooten and the Lady. The premise of the show was Hooten (Michael Landis) and the Lady (Ophelia Lovibond) are an unlikely duo that come together in the hunt for the Worlds lost treasures. Working with Creative Dan Morgan we were challenged with brief to sell in the action element of the show but also the unlikely relationship between the two main characters.
The talent were photographed in studio hanging from a practical set of a cliff face, they were then comped into a the scene generated in CGI.
Creative concept / Talent and CGI Direction / Art Direction
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are back on the road and this time they are in Spain. The creative was designed to give the elegance of the fine eateries they visit while on their trip with a nod to the humour that comes from their conversations.
The talent were photographed in studio with various props.
Talent Direction / Art Director / Motion Designer
A set of campaign images that are stand out, vibrant and fun to reflect the show and introduce the new line up of judges for the series. With Abbey Clancy front and centre of the campaign, we wanted to position her as a goddess of fashion. Working with Kenny Reynolds, the final image is loosely based on Bottecelli’s Birth of Venus and the images of Abbey were picked up by the press and appeared in multiple publications, even making it to the front page of the Sun giving the series a huge amount of free publicity
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
Damian Lewis gives a fascinating look into the most secretive and ruthless worlds of spying and espionage. Working with retoucher Nic Wickens, we placed Damian and various iconic locations into a complex glass environment to reflect the stories told in this series.
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
Al Murray and his alter ego The Pub landlord go on a mission to find out Why do the Brits win every War? Or do they? Al seeks to jettison some of the Pub landlords ideas away
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
The series returns with Baz once again setting a series of challenges for his elderly mother Nancy. But this tie Nancy is much more prepared and even has a few surprises of her own. The creative was developed to show Nancy taking the upper hand and surprising Baz for a change.
The talent were photographed and filmed in a studio set with 72 year old Nancy on a zip wire.
Creative concept / Stills and Live-action Direction / Art Direction / Motion Design
Philip Glenister investigates the details of what convicted killers did right after they had committed murder. Working with Salpi Bailey we shot key art and idents with Philip and also created two promos that were reconstructions of two killers movements after committing their crimes.
Live action Direction / Talent Direction / Design
Telling the story of Queen Victoria and her grand daughters and how she manipulated their marriages to extend the British thrones power over Europe. The idea was to show Queen Victoria as a mob like leader surrounded by her gang of grand daughters. We additionally shot all of the characters individually as well so each of their stories could be told in the digital space.
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
Denise Welch interviews a series of victims who have survived horrendous crimes against them. Each programme is a portrait of one victim where they talk about their experiences and how they how come through the other side.
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Art Direction
The creative was designed to encapsulate the moment when the Strike Back duo are out on a mission and anything could happen.
The talent were filmed using time-slice cameras, freezing the moment they burst through the water then time-ramping the action as they move in close to the camera to exaggerate the tension.
Creative concept / Live Action Direction / Art Director
Craig Charles with the help of astrophysicist Sarah Cruddas investigate the latest UFO conspiracies with an aim to separate the facts from fiction.
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
The creative was designed to capture the united moment when a goal has been scored to evoke the passion that James, Jamie, Jack and Freddie have for sport and also the genuine friendship and banter between the group.
Access to the talent was very limited so they were photographed backstage of their show and they were then comped into the scene.
Talent Direction / Art Director / Motion Designer
Emilia Fox fronts this series of Murdertown. In the series we see her visit numerous towns around the UK that have been the backdrop for murder. We take a look at the towns for a new perspective on how these crimes took place in the middle of our communities and how they affected them.
Creative Direction / Design
Having been supplied US keyart that wasn't suitable for the UK market I was tasked with repurposing the talent to make something that would land Sky 1 as the home of Modern Family.
The talent were cut out from the original US keyart, repositioned and comped into a new scene based around a huge Sky 1 logo.
Creative concept / Art Director
Amanda Holden looks at sex through the ages with the aim of discovering our ancestors sexy secrets.
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
The series follows prolific antiquities hunter Hamilton White and his longtime friend Carl Cookson as they travel the world to trace relics that are believed to have belonged to the Knights Templar.
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
Coming back for a second series Agatha Raisin had began to realise her new life in the country wasn't quite the idilic haven of peace she had hoped for. The creative was designed to put a sinister twist on a traditional country fete where Agatha (Ashley Jensen) and her friend Roy (Matt Horne) find more than cupcakes on the cake stall.
The talent and cakes were photographed in studio and the background plate was shot separately in the cotswolds.
Creative concept / Talent Direction / Art Director / Motion Design
Will Mellor investigates a series of cases when a cold blooded killer turns out to be a police officer. Following on from the public outrage at the Sarah Everard murder by a serving police officer the CI series looks at how perpetrators used their knowledge of the force in order to avoid arrest.
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
Rob Rinder examines the dark secrets of the interrogation room. With the help of experts we look at how the interrogation team work and what techniques they use as they endeavour to get to the truth.
Creative direction / Talent Direction / Design
In WW2 a group of amazing women changed the course of the battle of Atlantic by devising a game that could predict where the German u-boats were hiding beneath the surface. Given that we had no access to talent and only screen shots as reference we worked with New York based illustrator Jason Raish to produce key art images evocative of the time period.
Creative Direction / Design
The US supplied a single shot of the lead actress Tea Leoni from which I needed to build a campaign. By typographically contrasting words I was able to give a flavour of the show and conflicted character she plays within it.
Creative concept / Art Direction / Motion Design
Clichés of England’s various neighbour nations battle with Al Murray and his small minded extremely patriotic alter ego ‘The Pub Landlord’ as they ask ‘Why does everyone hate the English’.
We really wanted to tap into old national rivalries as our main theme and highlight the fact that asking why people hate the English could be a dangerous task. Al Murray’s alter ego The Pub landlord demonstrates this when he’s hunted down by the national stereotypes he perpetuates.
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
Commissioned to introduce the new series of Sky 1 comedy Trollied where new characters appear to be shaking things up for the old regular faces. Shot on the programme set with the cast.
Concept / Talent Direction / Creative Direction
Taking inspiration from action genre we wanted to elevate the modest hobby of metal detecting into something far greater (and fun). Portraying Rick and Beau as our heroes suited up, on an SAS style mission ready to find treasure that’s been hiding in Britain’s rivers.
Creative Direction / Talent Direction / Design
History’s much loved series Curse of Oak Island is bigger than ever. This season the treasure hunters were using explosives for the first time. With this campaign image we wanted to show the mystery had been blown wide open and the curse awoken.
Creative Direction / Design
A Corporate responsibility project in conjunction with Refuge charity to highlight the issue of abuse against women. Working alongside Kenny Reynolds, Kevin Rixon, Aidan Hackett and Ben D’Angellilo we developed a series of on-air and off-air assets to educate the public about abuse and also raise awareness for the charities helpline and to raise donations. The CSR project was rolled out to all the EMEA teams who in turn aligned with charities in their regions.
Creative Direction / Design Direction
This series tells the story of the Knight Templars. Mark Hamill stars as a Master Templar and Tom Cullen as his apprentice.
In this bold contemporary execution we use the templar cross as a device to showcase both actors alternating the priority of the images to so the shift in power as the series progresses
Creative Direction / Design
Ross Kemp dives back in history. In the series Ross visits various ship wrecks around the world and discovers the stories of how they came to be. Working together with Sergey Saprygin and Kevin Rixon we shot Ross Kemp against green screen these elements were then composited into a CGI underwater world created by Motionbox.
Creative Concept / Talent Direction / Creative Direction
