THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF FELT

Here’s a couple of shots from a recent photoshoot I did with Livia Smith for JBPR & Lucy Sparrow to promote her upcoming show in LA - Sparrow Mart Supermarket The Standard, Downtown LA 1-31 August. More photos here.

MANCHESTER LA-LA-LA

I picked up an week’s work at Havas Lynx in Manchester…curry mile, Chinatown, the Northern Quarter and many other trips down memory lane all duly ticked off the list. Still my favourite city.

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Spent a few hours down at Norman Cook’s Big Beach Cafe, photographing Bordalo II’s latest creation More photos here.

I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE

I’ve been lucky enough to be working on numerous projects with the lovely folk at Designate in Brighton. Total commute time, 75 seconds - bliss!

LOVELY STUFF

Always refreshing to work on something a bit different, especially when it involves artists like these. Big thanks to Jo & Clare at JBPR.

ARTIST LINKS: Lucy Sparrow / Bordalo II / Ben Eine / Vihils / Shepard Fairey / Etam Cru / Sainer / Dal East

MAGNIFICENT MACHINES

Here’s a third film we made for Shell Fuels (other 2 are here). Shot in Bangkok by the delightfully talented Frederic Planchon, through Academy films.

VINTAGE SCANS

I’ve been spending some time going through dust-covered suitcases from the loft of late…talk about stepping back in time. See more here.

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KUNG FU FIGHTING

Film we shot for Shell V-Power in Bangkok. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Music by Cliff Martinez. Produced by Stink.

DOWN AT THE LAKE

Summer. Fishing. Nature. Bliss.

ON THE TRACK WITH SEB VETTEL

Latest film for Shell V-Power. Shot in São Paulo & Daytona by Mark Jenkinson from Carnage Film. Visual magic by the awesome Rich, Chappers and their team at The Mill.

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BANGKOK & DAYTONA

Very excited to be shooting 2 new films in Bangkok with top notch directors Nicolas Winding Refn from Stink (Drive, Neon Demon, Bronson, Only God Forgives) and Frederic Planchon from Academy Films. Plus a 3rd, high-octane number in Sao Paulo & Daytona, with Mark Jenkinson, the Carnage Crew at Rogue & The Mill. It’s going to be a busy end to the year!

TELL YOUR COUGH TO COUGH OFF!

Something a little bit different…no budget to shoot, but a disruptive, stand-out TV piece required. Having trawled through 100’s of hours of vintage films, here’s the result. Big thanks to everyone at Coffee & TV.

50 SHADES OF BEIGE

Nearly done on our latest TV spot…updates to follow.

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HSBC • THE INVITATION

Here’s our latest spot for HSBC’s One Day Mortgage approval service. Shot In Nova Scotia by the fabulous Zak Emerson at Blink Productions. DOP John Lynch.

NEW HSBC FILM

Our latest film for HSBC. Shot in Berlin by the super-talented Tony Barry through Biscuit Films. DOP Franz Lustig. Editor Sam Rice-Edwards at The Assembly Rooms.

BACK IN BERLIN

Just back from shooting in Berlin again, with Tony Barry from Biscuit this time round. It goes without saying we found time for the odd stein and currywürst. Straight into post production this week…

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CANON TACTICAL CAMPAIGN

A preview of our first work for Canon…a tactical summer campaign running across EMEA.

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CANON SHOOT

We’ve had a busy start to the year pitching and in pre-production on Canon…the first work for the client since winning the business last year. Just back from 5 days out in sunny Barcelona shooting with the charming Shaw & Shaw through Siobahn Squire and U LA LA. More news soon.

PUPPIES GALORE!

Been shooting for Andrex again this week…new TV spot out in January 2014.

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ANDREX 'ROLLAPHOBIA' SPOT FOR JWT

Our first work for Andrex at JWT. Directed by the rather wonderful James Haworth & Justin Edmund-White through The Sweetshop.

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WICKES TV

2 of the 3 Wickes commercials we made whilst at MWO are now up & running. Shot by Albert (Andy Poyiadgi & Barry Kimber) through Thomas Thomas Films and edited at Final Cut.

KNIGHTBRIDGE BECKONED...

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WICKES SHOOT

We’ve been holed-up in the darkest recesses of Dukes Island studios this week shooting a couple of spots for Wickes – power tools a go-go.

THE BRANDED GENT APPROVES

A great read and a lovely reference from Charles Vallance, founding partner of VCCP and co-author of The Branded Gentry.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY FILM

Here’s our latest film for Ancestry.co.uk – a Remembrance Day spot to coincide with access to some newly-released WWI military records.

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STEPPING BACK IN TIME

A damp, chilly field in Harefield became a WW1 set for our next Ancestry film.

HISCOX BRAND FILM

After 6 months of huffing & puffing, we finally finished this – our new 90s Hiscox brand film. Shot in Berlin by Tomas Alfredson through RSA and voiced by the ever-charming Benedict Cumberbatch.

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HISCOX 96 SHEETS

Our 3 Hiscox brand 96 sheets. Shot by the lovely Stuart Hall in the Lake District & London. Retouching by Stanley’s Post.

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY...

The last few weeks have been hectic, but productive. We’ve been down at Final Cut with the wonderful Struan, editing our Hiscox film. Quickly followed by a very long day trip to Stockholm, to grade with Tomas and Tom Townend (our DP) at Chimney Pot. We’ve also been up to our eyes with retouching on our Hiscox posters – some stunning images shot by Stuart Hall in the Lake District & London PLUS some further work produced by Paul Zak – all retouching being undertaken by Stanleys Post. In between all that, we’ve also been working with the lovely folk at Realise again, producing a set of 8 animated sponsorship idents for Ancestry.co.uk. More news to follow soon.

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