Welcome

Second Home Studios is the workplace of animator/director Chris Randall who oversees the creative direction of all projects that pass through its doors. Specialising in stop-motion and 2d animation, the studio’s repertoire of commercial work encompasses animation in all its forms; film production, online viral campaigns, TV commercials, title sequences, broadcast promotions, idents and theatrical projection design.

Browse around and you’ll find a talking banana skin, a mechanical town, a tornado, painted people, kleptomaniac mice, political satire, paper butterflies, a puppet comedian, a microscopic man, a dead fish and a neurotic sparkplug, to name but a few.

IN PRODUCTION

Pilsner Urquell 'Legends' wins British Animation Award

Voted 'Best Commercial' in the Public Choice Category, this animated paper world picked up a coveted BAA award at the British Film Institute in London. View it here. Or read more about the awards here.

The Mechanical Musical Marvel on tour

This educational animation for Birmingham's Symphony Hall has been invited to screen at the eclectic Flatpack festival in Birmingham and at the Academy accredited Sarasota Festival in the US.

Designing in 360 degrees

The studio is presently gearing up to produce stop-motion animation in 360 degrees for a stage production of a classic childrens' story. More to follow...