15 Year Old Award Winning Animation Company
A little over 15 years ago we moved into an old heating factory under a railway arch. That was the start of our animation company! It had an antique petrol pump outside the back door…
Animators Wanted!
Calling all UK based animators! Got 5 minutes? Take a look at our questionnaire. Do you have the skills and equipment to produce animation from your home or studio? We are developing a new platform and…
Studio Hands Join PPE Effort
In March 2020, we joined the effort to create PPE from our material stocks in the form of these face shields. We liaised with DT teachers Rob Phillips and Stuart Sweetman at King Henry VIII…
Branding Refresh for Da-Vinci Learning Wins British Animation Award
In March 2020, we attended the British Animation Awards and were among the winners for our work for German educational channel Da Vinci Learning, in the ‘Best Film and TV Motion Design’ category. Da Vinci…
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Behind The Scenes On Penny
After racking up millions of hits worldwide, we thought it was time to reveal some nuts and bolts footage of Penny ‘Arctic’ coming together complete with staplers, glue guns and little grey balls. Below are…
European Co-Production for Penny
In September and October this year, we were commissioned by VFX house Glassworks, Amsterdam to shoot miniature sets for the Christmas campaign for German store, Penny Market. The models were designed and built by Andy…
‘Share A Story’ Picks Up Its Fourth BAFTA
Nine Years And Four BAFTAs Later, Is It Really Farewell…? This month ‘Share A Story’ picked up its fourth Children’s BAFTA in the Short Form Category, and who knows, such is its appeal, it may…
Third Royal Television Society Award for SHS
This November we picked up the Royal Television Society Award for ‘Best Production Craft Skills’. The award was given for Animation and Visual Effects for a clutch of projects produced for Sony Pictures Television earlier…
Trick or Treat!
Our Halloween Homage to Harryhausen This summer we made a brilliant new creative friendship in the form of Ian Davies, photographer par excellence. Ian is in the process of collating a 100 strong collection of…
Puppets Galore
Just for laughs we’ve compiled a clip reel of our projects where we’ve worked with traditional puppetry, featuring marionettes and/or rod-controlled and hand-controlled puppets. It makes a great change when we can shoot with these,…