We set up Second Home Animation Studios in 2006 in an old railway arch in Digbeth. We have loved living and working in Birmingham and have enjoyed watching it change over the years. There is a huge pool of talent in The Midlands, and we love working with creatives from all over the region.
We offer a range of animation services, but stop motion animation is our true passion. We do hope you are enjoying our blog. If you’re reading this page, then you’ll see below all blog posts that are about (or refer to) ‘The Midlands’.
On November 25th our team switched out of studio confines into best dress to attend the RTS Midlands Awards 2022. As a night celebrating creativity across the region, we were pleased to gain a fantastic
In 2021, The Royal Television Society held their annual RTS Midlands award ceremony online. (Where we watched the celebration of creativity unfold – in our PJ’s). This year, the 2022 Midlands awards will be held
Creating the CWG Animated Maps was not only a proud moment for us, it was also a huge learning opportunity. It allowed us to explore mapping data and processing software to shrink our world. Our
Second Home have been lucky enough to get a (virtual) seat at the RTS Midlands Awards 2021. This year we have racked up 3 nominations in 3 categories, all of which are the first for
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
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
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
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
The Innovation 50 Report The Innovation 50 report – showcasing the fifty most innovative businesses across the region – has launched this week. Led by legal firm, Mills & Reeve, the report sought to create
After delivering a bunch of exciting new work during 2016, we finished the year with three more award nominations. Our contribution for CITV’s ‘Share A Story’, a tale about A Shark Who Swallowed The Sea, written
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