NetFlix Hamsters

Nexus Returned to Clapham Road and this time they bought some furry friends with them to make this advert for NetFlix.
To see the little fellows doing their very best acting click here

Director: Smith & Foulkes

Executive producer: Tracey Cooper

Producer: Liz Chan

Production manager: Alistair Pratten

1st assistant director: Caspar Campbell

Director of photography: Peter Ellmore

Focus puller: Ollie Downey

Clapper loader: Leonard Wilkinson

Gaffer: Jono Yates

Production designer: Graham Staughton

Art department:  Gordon Allen, Ben Coté, Hazel Townsend, Joe Kirton

Dragonframe 3.0

We have recently switched over to the new Daragonframe 3. Click here to read more about it.

VW Tiguan - Elevated Driving

New to Clapham Road, production company Friend came in early October with Director Terry Hall to make this charming little spot for the new VW Tiguan. Each and every frame was printed, hand cut and folded as we follow the car on its journey.
Watch it here

Director Terry Hall

Producer Jonny Kight

Lighting Cameraman Toby Howell

DIT Chris Nunn

Gaffer Aldo Camilleri

Animator Matthew Cooper

Art Director Mark Connell

Art Asist Lucy Sanderson

Set Builder James Hamilton

Model Maker Emma Pritty

Model Maker Joanne Williams

Model Maker Alexandra Westcott

Proper City series

Our very own Toby Goodyear has been shooting and editing BMX films among other things for many years. Here is his latest work.
Prpoer City Series

Velvet Toilet Paper

Each frame of animation in this Partizan job for Velvet was hand cut to make this charming advert directed by Geoffroy De Crecy.
You can watch it by clicking here
and a making of here
The Facial Tissues ad we did at the same time will be added soon.
 

Director Geoffroy De Crecy

Executive Producer Isabella Parish

Producer Henry Schofield

Production Manager Julie Crosbie

Production Coordinator Duncan Bernard

Production Assistant Alex Halley

1st AD Ezra Sumner

Director of Photography Peter Ellmore

Camera Assistant Lenny Wilkinson

Moco Operator Jay Mallet from the vfx co

Gaffer Aldo Camilleri

Electrician Genki McClure

Animator Mole Hill
Animator Cadi Catlow

Animation Assistants Arthur Crook and Jessica Ashman

Art Direction Mandy Smith 

Rigger Gordon Allen

Production Designer Daniel McLagan

Assistant Art Director Sam Wise

Props Man Paul Cutler

Runner Oliver Lyndale

Nationwide Carousel

Partizan came to Clapham Road with Director Eric Lynne to make some of the animation for this ambitious Nationwide advert.
To watch the full length advert click here

Director Eric Lynne

Animation Director Victor Haegelin

Producer Miranda Johnstone

Production Manager Julie Crosbie

Production Assistant Charles Forte

Director of Photography Peter Ellmore

Gaffer Aldo Camilleri

Electrician Max Halstead

Animators Mole Hill Cadi Catlow

Animation Assistant Arthur Crook

Animation Assistant Jessica Ashman

Production Designer Gregg Shoulder

Props Master Paul Cutler

VFX Supervisor Rob Walker

Cadbury Fabulous Fingers

Director Simon Willows and his Chocolate friends made a welcome return to shoot this advert and online idents for the new 'Fabulous Fingers'. 

Click here to watch Madison and Caitlin fight it out!

You can also watch a making of and meet the other family members.

Director Simon Willows

Producer James Bretton

Production Beatrice Warren

Lighting Cameraman Stephen Keith Roach

Focus Puller Barney Piercy

2nd Assistant Camera Jason Dully

Gaffer Gary Owen

Electrician Max Halstead

Electrician Rob Snell

Production Designer Owen Gundry

Assistant Art Director Rose Popham

Assistant Art Director Remi Stickland

Assistant Art director Sara Figiel

Carpenter Ben Norman

Master Puppeteer Will Harper

Master Puppeteer Jonny Sabbah

Puppeteer Martin Collins

Props man Robbie Milton

Wardrobe Stylist Thalia Lane

Making Of Dave Bullivant

Runner Jake Hopewell

Runner Joshua Hine

Runner Joseph Giffard

Chapman Brothers Organ Grinders Monkey

Last couple of days to see The Chapman Brother short film 'Organ Grinders Monkey' at the White Cube Gallery Bermondsey. Details can be seen here
The Animated Cockroach segments were made here by Director Maria Manton, lit by Matthew Day and animated by Andy Biddle.

Holy Flying Circus

Clapham Road Studios was very proud to have been involved with the BBC4 production of Holy Flying Circus. A part-fact, part-surrealist dramatisation from around the time the Monty Python film, 'Life of Brian' was released. Director Jim Le Fevre of production company Nexus was asked to create the opening titles along with some animations throughout the programme. He and a trusted team came to the studio for 2 weeks to build and shoot his amazing Phonotrope. To watch a short 'making of' click here you will also find a link to Jim blog to read more about how it was all designed and made.

Director Jim Le Fevre
Executive Producer Luke Youngman
Production Manager Claire Thompson
Production Assistant Fernanda Garcia Lopez
Production Assistant Carmen De Witt
Intern Leila Smith
3D Pre Visualisation Development Ben Cowell
3D Pre Visualisation Development Mark Davies
Director of Photography Matthew Day
Camera Assistant Toby Goodyear
Design / Construction Gordon Allen, with Gee Staughton, Joe Kirton, Harris Allen
Art Department Assistant Sophie Powell, Dominic Owen
Laser Cutting Ewen Dickie at Laser Make

Dragon Stop Motion -Seven Legs

Mikey Please made a welcome return to the Clapham Road basement, to shoot this promo to introduce the new Dragon Stop Motion software, Dragonframe 3.0.
Once again he blew our socks off!
Click here to watch it too!











Directed/Animated/DOP/Post Mikey Please
Model Makers Anna Ginsburg and Dana Shangerey
Commissioned by Jamie and Dyami Caliri for dragonframe.com/​

Chipotle- Back to the start

Almost a year to the day after we started to shoot this short film for Chipotle we are finally able to show off all the hard work that went into this month long shoot.
4 35ft sets were created, as we follow the industrialisation of a small farm into an animal factory, through to the farmers realisation that a more sustainable, natural approach is better for everybody.
Directed by Johnny Kelly of Nexus and promoting Chipotles ethos of 'Food with Integrity', this film also features Willie Nelson singing a cover of the coldplay song 'The Scientist', which can be downloaded from itunes with proceeds going to 'Chipotle Cultivate Foundation'
To watch the film click here
and to watch a 'making of' click here

Director Johnny Kelly
Producer Liz Chan
Production manager Claire Thompson, Alistair Pratten
Director of photography Matthew Day
Camera assistant Max Halstead
Gaffer Aldo Camilleri
Set Designer Graham Staughton at We Are The Art Department
Art department Gordon Allen, Joe Kirton, Ben Côte
Puppets Artem
Puppet wrangler Joe James
Rigger Gary Faulkner
Set animator Matthew Cooper
Character animator Gary Cureton
Compositing Alasdair Brotherston, John Taylor

Talk Talk Sponsors the X Factor

Production company The Sweetshop and Director Jeff Wood spent 3 days with us in July making these fantastic idents to sponsor the X Factor.
Watch the SuperHero throw some shapes here
and the Dolls House Mum shake her booty by clicking here

Director Jeff Wood

Producer Jackie Ludlam 07795 438 510

Production Assistant: Alexandra Michaels

DOP Matthew Day 07734 213 369

Camera Assistant Max Halstead 07813 787 005

Gaffer Aldo Camilleri 07950 182 840

Animator Martin Davies 07779 784 461

Animator Mike Mort 07899 862 730

Model Rigger Gordon Allen 07841 720 308
Gee Staughton 07811130792

Editor/dit Gus Herdman 07850 189 187

Southern Trains

The lovely folks from Fred & Eric came to hang out in our basement and make this comercial for Southern Trains new childrens activity book.
Click on this link to watch it
Directed and Produced by Fred & Eric
Stop-frame Animator Veranda McNally
DOP Matthew Day
Model Makers Tom Ashton-Booth & Laura Hopewell
After Effects Animation Andy Martin