From our initial meetings, we learned that we’d be making a two-minute animation for the five huge screens of the NOW Building, and it would be playing for the entirety of June.
Cool cool cool.
Read MoreSniff Test: Behind The Scenes
Thus the concept of our posh little piggy was born: an uptight gent with an excellent sense of smell and some niche personal interests.
Read MoreThe Dome of St Paul’s: Behind the Scenes
The first and most important step in the creative process was obviously to get the Christmas box down (in mid-October) and decorate the studio. Just to get in the mood, you know.
Read MoreLook After Yourself: Behind the Scenes
We started with a spider diagram of anything vaguely related to '“regrowth” that we could possibly think of. Our list included everything from weed control to David Tennant’s chopped-off hand in the 2005 Doctor Who Christmas special.
Read MoreThe Snow Spider: Behind the Scenes
We first heard of the new CBBC Snow Spider TV show through the show’s composer, Cato Hoeben, who passed along our details to Jennifer Sheridan, the director. This was lovely in several different ways, but horrible for one key reason: we initially met Cato at a networking event, which proves that networking events are useful and we have to keep doing them.
Read MoreThe Greengrocer: Behind the Scenes
We made an animated short film in 48 hours as part of Cardiff Animation Festival’s Quick Draw challenge. But how?
Read MoreWITNESS: costume design
We tried to put together a pinterest board of inspiration. But nothing really gave the vibe that we had in our head, which was “the coat from Meteorlight, but make it fashion”.
Read MoreMETEORLIGHT: the story behind the language
Our creative director Jonny (who wrote, animated and directed METEORLIGHT) wanted a language that matched the look and feel of the film. Luckily, our producer Lindsey is also a published linguist.
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