01/ 10

NEW YEAR/ NEW DECADE
SO IT'S 2010 AND WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY AS ZEROH AND HAVE BIG PLANS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD AND BEYOND. FIRST UP WE'RE MOVING INTO A NEW STUDIO THIS MONTH WITH ROOM TO EXTEND OUR IN-HOUSE CAPABILITIES AND ACCOMIDATE CLIENTS AND COLLABORATORS. WE HAVE A DEDICATED PRODUCTION SUITE AND A LARGER SECONDARY SPACE FOR FILMING AND EXHIBITS. THE STUDIO IS SITUATED IN THE NORMAN RD AREA OF ST.LEONARDS ON SEA WHICH IS FAMED FOR ITS ART GALLERIES AND ANTIQUE SHOPS.

YEAR END 09
WE ENDED 2009 WITH THE AIRING OF THE FIRST TV AD WE'VE WORKED ON WITH LONDON AGENCY FRONT ROOM/ ONE OF OUR COLLABORATIVE FILMS, 'CAN'T HELP LOVING THAT BRAND', WITH SUBVERSIVE FASHION DEIGNER NOKI WAS SHOWN AS PART OF THE SHOWstudio - FASHION REVOLUTION EXHIBITION AT SOMMERSET HOUSE THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER/ ALL 16 FILMS PRODUCED FOR KONAMI'S PES2010 PROMOTION CAMPAIGN WERE LAUNCHED ON YOU TUBE, TOTAL VIEWS SO FAR FOR THE WHOLE SERIES IS APPROACHING 250,000 AND THE FILMS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO 7 LANGUAGES.

WELL, IT'S BEEN A BUSY FEW MONTHS FOR US WITH, AS EVER, A WIDE RANGE OF WORK PASSING THROUGH OUR DOORS, DETAILS BELOW:

PES
A SUMMER OF FOOTBALL IS AHEAD OF US AS WE FOLLOW THE PRODUCTION TEAM GLOSS MEDIA ROUND EUROPE AS THEY FILM THE TV AD FOR PES2010. WE'RE PRODUCING A SERIES OF 'BEHIND THE SCENES' VIRALS ABOUT THE FILMING/ PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR KONAMI. ALONGSIDE THE 'BEHIND THE SCENES' OF THE AD WE'RE ALSO DOING SOME 'BEHIND THE SCENES' FILMING ON THE GAMES PRODUCTION, SO FAR WE'VE FILMED AND INTERVIEWED LIONEL MESSI THE DAY AFTER HE RETURNED TO BARCELONA FOLLOWING HIS TEAMS TRIUMPHANT WIN AT THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL. MESSI WAS PERFORMING HIS SIGNATURE MOVES FOR MOTION CAPTURE SO HE WILL PLAY AS SPECTACULARLY IN THE GAME AS HE DOES ON THE PITCH. YOU CAN VIEW A TRAILER FOR THE MESSI MO CAP INTERVIEW HERE ON YOUTUBE AND FOLLOW OUR WORK THROUGHOUT THE COMING MONTHS ON THIS DEDICATED PES2010 WEBSITE IN THE 'BEHIND THE SCENES' SECTION.

LONELY LEAP/ BRITISH GAS
AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY & COMMERCIAL FILM MAKERS LONELY LEAP COMMISSIONED US TO PROVIDE ANIMATION FOR A DOCUMENTARY TO BE SHOWN TO THOUSANDS OF BRITISH GAS STAFF OVER THE SUMMER HIGHLIGHTING NEW STRATEGIES AND SERVICE PACKAGES FOR THE COMPANIES BUSINESS CUSTOMERS. OUR CONTRIBUTION INVOLVED COMPOSTING SELF GENERATING LIGHTFORMS AND ICONS ON THEIR BEAUTIFUL RED CAM SHOT FILM OF STAFF INTERVIEWS AND BUSINESS RELATED LOCATIONS.

WILDERNESS PRODUCTIONS
WE'VE JUST FINISHED A FURTHER COMPOSITING JOB FOR WILDERNESS PRODUCTIONS ON A SHORT FILM UNDER THE WORKING TITLE 'THE WATERFALL' - 'An innovative short film, written by Michael Chandler, using animation and drama. A story of a young man struggling to look after his alcoholic father and mentally ill brother who comes to realise, with the help of a fat fairy and a rat; that he has to start living his own life.' - WE HAVE COMPED GRAFFITI BY TIZER ONE AND ANIMATION PRODUCED BY KING BEE ON TO HD FOOTAGE OF DARK ALLEYWAYS AND TUBE STATION WALLS.

SYMBOLLIX
OUR WORK FOR THE REVERSE GRAFFITI MARKETING COMPANY HAS SEEN US ADAPTING ARTWORK FOR CLIENTS DISNEY/ CONVERSE/ HEINIKEN/ CRISIS/ PUMA AND RAYBAN FOR MAINLY THE EUROPEAN MARKET AS WORD SPREADS ON GETTING BRAND MESSAGES ACROSS IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND SOCIALLY ETHICAL WAY. OUR PART IN THE PROCESS IS TO CONVERT ARTWORK AND BRANDING INTO STENCILS FOR MOOSE TO CARRY OUT HIS UNDERCOVER OF NIGHT GUERILLA ACTION.

QDCA
WE'VE JUST COMPLETED A SERIES OF 6 IDENTS WITH PRODUCER MICHELE D'ACOSTA FOR THE 'QUALIFICATION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AGENCY' AS PART OF A REBRANDING STATERGY TO BE USED ONLINE AND FOR PRESENTATIONS.

COMPUTER ARTS PROJECTS ISSUE 122
THIS MONTH WE MAKE OUR SECOND APPEARENCE IN COMPUTER ARTS MAGAZINE, BUT IN THE SISTER PUBLICATION 'COMPUTER ARTS PROJECTS', WHICH THIS ISSUE FOCUSES ON 'PERFECT PORTFOLIOS', OUR SHOWREEL IS FEATURED ON THE ACCOMPANYING DISC.

CURRENT WORK
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON 3 WEBSITES, COMPOSITING FOR A SHORT FILM AND POST-PRODUCTION ON A MUSIC VIDEO.

WEBSITE UPDATES
UPDATES TO THE IMAGES SECTION OF THE SITE WITH NEW WORK ARE IMMINENT. WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A DEFINITIVE CLIENTS PAGE. THE CLIENTS PAGE WILL FEATURE CASE STUDIES OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS WITH TESTIMONIALS FROM CLIENTS AND SHOWS, IN DETAIL, THE BREADTH OF WORK WE PRODUCE FOR AN ECLECTIC LIST OF CLIENTS. AT THE MOMENT THERE'S A COUPLE OF PAGES WHICH HIGHLIGHT OUR WORK WITH KONAMI AND WE'LL BE ADDING FURTHER ANALYSIS OVER THE COMING MONTHS.

STASH MAGAZINE
THIS MONTH THE PANGS VIDEO IS FEATURED IN CANADIAN MAGAZINE 'STASH'.

STASH IS A HIGHLY INFLUENCIAL MONTHLY DVD MAGAZINE WHICH SHOWCASES 'innovative and outstanding commercial animation, VFX and motion graphics'. AN 'EXTRAS' SECTION FEATURING BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO AND STILLS FROM MUSIC VIDEOS AND COMMERCIALS IS ALSO ON THE DVD AND IT COMES WITH A COMPANION BOOK OF COLOUR STILLS, DETAILS ON THE FEATURED WORK, CREDITS AND TECH NOTES.

THE 'FIGHTERPLANE' VIDEO IS ON THE DVD AND IS ALSO FEATURED IN THE 'EXTRAS' SECTION. YOU CAN WATCH/ DOWNLOAD A FOUR MINUTE PODCAST FOR THE DVD AND ORDER A COPY HERE IT'S AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE FROM FEBRUARY 5TH.

DiMA:S AWARDS
ABOVE IS AN IMAGE OF PEOPLE VOTING WITH GLOWSTICKS FOR OUR PANGS VIDEO AT LAST WEEKS DIGITAL MEDIA AWARDS. UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T WIN, A MODERN TOSS ANIMATION FOR CHANNEL4 DID, BUT WE GOT A REALLY GOOD RESPONSE ON THE NIGHT, COMING A CLOSE SECOND.

PRIVATE VIEW
WE CAN NOW REVEAL THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTATION. THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL UK AGENCY PRIVATE VIEW HAVE ADDED US TO THEIR BOOKS AS DIRECTORS.

NOVAMATIC.COM
PLANS ARE AFOOT TO REINVIGORATE OUR SISTER SITE NOVAMATIC.COM. FOR THE SEVEN YEARS WE'VE HAD THE SITE IT'S MAIN FOCUS HAS BEEN ON OUR WORK WITH ANTI-FASHION BRAND NOKI BUT RECENTLY WE HAD AN ENQUIRY FROM JANHAKON ROBSON, A EXTREMELY TALENTED ILLUSTRATOR FROM OSLO, ASKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SITE. JANHAKON SHOWCASES HIS WORK ON THE SITE DAONEFOOTEDGOOSE.COM AND HIS BEAUTIFULLY INTRICATE ARTWORK HAS INSPIRED US TO RETHINK WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE SITE AND TO SHIFT IT'S FOCUS. THROUGH INTEREST IN NOKI THE SITE RECEIVES, ON AVERAGE, 15,000 UNIQUE VISITORS PER MONTH AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TRAFFIC, ON IT'S RELAUNCH, NOVAMATIC WILL BE BECOME A PORTAL FOR INTERNATIONAL TALENT SHOWCASING EXCLUSIVE (WEB)SITE SPECIFIC ARTWORKS FROM NEW AND ESTABLISHED ILLUSTRATORS, ANIMATORS, DESIGNERS, DIRECTORS AND EXCLUSIVE COLLABORATIONS WITH MUSICIANS. ALONGSIDE THIS THE SITE WILL ALSO HAVE A T-SHIRT SHOP FEATURING EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS FROM THE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SITE. WE PLAN TO LAUNCH NEXT MONTH WITH JANHAKON'S PIECE BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DESERVES EXPOSURE.

SHORTLISTED
WE'VE BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR THE 'BEST USE OF ANIMATION' AWARD AT THIS YEARS DIMA:S (DIGITAL IN MEDIA AWARDS: SOUTH) FOR OUR VIDEO FOR THE PANGS WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE. THE AWARD CEREMONY IS HELD ON NOVEMBER 27TH AND VOTES WILL BE COUNTED ON THE NIGHT BY WAY OF WAVING GLOWSTICKS APPARENTLY.

SUPERNOVA MOMENTS
IN OTHER NEWS, UNFORTUNATELY THE PROJECT WE WERE INVOLVED WITH FOR SHOWSTUDIO.COM HAS COME TO AN ABRUPT END DUE TO THE MAIN FUNDING BEING PULLED BY A WELL KNOWN MOBILE PHONE COMPANY.

OCTOBER O8

SUPERNOVA MOMENTS
CURRENTLY WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH 3 ILLUSTRATORS TO PRODUCE A SERIES OF 12 ANIMATIONS TO BE SHOWN ON SHOWSTUDIO.COM  DURING NOVEMBER UNDER THE TITLE 'SUPERNOVA MOMENTS'. EACH INSTALLMENT PROVIDES A UNIQUE, INSIDER SNAPSHOT OF FASHION, PR OR FILM - FROM OPPORTUNE BEHAVIOUR ON A FASHION SHOOT, TO DEPORTMENT ON THE RED CARPET, TO THE ALL - IMPORTANT NEGOTIATION OF THE DOOR. THE PROJECT IS SET TO LAUNCH IN NOVEMBER.

SYMBOLLIX
CONTINUING WORK IN CONJUNCTION  WITH SYMBOLLIX. THIS MONTH SPOT STENCILED REVERSE GRAFFITI WORK FOR EDF ENERGY/ THE DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND PENSIONS AND THE BETFAIR POKER TOURNAMENT IN LONDON AT VARIOUS SPOTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. ALSO THE SYMBOLLIX WEBSITE WE HAD A HAND IN DESIGNING GOES LIVE THIS MONTH.

BEACHDOWN
JUST PUT THE FINAL TOUCHES TO A SERIES OF IDENTS WE'RE DOING FOR BRIGHTONS FIRST PROPER SLEEPOVER MUSIC FESTIVAL. BEACHDOWN IS HAPPENING OVER THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND ON THE SOUTH DOWNS AND PROMISES TO BE  A WILD ONE AS LONG AS THE SUN PAYS A VISIT. THE IDENTS UTILIZE THE THE FESTIVALS BRANDING BY STUDIO MAKGILL AND A PSYCHEDELIC  ILLUSTRATION OF THE SUN BY STEVEN WILSON. THEY WILL BE ONLINE ONCE THE PARTY'S OVER.BEACHDOWNFESTIVAL.COM

SHELLY LOVE
WE FINISHED WORK RECENTLY ON A WEBSITE FOR THE STUNNING WORK OF FILM/PROMO DIRECTOR SHELLY LOVE. SHELLY HAS A NEW FILM DOING THE ROUNDS AT THE MOMENT CALLED 'THE FORGOTTEN CIRCUS'. THERE IS A PROMO FEATURED ON THE SITE FOR THE BAND 'THE IRREPRESSIBLES', WHO SOUNDTRACKED THE FILM, FEATURING FOOTAGE, IT'S WELL WORTH A LOOK. THE SITE SHOWCASES SHELLYS MUSIC VIDEO AND FILM WORK IN A DIRECT AND SIMPLE WAY -NO FUSS, THE WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.SHELLYLOVE.CO.UK

COMPUTER ARTS
WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A BIT OF UNSOLICITED PUBLICITY THIS MONTH AS OUR SHOWREEL FEATURES ON THE FREE DISC THAT COMES WITH THE 150th ISSUE OF COMPUTER ARTS MAGAZINE. THE PUBLICATION DESCRIBING IT AS BOTH "MIND-BENDING" AND "MOUTH-WATERING" MADE US VERY HAPPY.

NORWEGIAN FILM FESTIVAL
IT'S NOW ALMOST 2 YEARS SINCE WE WERE WORKING ON IT BUT IT'S STILL IN DEMAND. OUR VIDEO FOR DUNGEN'S SINGLE 'FESTIVAL' HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO  SHOW IN A SIDE PROGRAMME OF ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEOS, CURATED BY GUNNA STROM, AT THE NORWEGIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WHICH IS BEING HELD IN GRIMSTAD, NORWAY BETWEEN THE 12th-17th OF THIS MONTH.

FATBOY SLIM
WE'VE JUST COMPLETED WORK ON SOME VISUALS FOR FBS'S SUMMER FESTIVAL TOUR, HIS PRODUCTION COMPANY 'PLASTIC PICTURES' ASKED SEVERAL BRIGHTON ANIMATION COMPANIES TO CONTRIBUTE VIDEOS FOR SPECIFIC TRACKS WHICH WILL FORM PART OF A SET OF 'MASHUPS', THE TRACK WE CHOSE IS AN AMALGAMATION OF THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS 'BLOCK ROCKIN' BEATS' AND ARMAND VAN HELDEN'S 'FUNK IN THE PUNK', CATCH THE SHOW IN A FIELD NEAR YOU SOON OR FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR  LIVING ROOM AS HE WILL BE PLAYING THE 'O2 FESTIVAL' AND GLASTONBURY WHICH ARE BOTH BEING TELEVISED.

SYMBOLLIX IN SAN FRANSISCO
WE RECENTLY DESIGNED A SERIES OF STENCILS FOR MOOSE TO USE TO CONSTRUCT  A LARGE SCALE LANDSCAPE MURAL ON BROADWAY BRIDGE TUNNEL IN SAN FRANSISCO FOR AMERICAN COMPANY GREENWORKS. AFTER WORKING ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ON THE MURAL AND ONLY AN HOURS SLEEP A MICROPHONE WAS THRUSTED IN HIS DIRECTION AND HE WAS INTERVIEWED LIVE ON TV TO DESCRIBE HIS ETHOS AND WORK, YOU CAN SEE IT HERE.

SHOWSTUDIO.COM/ POLITICAL FASHION
WE ARE VERY PLEASED INDEED TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE A NOKI FILM SHOWING AT SHOWSTUDIO.COM IT PREMIERED YESTERDAY (26/03/08) AS PART OF THEIR 'POLITICAL FASHION' SEASON AND IS IN THE RUNNING FOR A CINEMA SCREENING SOMETIME IN MAY.

'IT CAN HAPPEN HERE'
WE'RE JUST IN THE PROCESS OF FINISHING OFF MOTION GRAPHICS FOR AN ARTS COUNCIL FUNDED FILM CALLED 'IT CAN HAPPEN HERE' WHICH FOCUSES ON A SCHOOLS ART PROJECT IN LONDON OVER LAST SUMMER. THE  PROJECT WAS INSPIRED BY 'THE SULTANS ELEPHANT' BY ROYAL de LUXE WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON LONDON'S STREETS IN 2006. IT WILL BE SCREENED ON TV LATER IN THE YEAR.

JACK PENATE
LAST WEEK WE FINISHED WORK ON A COUPLE OF TRACKS OF ACCOMPANYING VIDEO FOR JACK PENATE'S CURRENT SOLD OUT UK TOUR. WE DID ANIMATIONS FOR HIS SINGLES 'RUN FOR YOUR LIFE' AND 'TORN ON THE PLATFORM', THE REST OF THE LIVE SHOW FEATURES FILMS PRODUCED BY JACK, HIMSELF, AND BOB JAROC.