NEWS WINTER 2012
TOMMY TOUR VISUALS GO GLOBAL

Above is a graphic we designed for the US Tour which appeared as a holding image on the projection screens and also on T-shirts.
We've put together a few pages documenting the Tommy project we completed back in September. The US leg of the tour finished at the end of November, with dates planned in France, Italy, Australia and Japan for 2012. The pages describe the work we did with an edit and stills from all 23 tracks featured in the show, reviews and footage of Roger Daltrey performing 'Pinball Wizard' on the Jay Leno show which featured cut aways to our video. VIEW HERE
REMINGTON/ GRAZIA: BEHIND THE SCENES
As soon as 'Tommy' was over we set to work on 2x 30 sec behind the scenes films for advertorials featured in Grazia magazine promoting Remington styling products. We filmed the shoots over 2 days in October and edited/ graded the footage, the films appear on the Grazia website as promotion and as part of a competition. VIEW HERE
NHS/ SCCH: DRINKING THINKING
In November we worked in collaboration with students from Sussex Coast College Hastings (SCCH) and the NHS on a drinking awareness film. SCCH was recently awarded in recognition of it's promotion of healthy living, to celebrate this fact they approached the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust to collaborate on a promotional film concerning alcohol consumption amongst the student population. Health Improvement Manager, Peter Aston, approached us to manage/ direct and produce a 60 sec film with students. We presented a concept that would work online and on the large plasma screens in the colleges atrium with an interactive element and featuring students from the Performing Arts department. The split screen film shows the same student in 2 different scenarios - Film A) a care free night out with friends that results in over indulgence and being late for class whereas Film B) shows the student having a game of pool with friends, a couple of drinks and meeting a girl followed by a studious day at college. Students at SCCH were given a number to text to say which film, in their opinion, represented a typical night out for an SCCH student, this data will then be collected and presented in a report with one student who texts in the corrected answer (ascertained from previous research) winning a digital camera. The film aired in the college from November - February and can viewed here.
COMING UP
PRINT EXHIBITIONS
Having just SOLD OUT at our second print work at the infamous Dragon Bar in Hastings Old Town , we have been invited to take part in a group show at YCN on Rivington St in the heart of Hoxton, Shoreditch, London as part of a Hastings group show featuring 14 artists and makers from February 6th for 2 weeks. More info here.

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The
Autumn Moth 'Tinea Autumni' has arrived, a little late for Autumn as we finally get some proper Winter weather, so completes our Seasonal Moth project. Now available to purchase framed or unframed from our online shop. Here.
ANIMATIONS/ VIDEO
Also over the next couple of months we'll be undertaking work on a TV commercial for a new bomb disposal themed console game with London agency Front Room, with whom we've worked with previously on a number of TV commercials for Japanese games company Konami.

We've started working on animating the work of illustrator Red Hennessy and his 'See You on the Otherside' series of works, a teaser for which currently appears on our front page. More info to follow.
DE LA WARR PAVILION
We've been in meetings over the last couple of weeks with the prestigious art gallery and live venue De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill about working on publicity material for their next major exhibition following on from an incredibly sucessful 'WARHOL IS HERE' show which is due to finish at the end of February. More info to follow.
 




The Summer has been and gone and this is
what we have done
...

MOTH FOR ROMNEY_ART IN ROMNEY MARSH



FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR 'ART IN ROMNEY MARSH' IS PART OF FOLKSTONE TRIENNIAL AND ANOTHER FIRST IS THE USE OF CURATORS TO GIVE EACH CHURCH IN THE ART TRAIL A UNIQUE FEEL AND DIRECTION. FILMAKER ANDREW KOTTING COMMISSIONED US ALONGSIDE AARDVARK/ JIM ROSEVEARE AND ROBERT BERNARD. WE CONTINUED OUR WORK WITH THE MOTH FORM AND SYMBOLISM AND DECIDED TO PRODUCE OUR FIRST 3 DIMENSIONAL MOTH BY WAY OF ETCHING EDGE LIT PERSPEX. THE UNIQUE QUALITIES OF THE PERSPEX MEAN THE MOTH CHANGES COLOUR AND DEPTH AT EVERY VIEW POINT. SOMETIMES GLOWING, SOMETIMES GHOSTLY, IT LOOSES ITSELF IN THE WINDOW WHERE IT HANGS AND FINDS ITSELF IN THE LIGHT THAT EMANATES FROM IT. THE 'MOTH FOR ROMNEY' WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT ST.CLEMENTS CHURCH, OLD ROMNEY, SEPTEMBER 17/18, 24/25 OCTOBER 1/2, 8/9. MORE DETAILS HERE. SPECIAL THANKS GO OUT TO LES ALLITT AND STAFF AT IBERIAN LIGHTING.
TOMMY 2011_ ROGER DALTREY U.S TOUR VISUALS
WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED WORK ON VISUALS FOR ROGER DALTREY'S U.S. TOUR OF THE CLASSIC WHO ALBUM/ ROCK OPERA 'TOMMY'. THE TOUR KICKS OFF AT THE HARD ROCK IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 13TH.
WE RE-WROTE THE NARRATIVE ALONG WITH CREATIVE DIRECTOR, COLIN PAYNE/ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROBERT LEE AND ROGER DALTREY FOR A MODERN AUDIENCE TRANSLATING THE STORY INTO AN ABSTRACT VISUAL JOURNEY USING 2D/ 3D ANIMATION + MODELING/ STOP FRAME PHOTOGRAPHY AND FLASH BASED WORK.
WORKING FROM OUR STUDIO WITH A GROUP OF 10 STUDENTS FROM MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY WE HAVE CREATED A FULL SHOW FOR THE 23 TRACKS FEATURED ON THE ALBUM. THE PROJECT WAS SET UP BY COLIN PAYNE AND OUR TASK HAS BEEN TO CREATIVELY AND TECHNICALLY DIRECT THE TEAM OF STUDENTS. USING OUR ANIMATION SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE OF CREATING VISUALS WE ADDED TOO AND FINISHED OFF ALOT OF THE TRACKS TO GIVE THE SHOW A COMPLETE FEEL WITH REPEATED MOTIFS AND VISUAL NUANCES.
THE STUDENTS INVOLVEMENT VARIED FROM TRACK TO TRACK AS WE ENCOURAGED THEIR INDIVDUAL STRENGTHS AND COLLABORATED ON A ONE TO ONE LEVEL. IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY WITH STUDENTS VISITING THE STUDIO TO LEARN NEW TECHNIQUES AND TO BE ENCOURAGED TO BE HIGHLY CREATIVE WITH THEIR CHOSEN SOFTWARE.
ROGER DALTREY WARMED UP FOR THE TOUR WITH AN APPEARENCE ON THE JAY LENO SHOW SEPT 6TH YOU CAN VIEW THE PERFORMANCE WHICH FEATURES SOME OF THE VISUALS VIA ROLLING STONE HERE
NOKI FILM FOR NEWGEN MEN INSTALLATION A/W 2012
WE JUST FINISHED AN EDIT OF FOOTAGE FROM THE DR.NOKI NHS SHOW AT LOVEBOX THIS YEAR FOR THE NOKI INSTALLATION AT LONDON FASHION WEEKS NEW GEN MEN EXPO @ SOMERSET HOUSE SHOWING SEPTEMBER 21ST. THE FILM IS SIMPLE TO LET THE FULL IMPACT OF THE CLOTHES COME THROUGH WITH SOME STROBING CULTURE JAMMING SLOGANS AND GLITCHY EDITS TO COMPLIMENT THE NOKI AESTHETIC AND ACCOMPANYING SOUNDTRACK BY THE OINK PISTONS.
CROWN PAINTS AD AIRED IN UK
FOR THE PAST MONTH THE TV COMMERCIAL WE WORKED ON FOR CROWN PAINTS WITH ILLUSTRATOR GRAHAM CARTER HAS FINALLY BEEN AIRING ON UK TELEVISION, IN SOME PRETTY HIGH PROFILE SPOTS WE'RE PLEASED TO SAY.
COASTAL CURRENTS _PROM POSTER PROJECT




WE HAD A HAND IN SOME OF THE PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL FOR THIS YEARS COASTAL CURRENTS ARTS FESTIVAL IN HASTINGS AND SURROUNDING AREA. AS WELL AS RE-BRANDING THE FESTIVAL WE ALSO INSTIGATED THE PROMENADE POSTER PROJECT. FEATURING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. FROM TOP LEFT - AARDVARK/ DEBI ANGEL/ BEN EINE/ MAGGI HAMBLING/ BILLY CHILDISH/ THE CHAPMAN BROTHERS/ ANDREW KOTTING + IAIN SINCLAIR/ MARTIN O'NEILL. THE POSTERS APPEAR ALONG THE PROMENADE FROM HASTINGS TO BEXHILL FOR THE DURATION OF THE FESTIVAL. POSTCARDS OF ALL THE IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE FROM VARIOUS OUTLETS THROUGHOUT THE AREA FOR FREE.
COASTAL CURRENTS_BROCHURE COVER
WE ALSO DESIGNED THE COVER FOR THE LISTINGS BROCHURE. THE IMAGE CALLED 'WUNDERKAMMER' OR 'CABINET OF CURIOSITIES' FEATURES NODS TO EVENTS HAPPENING DURING THE FESTIVAL AND LOCAL ARTISTS.

TV COMMERCIAL UPDATE
WE'VE HAD WORD THAT THE TV AD FOR CROWN PAINTS WE COMPLETED BACK IN MARCH WILL BE ON UK TV CHANNELS IN AUGUST, IT IS CURRENTLY ON ROTATION IN IRELAND.
WE MOVED STUDIOS
WELL, IT'S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE OF MONTHS WHICH STARTED WITH A MOVE TO NEW PREMISES IN HASTINGS TOWN CENTRE. IN FACT WE COULDN'T BE MORE CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR OF A FORMER BANK OVER LOOKING THE TOWN SQUARE, 30 SECONDS FROM THE BEACH, A MINUTE FROM THE TRAIN STATION.
OUR NEW ADDRESS IS 21A WELLINGTON PLACE/ HASTINGS/ TN34 1NY THE PHONE NUMBER REMAINS THE SAME.
THE DRAGON BAR SHOW
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH WE HELD A PRINT EXHIBITION AT THE DRAGON BAR IN HASTINGS OLD TOWN. THE SHOW FEATURED THE PRINTS FROM OUR SEASONAL MOTH SERIES AND THREE NEW STRANDS OF WORK - MASKS, MODERN MANTRAS AND ALTERED STATE LANDSCAPES. THE SILK SCREEN + GICLEE PRINTS ARE NOW AVAILBLE TO BUY FROM OUR SHOP.
LOST IN LONDON + THE SUSSEX MOTHS
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AS MENTIONED IN THE MARCH DISPATCH BELOW LOST IN LONDON IS IN SHOPS NOW, FEATURING A COLLABORATION BETWEEN AARDVARK AND US. A SLICE OF WHICH IS SHOWN ABOVE. YOU CAN VIEW THE FULL IMAGE HERE AND PICK UP THE MAGAZINE FROM TATE MODERN/ TATE BRITIAN + PEDLERS. THIS COLLABORATION FOLLOWS ON FROM OUR SUSSEX MOTHS PRINT WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM OUR SHOP.
FURTHER PRINT STOCKISTS
WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE A FEW NEW STOCKISTS OF OUR PRINTS. IN BRIGHTON UNLIMITED EDITIONS HAVE OUR MOTH PRINTS AS WELL AS THE MASKS AND MANTRAS SHOWN ABOVE AND THE MOTHS ARE ALSO ON SHOW AT THE FORGE2 GALLERY IN CULWORTH, OXFORSHIRE AS PART OF THEIR 'REGENERATE' EXHIBITION UNTIL JUNE 30TH AND THEY ARE ALSO ON THE WALLS OF THE CONQUEST HOSPITAL IN HASTINGS AT THEIR REQUEST.
COASTAL CURRENTS
COASTAL CURRENTS IS HASTINGS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL. THIS YEAR IS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT AS THE JERWOOD FOUNDATION ARE OPENING A PERMANENT HOME FOR THEIR PAINTING COLLECTION IN THE OLD TOWN IN OCTOBER, SO THERE IS A LOT OF ATTENTION BEING PLACED ON THE TOWNS ARTISTIC COMMUNITY. WE ARE ACTING AS CREATIVE CONSULTANTS FOR THE 2011 FESTIVAL ADVISING ON PROMOTION/ MARKETING AND ART DIRECTION. THE FIRST STEP WAS TO RE-DESIGN THEIR LOGO AS SEEN ABOVE. SECONDLY WE HAVE INSTIGATED A POSTER/ POSTCARD PROJECT INVITING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO DESIGN PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL. FROM OUR WISHLIST OF 8, 3 LOCAL AND 3 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS HAVE SO FAR SAID YES, NAMES WILL BE REVEALED ONCE WE HAVE A FULL LIST.

SHOP NOW OPEN
WE NOW HAVE AN ONLINE SHOP INITIALLY SELLING OUR SCREEN PRINTS THE SHOP WILL EXPAND GREATLY OVER THE COMING MONTHS TO ALSO INCLUDE TSHIRTS. INITIALLY WE HAVE OUR FIRST COLLABORATION IN PRINT WITH AARDVARK, THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL LETTERPRESS AND MANIFESTO REVIVALISTS, ENTITLED 'SUSSEX MOTHS' AND PRINTED AT ADAMS OF RYE. WE ALSO HAVE THE FIRST TWO OF OUR SEASONAL MOTH DESIGNS, WINTER AND SPRING, THE WINTER MOTH ALSO COMES AS A LIMITED EDITION OF 23 IN GOLD ON 225GSM SIMILI JAPON PAPER AND ALSO AVAILABLE IS THE HASTINGS MOTH PROJECT SET OF 8 POSTCARDS NOW PRESENTED IN A SCREEN PRINTED RECYCLED ENVELOPE. ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE THROUGH PAYPAL.

MORE NEW WORK
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WE HAVE UPDATED AND REARRANGED OUR IMAGES SECTION OF THE SITE TO ACCOMMODATE MORE WORK AND A SHOP WHICH WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS NEXT MONTH FEATURING, FOR STARTERS, THE FIRST AND SECOND SEASONAL MOTH PRINTS AND A NEW AND VERY EXCITING MOTH COLLABORATION. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED 27 NEW PHOTOGRAPHS TO OUR PHOTOBLOG.

LOST IN LONDON
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'LOST IN LONDON IS A NEW PUBLICATION FOR COUNTRY LOVING CITY DWELLERS. UNVEILING URBAN SANCTUARIES OF GRASS AND TREES, LOST IN LONDON FINDS FRESHER AIR IN THE BIG SMOKE. EXPECT TO LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE, PARKLANDS, URBAN GARDENING AND HAVENS OF PEACE AND QUIET.'
THE SECOND EDITION OF THIS AD-FREE QUALITY QUARTERLY IS OUT NEXT MONTH AND WE HAVE DONE A PAGE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WONDERFUL LADIES FROM AARDVARK.

NEW TV COMMERCIAL ANIMATION
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CURRENTLY WE ARE ANIMATING THE WORK OF GRAHAM CARTER FOR A TV COMMERCIAL. MORE TO BE REVEALED AS AND WHEN WE CAN.


HAPPY NEW YEAR, NEW WORK ONLINE
A FEW NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SITE FOR THE NEW YEAR INCLUDING OUR WORK FOR PES 2011 IN THE FORM OF THE BEHIND THE SCENES FILM OF THE PHOTOSHOOT FOR THE MARKETING CAMPAIGN FEATURING LIONEL MESSI AND THE TV COMMERCIAL FOR WHICH WE DID SPLIT SCREEN AND TEXT ANIMATION. ALSO WORK PRODUCED FOR THE ORGANIC ENERGY DRINK 'GUSTO' MARKETING CAMPAIGN, SHOWN ABOVE, CONSISTING OF A SHORT ANIMATION FOR THEIR WEBSITE FEATURING A 3D RENDER OF THE PRODUCT AND A PROMO POSTER. THERE'S ALSO SOME NEW WORK IN THE IMAGES SECTION OF THE SITE AND A NEWS SECTION ADDED TO THE HASTINGS MOTHS PROJECT MINISITE.
'THE HASTINGS MOTHS' @ i-D ONLINE
ARTICLE WRITTEN BY ROSE POOLE VIEW HERE
'TINEA HIBERNA' SCREEN PRINTS
WE HAVE PRODUCED OUR FIRST SCREEN PRINT AFTER BEING AWARDED A CULTURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT LAST AUTUMN. AS A FURTHER CONTINUATION OF 'THE HASTINGS MOTHS PROJECT' WE HAVE PRODUCED A 'WINTER MOTH' DESIGN INITIALLY IN BLACK ON SIMILI JAPON 225 GSM OFF WHITE PAPER . THE INITIAL RUN IS A LIMITED EDITION AND AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FRAMED (£50) OR UNFRAMED (£35), PLEASE CONTACT US FOR AVAILABILITY.
'FIGHTERPLANE' SCREENING IN CHINA RESCHEDULED
WE ORIGINALLY MENTIONED THIS SCREENING BACK IN JULY AND IT WAS DUE TO HAPPEN IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, WE'VE JUST HAD WORD THAT THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH AND THE VIDEO WILL NOW BE SCREENED AS PART OF 'ANIMEMAX' AT THE MACAU CULTURAL CENTER ON 29TH JANUARY 2011
NEWS 2010
DECEMBER

MORE MOTHS
THE NEXT STAGE OF THE HASTINGS MOTHS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE CREATED A SERIES OF 8 POSTCARDS TO BE GIVEN AWAY BY HASTINGS & ST .LEONARDS BUSINESSES TO WHOM EVER WANTS TO COLLECT THEM. WE ARE CREATING A BIT OF TRAIL IN ORDER TO FIND THE COMPLETE SET, EACH BUSINESS WILL HOLD ONLY ONE DESIGN SO IN ORDER TO COLLECT ALL 8 WILLING PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE TO VISIT EACH VENUE. WE HAVE DONE THIS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES AND ARE DEVISING SOME LOCAL PROMOTION WITH THE HASTINGS OBSERVER NEWSPAPER TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE PART AND POTENTIALLY WIN A LIMITED EDITION LARGE SCALE PRINT OF A MOTH OF THEIR CHOICE.WE ARE ALSO GIVING THE CARDS AWAY FROM THIS SITE ALL WE'RE ASKING OF ANYONE WHO WANTS THEM, OUTSIDE OF THE CATCHMENT AREA IS TO SEND US A FIRST CLASS STAMP ALONG WITH THEIR ADDRESS AND WE'LL SEND THEM ON. THESE CARDS ARE A LIMITED EDITION SO FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. OUR ADDRESS IS HERE.

WSFLASH/NEWSFLASH/NEWSFLASH/NEWSFLAS

AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF PLANNING/ ORGANISING AND DESIGN WE HAVE STARTED OUR FIRST PUBLIC ART PROJECT AS PART OF THE 'ART IN NEW SPACES' SCHEME INITIATED BY HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL WITH FUNDING FROM THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND. WE'VE DONE A SERIES OF HEAVILY PATTERNED MOTH DESIGNS IN COLLABORATION WITH CLEAN ART INSTIGATOR PAUL 'MOOSE' CURTIS. THE RESULTING LARGE SCALE ICONS ARE RESTING AT 7 SITES AROUND HASTINGS AND ST.LEONARDS ON SEA AND WILL BE AROUND FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES THEM TO FADE AWAY. WE HAVE BUILT A MINISITE WHICH WILL RECEIVE REGULAR UPDATES AS WE EXTEND THE PROJECT AND THE DESIGNS INTO OTHER FORMS FOR FURTHER CONSUMPTION, VISIT THE SITE HERE

OCTOBER

HASTINGS PIER
TRAGEDY HIT HASTINGS THIS WEEK WITH THE BURNING OF THE PIER. WE RECIEVED A WAKE UP CALL AT 4AM GIVING US THE SAD NEWS SO WE TOOK TO OUR BIKES AND WITNESSED IT'S SAD DEMISE CAPTURING 2HRS OF FOOTAGE WHICH THE BBC NOW HOLD IN IT'S ARCHIVE CONCERNING THE EVENT YOU CAN VIEW IT HERE. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ACT OF
MINDLESS VADALISM WE WERE PRIVILIGED ENOUGH TO BE AMONG THE LAST PEOPLE TO BE SANCTIONED ACCESS TO THE PIER AND RECORDED ENGLISH HERITAGE'S VISIT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PIERS REBUILD AFTER BEING CLOSED IN 2006 FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS, THE BBC ALSO ACQUIRED THIS FOOTAGE FROM US AND YOU CAN SEE IT HERE. IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE CHARITY WHICH HAS BEEN SET UP TO FUND THE REGENERATION/ REBUILD OF THE PIER YOU CAN DO SO HERE.
PES 2011 TV AD
WE'VE JUST FINISHED WORK ON THIS YEARS PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER TV AD, CONTRIBUTING MOTION GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION, WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH AWARD WINING POST HOUSE ENVY WE PRODUCED THE WORK FOR THE UK AND SPANISH VERSIONS OF THE AD WHICH WILL BE COMING TO A COMMERCIAL BREAK NEAR YOU SOON. THE GAME IS NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY.
LIONEL MESSI
IN MAY WE WERE BACK IN BARCELONA TO FILM SUPERSTAR SOCCER ACE LIONEL MESSI ON THE PHOTOSHOOT FOR THE PES 2011 PACKSHOT. KONAMI HAVE BEEN HOLDING BACK THE RELEASE DUE TO THE EXTRA SPECIAL ADIDAS BOOTS HE WAS WEARING WHICH AREN'T ON SALE AS YET, A LINK WILL APPEAR ONCE THE FOOTAGE IS ON GENERAL RELEASE, WHICH SHOULD BE SOMETIME THIS MONTH.
GUSTO
OUR WORK FOR ORGANIC DRINKS BRAND GUSTO IS NOW LIVE ON THEIR NEW LOOK WEBSITE. WE CONTRIBUTED SOME ANIMATION SEQUENCES WHICH DESCRIBE THE DRINK/ THE TASTE AND THE FEELING. THE BOTTLE FEATURED IN THE ANIMATIONS IS A 360 DEGREE 3D RENDER WE CREATED FOR THEM. YOU CAN WATCH THE SEQUENCES HERE.
SCREENINGS
AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS POSTS WE HAVE TWO VERY EXCITING SCREENINGS OF OUR WORK THIS MONTH. THE 'FIGHTERPLANE' VIDEO WILL BE SHOWN AT 'ANIME MAX' IN MACAO, CHINA AND '1968.HOLES' WILL BE SHOWN AT 'ATHENSVIDEODANCEPROJECT' IN ATHENS, GREECE

JULY
1968.HOLES
OUR VIDEO FOR CRISTIAN VOGELS SINGLE '1968.HOLES' HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR A SHOWING AT THE ATHENS VIDEO DANCE PROJECT IN OCTOBER.
PHOTOBLOG
WE'VE JUST SET UP A TUMBLR ACCOUNT COME FOLLOW US HERE WE'LL BE ADDING IMAGES DAILY.
GUSTO
ORGANIC
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH HERBAL ENERGY DRINKS BRAND GUSTO INVENTED BY WHOLE EARTH FOODS FOUNDER CRAIG SAMS, AS THEY REPOSTION THEMSELVES IN THE MARKET AND RELAUNCH WITH A NEW WEBSITE. WE'RE CREATING AN ANIMATED SEQUENCE FOR THE SITE TO ILLUSTRATE THE FEELING, TASTE AND INGREDIENTS IN THE DRINK. COMBINING 3D MODELLING, FILM AND ILLUSTRATION WE'RE BRINGING TO LIFE THE DRINKS KEY ELEMENTS AND USP.
EVIL MAN
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE WANTED TO DO FOR A WHILE NOW AND KNEW THE TIME WAS RIGHT WHEN WE HAPPEND UPON THIS STUNNING PIECE OF MUSIC. IN 2007 WE DID AN ADVERT FOR KONAMI'S DANCING STAGE UNIVERSE FRANCHISE AND HAD RUSHES WE DIDN'T GET CHANCE TO INCLUDE IN THE FINAL EDIT AND WITH SHELLY LOVES' BOLD CHOREOGRAPHY AND DANCER LAUREN MITCHELL PRECISE PERFORMANCE THE FOOTAGE REQUIRED FURTHER ATTENTION, SO THIS VIDEO IS ALL ABOUT THE EDIT AND THE GRADE. THE MUSIC WHICH IS A FLYING LOTUS REMIX OF SHAFIQ HUSAYN TRACK 'EVIL MAN' IS A HIGH OCTANE COMPLEX SET OF RHYTHMS WHICH COMPLEMENT LAUREN'S CONTRASTING STICATO AND FLUID MOVEMENTS PERFECTLY. YOU CAN VIEW THE NEW EDIT HERE.
FIGHTERPLANE
ONCE AGAIN OUR VIDEO FOR THE PANGS SINGLE 'FIGHTERPLANE' HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR A SCREENING AND THIS TIME IT'S IN CHINA AT 'ANIME MAX' ORGANISED BY COMIC'S KINGDOM.
'Comic’s Kingdom is a government registered non-profit organization founded in 1996 at Macao SAR, China . We aimed to spread the culture of comics and animation to Macau citizens as well as spreading Macau ’s comic to Asia . Our organization encourages anime lovers to create comics/ animation by holding exhibitions, activities and publish regular comic & animation magazine. We also organize the activity “Anime Max” to broaden peoples’ mind about animation and provide a platform of discussion for anime lovers.'
MAY

FINALLY
AFTER MANY MONTHS OF DELVING AND EDITING IT'S FINALLY HERE, OUR DEFINITIVE WEBSITE, TAKING IN OUR COMPLETE PORTFOLIO, COVERING WORK FROM OUR PAST 10 YEARS IN BUSINESS.THERE'S ARTWORK AND PROJECTS WE HAVEN'T INCLUDED BEFORE AND SECTIONS WE CAN UPDATE REGULARLY WITH PERSONAL WORK AND IDEAS. IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO 3 BASIC SECTIONS WHICH CONTAIN SUB-SECTIONS WHICH ARE ALWAYS VISIBLE SO YOUR ONLY EVER ONE CLICK AWAY FROM WHAT YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR.
WE ARE ALSO SELLING PRINTS AND T-SHIRTS ON THE SITE FOR THE FIRST TIME, PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE AT THE MOMENT BUT PROVISIONAL POSTER ARTWORK CAN BE SEEN HERE.
PES2011
WE'VE STARTED WORK ON ALL THINGS PES RELATED EARLY THIS YEAR DUE TO THE WORLD CUP, MORE WILL BE REVEALED AS AND WHEN WE CAN...
MODNATION
WE'VE JUST FINISHED WORK ON AN EDIT FOR AN ONLINE AD FOR THE PS3 GAME 'MODNATION' WITH BRIGHTON BASED DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT COMPANY KERB. MODNATION IS A KART RACING GAME WITH AN EMPHASIS ON USER GENERATED CONTENT FOR CHARACTERS, KARTS AND RACE TRACKS. IT'S SIMILAR TO LITTLEBIGPLANET USING THE ADAGE - PLAY/ CREATE/ SHARE.

MARCH
AND WE"RE IN
ABOVE ARE PICTURES OF THE INTERIOR OF OUR NEW STUDIO, UNIT4 MERCATORIA BUSINESS CENTER, 100 NORMAN ROAD, ST.LEONARDS ON SEA.
NEW SITE AND POSTERS
WE HAVE A NEW LOOK WEBSITE WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED IN APRIL, IT WILL FEATURE MORE EXAMPLES OF OUR WORK ALONGSIDE SOME LIMITED EDITION POSTERS AND T-SHIRTS YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THROUGH THE SITE.
THE PRINCE OF HIP HOP
DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCER MICHELE D'ACOSTA, WHOSE RECENT WORK INCLUDES THE BLUR FILM 'NO DISTANCE LEFT TO RUN', HAS WRITTEN AN AWARD WINNING SCRIPT WHICH TELLS THE REMARKABLE STORY OF A CHARACTER SHE HAPPENED UPON ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK WHILE PROMOTING THE 'BIGGIE & TUPAC' FILM SHE MADE WITH NICK BROOMFIELD. THE 'GREEN EYED GENIE' LAYS CLAIM TO HAVING INVENTED HIP HOP, A STORY SUBSTANTIATED BY BOTH AFRIKA BAMBAATA AND KOOL HERC, WHO ARE OFTEN SITED AS THE ORIGINATORS. WE ARE CURRENTLY ACTING AS ANIMATION CONSULTANTS ON THE PROJECT. THE DOCUMENTARY IS SET TO BE A UNIQUE MIX OF DOCUMENTARY AND ARCHIVE FOOTAGE WITH PASSAGES OF THE FILM BEING TOLD IN A GRAPHIC NOVEL STYLE.
LETHAL BIZZLE
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF EDITING SOME BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE OF LETHAL BIZZLES NEW VIDEO FOR THE TRACK 'GO,GO,GO', IT WILL BE UP ON YOU TUBE IN THE COMING WEEKS, THE SINGLE IS SET FOR RELEASE AT THE END OF APRIL.
JANUARY
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.
OCTOBER
PES2010
WE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE MAMMOTH PES 2010 PROJECT WHICH HAS SEEN US FILMING IN BARCELONA, BORDEAUX, TURIN, TOKYO, LIVERPOOL AND LONDON SINCE JUNE. WE'VE FILMED AND EDITED 16 VIRALS FOR KONAMI'S 2010 AD CAMPAIGN FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND THE STARS OF THE CAMPAIGN - FERNANDO TORRES, LIONEL MESSI, ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO AND YOANN GOURCUFF, BEHIND THE SCENES FILMS FOR ALL THE SHOOTS AND A GENERAL 'MAKING OF' FOR THE ADVERT WILL BE APPEARING ON YOU TUBE AND THE OFFICAL WEBSITE PES2010.COM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THE LEAD UP TO THE GAMES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RELEASE.
NEXT UP
WE'RE WORKING ON OUR FIRST TV COMMERCIAL AND MONARCH AIRLINES INFLIGHT VIDEO FOR AUTUMN/ WINTER 2009/10.
JULY
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 FALL' - '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.
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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.


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