Jonathan Biggins : Freelance Compositor» fridayispieday: Jonathan Biggins – Freelance Compositor http://www.fridayispieday.com:/blog Compositing, Motion Graphics and Visual Effects for Film & TV Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:57:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Mother of Many – BAFTA Winner! http://www.fridayispieday.com:/blog/2010/03/mother-of-many-bafta-winner/ http://www.fridayispieday.com:/blog/2010/03/mother-of-many-bafta-winner/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:15:14 +0000 admin http://www.fridayispieday.com:/blog/?p=200

Mother of Many

Winner of the Best Short Animation BAFTA 2010 – Well done Emma!

Compositing on the short film Mother of Many. Combining Flash animation with printed and filmed textures.

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Directed by Emma Lazenby

Produced by Sally Arthur for Arthur Cox Ltd

Commissioned by UK Film Council, South West Screen and 4mations

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Newsround - Caught in the Web

Senior compositor for the Newsround special ‘Caught in the Web’. Creation of the intro sequence and over 100 visual effects shots involving screen replacements, animated 3D text, tracking, effects and transitions.

Animation and Effects Directed by Miki Cash

Animation and Effects Produced by Wonky Films

Client: Newsround – Caught in the Web / BBC / Directed by Richard Turley

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The End of the Line

Creation of the title sequence and graphical inserts for the recent feature documentary The End of the Line.

Titles and Graphics Directed by Sarah Cox

Titles and Graphics Produced by Arthur Cox Ltd

Client: The End of the Line – directed by Rupert Murray, produced by Claire Lewis, based on the book by Charles Clover

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Irn Bru - Sir Swigs a Lot

Compositing and effects for the Irn Bru commercial ‘Sir Swigs a Lot’. I had to make it look like an animated character was drinking from a real glass of Irn Bru, apply turning pages to an already rendered CGI book and create a few effects.

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Directed by Felix Massie

Produced by Arthur Cox Ltd

Agency: The Gate / The Leith

Client: Irn Bru / A.G. Barr

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Stay and Stare - Music Promo

Animation and compositing of a music promo for the band Red Velvet. Created by mimicking the effect of a real zoetrope within 3D after effects.

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Directed by Mark Simon Hewis

Produced by Arthur Cox

Client: Red Velvet

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Hustle Title Sequence

3D After Effects animation and compositing, integrated with Cinema 4D and live action greenscreen elements.

New title sequence for series 5 and 6 of BBC One’s Hustle series.

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Directed by Berger and Wyse
Produced by Berger and Wyse
Production Company: Kudos
Client: BBC

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The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper's Mother

Compositing on the short film The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper’s Mother by Felix Massie.

The story of Francis Cooper and his mother; Emily Maddison and that man’s face; and Craig MacKay and his cat.

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Written and Directed by Felix Massie for Digital Shorts 08
Produced at Arthur Cox Ltd
Produced by Sarah Jex for Aardman and Sarah Cox for Arthur Cox
Voiced by Alexei Sayle.

Commissioned by UK Film Council and South West Screen.

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Fire Kills Public Service Announcement

Compositing and transitions for a Fire Kills public service announcement.

Directed by Miki Cash
Produced by Wonky Films Ltd
Client: COI

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Marie Claire - Winter Wonders

3D After Effects animation, compositing and effects.

Directed by Sarah Cox  this 10 second Christmas spot uses photograms of frozen ferns and leaves to create a soft wintery scene.

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Directed by Sarah Cox
Produced at Arthur Cox Ltd
Produced by Jess McKilop at Aardman
Agency: Grey Advertising
Client: Marie Claire / Pantene

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Little Face

Compositing of over 100 shots combining CGI and live action, for the short film Little Face

Nathan’s job has nothing to do with dinosaurs. This makes Little Face sad.

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Written, Directed and Animated by Matthew Walker,
Co-Directed by Benjamin Lole for Digital Shorts 08.
Produced by Calling the Shots
Featuring Adam Buxton as Nathan.

Commissioned by UK Film Council and South West Sreen

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