awards
These trophies were awarded to myself and my various teams, mostly with Framestore in the early days.
More recently with my music videos I directed for Tutt Jones.
apa - uk
marvel/samsung - the battle for avengers tower / IDEAS award (2016)
virtual reality festival - usa
marvel/samsung - the battle for avengers tower / best animated vr film (2016)
emmy awards - usa
hallmarks merlin / best visual effects in miniseries hallmarks the odyssey / best visual effects in miniseries walking with dinosaurs / best visual effects in miniseries hallmarks tenth kingdom / best title sequence
cannes lions - france
wonderbread - ducks / gold - integrated campaign (2008) johnnie walker - fish / gold - alcoholic drinks (2003)
promax awards - usa
sony max / gold - art direction and design (2013)
bafta awards - uk
walking with dinosaurs / innovation (2000)
escape awards - uk
chemical brothers - the salmon dance / best CG in music (2008)
v.e.s. awards - usa
chem. brothers - salmon dance / best animated character in a commercial (2008) johnnie walker - fish / best effects in a commercial (2004)
xbox - mosquito / best effects in a commercial (2003)
3d festival awards - denmark
johnnie walker - fish / best 3d in a commercial (2004)
imagina awards - monaco
chemical brothers - the salmon dance / best video clip (2008) johnnie walker - fish / best commercial (2004)
johnnie walker - fish / best direction (2004)
audi - fish / best rendering (2004)
n.y festivals’ int. tv, cinema and radio advertising awards - usa
johnnie walker - fish / gold world medal - best special effects (2004) audi - fish / silver world medal - best animation (2004)
a.e.a.f. awards - australia
die another day - title sequence / best titles/idents/sting (2003) johnnie walker - fish / best effects (2003)
walking with dinosaurs / best vfx in education (2000)
b.a.f. awards - uk
audi - fish / best animation in a commercial (2003) international monitor awards - usa
levis - odyssey / best acheivement (2002)
levis - odyssey / best visual effects (2002)
chrysler - golden gate / best vfx (2001)
budweiser - thirsty world / best animation (1998)
btca’s - uk
johnnie walker - fish / best computer animation (2003) levis - odyssey / best computer animation (2002) xbox - mosquito / best video post production (2002) chrysler - golden gate / best live action effects (2001)
btaa’s - uk
levis - odyssey / best clothing commercial (2002)
london l.e.a.f. awards - uk
xbox - mosquito / best animated commercial (2002) chrysler - golden gate / best live action commercial (2001) hallmarks tenth kingdom / best title sequence (1999) walking with dinosaurs / best vfx in education (1999) tomorrow never dies / best title sequence (1997)
midsummer awards - uk
xbox - mosquito / best post production (2002)
award panels / judging
ibiza music video awards , ibiza 2013 panel for ‘best vfx’ and ‘best special effects’ volda, norway 2012 industrial animation panel
bafta, london 2009 official selection jury for best animated short film
siggraph, los angeles 2009 animation panel
3d festival awards, london 2004 one of 7 jury members
btaa craft awards, london 2003 jury for the ‘best computer animation’ category btaa craft awards, london 2001& 2002 chairman of the jury for the ‘best computer animation’ category
3d festival awards, london 2001 one of 8 jury members
leaf awards, london 2001 one of 6 jury members
teaching & education panels
2012 - release of ‘assets for students’ kit for skillset
2011 - part of roundtable to help skillset develop ‘the core skills of vfx’ pdf
2011 - autodesk sponsored online tutorial enabling school pupils to make cgi films 2010 - skillset – member of university accreditation panel
2009 - release of ‘the house of curves – tips for students’ poster for universiies 2009 - present - sensor/examiner for animation workshop, denmark
2004 - present - 3d world - advisory board
2003 - supinfocom, valenciennes - student graduation films
2003 - present - guest lecturer/vfx workshops for filmakademie, germany
2002 - present - advisory board member for escape studios
1998 - course designer and mentor for students at the london animation studio