IDBS - Connect 2014

In partnership with J Creative we shot and edited this short promotional film for leading software solutions company IDBS. We really enjoyed using this live illustration style and shooting with our wonderful illustrator Sam Church. The film opened the international Connect 2014 event in London this year and now sits pride of place on the IDBS website.

Christian Barnes, A Bathymetric Atlas of The English Lake District

A short film commissioned by Locus + illustrating the making of A Bathymetric Atlas of The English Lake District, a unique hand-made book measuring 120 x 120 cm, revealing the hidden contours of the principal lakes in the English Lake District at a scale of 1:41250

Alzheimer's Society

We recently produce several videos for The Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Research Leaders programme. The programme has been set up to encourage people with a background in biomedical, clinical and social science to begin a career in dementia research.

Crisis Skylight

This is a video we made for The Place to promote the ballroom dance classes which they organise at Crisis Skylight for homeless and unemployed. 

Alien Abductions

Ever wondered why Jews don't eat pork or what a Bar Mitzvah is? Well fortunately for you, orbiting Earth at this very moment, the alien survey ship “Pantheon” is abducting people to collect data about their belief systems. Rabbi David is beamed into the interrogation chamber to answer questions about Judaism.  

Working with TrueTube we made a raft of films illustrating the central beliefs of five major religions. These films are designed to be used as part of RE lessons in schools to give Key Stage 3 pupils a greater general understanding of the central beliefs of Judaism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism.

Edinburgh Centre For Cell Biology - Drop In Days

While working with the Wellcome Trust on our film about public engagement we also made this film for the Edinburgh Centre For Cell Biology. We went along to one of their drop in days at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. The day was great fun for all the family, offering people the chance to use microscopes and generally learn a little bit about the history and structure of those things we are all made from, cells.

English Heritage

This is a film that we produced under the direction of A Different Drum Production for English Heritage. We filmed, edited and added graphics and it will be seen by teachers across the UK to show how English Sites can be used to educate children about their local area as well as a number of other areas within the syllabus such as creative writing, group collaboration and evaluating geographical evidence. 

The graphics are intended to give a handcrafted feel without being too prominent so it playfully breaks up the information to the audience.