Founded in Bristol U.K. in 2008, we specialise in premium animation and games full of heart, charm, and personality.
From animated series and commercials to online content and games, we spend our days doing what we love, creating beautifully crafted visuals that inform, inspire, entertain, and connect.
At the heart of everything we do is storytelling. Whether we’re building characters, imagining worlds, or bringing ideas to life, our goal is always the same: to create work that feels alive, emotionally resonant, and creatively bold.
Led by founders Dylan Shipley and Louis Jones, our experienced team of directors, animators, and designers work closely with you, as hands-on or hands-off as you’d like to shape each project with care. Think of us as your dedicated creative partners.
We also collaborate with a trusted network of collaborators in scriptwriting, sound design and voice-over, ensuring every detail is covered from concept to final frame.
Our clients come from all corners; broadcasters, ad agencies, game studios, retailers, charities, and production companies.
And we’d love to create something with you.
what we believe
01. craft is everything
Craft is a combination of traditional skills and modern technology. It's the difference between 'okay' and 'WOW'.
02. character is key
Just making things move isn't enough. To truly connect, characters need to think and feel with sincerity and emotion. To take on a life of their own.
03. behind the screens
We'd like to live in a world that is fair and equal. We will be the change that we want to see, creating more opportunities for diversity in the industry.
04. never stop learning
We're forever developing our know-how, exploring new ways to apply our character-led animation skills.
05. do it with feeling
We want to inform, inspire and entertain. But to really strike a chord with your audience you have to connect with the heart as well as the head.
meet the team
Dylan
Co-Founder / Creative Director
As an accomplished Designer and Animator, Dylan's passion helps to steer and fuel the studios older audience content. Animation is in his DNA, it courses through his veins and stokes the fire in his belly!
Louis
Co-Founder / Creative Director
Seasoned Director and Executive Producer Louis has an eagle eye for detail and guides the studio in creating fantastic content! With a penchant for production values and an instinct for creating great characters, he gets his kicks from seeing stuff come to life...IT'S ALIIIIIVE!
Alderney
Head of Production
Expert wrangler of people and projects, Alderney organises our productions, clients and teams like a pocket rocket packing a powerfully productive (but perfectly pleasant) punch. She exudes a palpable air of ‘I’ve got this’ bolstered with a superpower of note taking that defies detection and belief!
Natalie
Business Operations Manager
Fanatical about figures and hot on HR, Natalie navigates the cashflow and charters the employment cycle with efficacy and ease, to ensure smooth sailing for all. Solid under pressure, she combines accounting acumen and sporting prowess to shoot for the Net (profits) and capitalise on every rebound.
Owen
Technical Director / 3D Lead
The ultimate 3D Generalist, Owen has the vast experience and skills needed to mastermind the studios extra dimensional output and is instrumental in helping to push high end production values... heeeave ho
Harry
Games Developer
Creative coder Harry uses his trademark clear-headed approach to control his digital data structures with ease. A diligent de-bugging dynamo by day, and musical maestro by night, his passion and extensive knowledge as a software engineer, make him the perfect programming package.
Sam
Design Lead / Director
Whatever 'it' is, Sam has 'it' in abundance. Ok, thinking about 'it', 'it' is pretty much 'great design and animation skills' - so yeah, that's what Sam has.
Dan
2D Lead / Director
An animation powerhouse, Dan uses skill, strategy and technology (and maybe some brute force when required) to deftly wrestle a project into submission. Take that project...and that- kapow!
Erinn
2D Generalist
Dazzling design dude and animation acrobat Erinn is always serenely poised and ready to bring her creative clout to any project. Flexing those hard-earned drawing muscles to bring perfect pace and dynamic action to amazing animatics.
nurturing future generations
Creative career paths aren’t always clear. We support the creative industries by partnering with local schools and organisations to run animation workshops and mentoring, helping make creative careers more visible and accessible for all.
we are passionate about animation and also the world around us
We organise hands-on volunteering days where our team can support local conservation efforts and causes we care about.
bristol animation meetup
We’re proud to help organise the Bristol Animation Meetup! It’s a welcoming space for the Bristol animation community to connect, share ideas and support each other. Our team are regular hosts and mentors, offering one-to-one advice to students and people just starting out in the industry.
making accessible accessible!
We believe in sharing what we’ve learned about making games more accessible. From releasing our own proprietary code as open source to help others build inclusive experiences, to speaking at GAconf and contributing to the wider conversation, we’re committed to supporting developers who want to make their games playable by everyone. It’s a part of the industry we care deeply about, and we’re always happy to share ideas and resources.
