The Tiger Who Came to Tea
I was Head of Backgrounds on the animated adaptation of Judith Kerr’s classic children’s book The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
Written for screen by Joanna Harrison - Directed by Robin Shaw - Art Directed by Martin Oliver - Produced by Lupus Films - Shown on Channel 4, Christmas Eve 2019. Featuring the voices of David Oyelowo as the tiger, Clara Ross as Sophie, Tamsin Greig as Sophie's mother, Benedict Cumberbatch as Sophie's father and Paul Whitehouse as the milkman.
Below are a selection of backgrounds I did for the film, created using TV Paint.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
I worked on the hand-drawn, animated adaptation of We're Going on a Bear Hunt as a Background Artist and Style Guide Designer.
Directed by Joanna Harrison & Robin Shaw, We're Going on a Bear Hunt was adapted from the best-selling classic children's book by Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury. It was brought to screen by Lupus Films and shown on Channel 4 over Christmas 2016, attracting an audience of over 8 million viewers.
Ethel & Ernest
I worked on the hand-drawn animated feature film Ethel & Ernest as Assistant Art Director.
Ethel & Ernest is a film adaptation of the award-winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs. Brought to life by Lupus Films and Directed by Roger Mainwood, Ethel & Ernest tells the true story of Raymond's parents - two ordinary Londoners living through a period of extraordinary events and social change.
Working alongside Art Director Robin Shaw, I performed a variety of tasks including: background painting and design, colour scripting, colour character designs, location design drawings, prop designs and additional artwork.
Ethel & Ernest premiered at the London Film Festival and was broadcast on BBC1, attracting an audience of over 4.7 million viewers over Christmas 2016.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Activity Books
I provided Illustrations of various wildlife for a series of books published by Walker Books, to accompany the animation We're Going on a Bear Hunt:
'My Explorer's Journal', 'My Adventure Field Guide', 'Let's Discover Bugs', 'Let's Discover Birds', 'Let's Discover Flowers & Trees’ and 'Let's Discover Baby Animals’, 'Let's Discover Changing Seasons’, 'Let's Discover Seaside Animals’, ‘Christmas Activity Book’, 'Let's Discover Woodland Animals’ and 'Let's Discover Farm Animals’.
Full of facts and activities. these books encourage young nature enthusiasts to explore the outdoors and the environment around them.
The Snowman & The Snowdog
I worked as a Background Artist and Renderer on The Snowman and The Snowdog, the sequel to the 1982 animated classic The Snowman, from the book by Raymond Briggs. Here are a few examples of some Backgrounds and Rendering I did for the film.
The Snowman and The Snowdog premiered on Christmas Eve 2012 on Channel 4 and attracted over 11 million viewers over the Christmas period.
It took a team of 77 artists and animators over a year to create the 24 minute hand drawn animation, consisting of approximately 200,000 drawings and using over 3000 pencils.
