GeeFX Studios - Animation & VFX

Recently GeeFX Studios uploaded a range of showreels showcasing skills in design, animation and motion graphics. I'm pleased to see some of my work has made the reel and thought I'd share it here. GeeFX has made other reels including work to do with sports, entertainment, documentary and corporate. I've worked freelance for this company for over 13 years and I'm proud of everything we create.

Lost in Information (Animated Short Film)

 

Recently finished a great artistic traditional animation project for Gerry Lindfield of Strange Pixels Ltd and GeeFX Studios bringing the illustrations of Norwegian artist Astrid Iverslien* to life using animation. Lost in Information is a very interesting book about the evil lure of the smartphone screen.

Whilst remaining respectful to the illustrations and not creating too much extra movement the animation was subtle but to the point. Using a line~boil style the art was created in photoshop and animated in after effects.

This was an awesome opportunity to create some "arty" animation and build on already very strong imagery. Each illustration offered different challenges, due to the varying style and technique.

After the project was completed Gerry sent me an email with some great feedback... "I wanted to say how good I thought the animations were, particularly considering the volume. There was a distinct look to each one which gave a lot of added value which the client also noticed." 

Watch Lost in Information on Youtube

Amazon's Quiz of 25 Years

 

Recently completed an animation job for Amazon celebrating 25 years of business. Made in Illustrator and After Effects via GeeFX Studios

Amazon's Quiz of 25 Years on Youtube

Road to Wembley: The Video Game

Recently I was given a great opportunity to work as an animator with GeeFX Studios on Road to Wembley: A Video Game produced by BBC Sport. The fast paced, energetic mini-doc is a quick look back through various teams' highs and lows on their journey to try and win the FA Cup.

Donkey Kong inspired Level 01

RTW was divided into 6 separate levels each inspired by different video games. The levels were Donkey Kong, Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter, Outrun, Mario and FIFA Soccer. Each level would have characters designed to look like well known footballers who would then recreate scenes from various footballing events.

Donkey Kong Final Designs

Starting out with simple sketches and then turning those sketches into the retro gaming style graphics using Aseprite wasn't an easy task. "Pixel art" can be extremely limiting but after some practice I started to get used to the process and really enjoyed it.

Sonic inspired Level 02

John Motson

Ronnie Radford

Finally it was onto the character designs for the two competing teams' managers, Pep Guardiola (Man City) and Erik ten Hag (Man Utd) which was inspired by anime. This took a while to get right but I was really happy with the way it turned out.

Pep Guardiola

Erik ten Hag

Character Designs

Spread the Cheese

Happy Coffee

Mick the Builder and Bagel Dragon

JR Show: Hans Zimmer Music Game

Live graphics recently produced for The Jonathan Ross Show with special guest Hans Zimmer.

I.A.K

For the last 5 months I've been working on creating graphics for the Netflix series I am a Killer (series 3-4) with GeeFX Studios. Working alongside the directors and producers from Transistor Films to create graphics of documents, images, newspaper clippings and handwritten notes. IAAK series 3 premieres on Netflix end of August in the UK.

via GeeFX Studios

The Big Breakfast (Channel 4)

Recently I worked on The Big Breakfast (Channel 4) creating graphics and animations. Great to work on this show after 20 years from it being on TV. I grew up watching this show and it was awesome to work on.

via GeeFX Studios

The Big Breakfast - 20th Anniversary Titles & Promo from GeeFX Studios on Vimeo.

BBC Digital: Green Films (Picture Zero)

BBC Shorts - Net Zero - How We Eat from GeeFX Studios on Vimeo.

Recently I created some animations for Picture Zero and BBC Digital. Three documentary films were produced to highlight the importance of reducing waste, looking after our planet and to make recycling better.

BBC Digital

JAMMIN REEL

JAMMIN SHOWREEL 2020 from BenJamin Wigmore on Vimeo.

Featuring the music of Snack Family
http://snackfamily.co.uk/

Special Thankx:
GeeFX Studios
Snack Family
SoTV
Hotsauce Ltd
Rob Whitworth
Znak & Co
BBC
ITV
SKY
Channel 5
E4

Time Crashers

 Logo work for Channel 4 production of Time Crashers. We ended up building it in more of a steampunk vibe but I like the classic design look inspired by clocks, watches and spirographs.