Posts Tagged ‘Directed by Nic Franklin’
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
We were recently pretty damn excited to be commissioned by Amnesty International to produce a set of audio and video for their annual week-long International Council Meeting in Antalya, Turkey.
The work comprised a 3-minute and a 30-second video, created mainly from AI’s own library footage, which was played at the opening of the meeting. We also produced a 3-minute audio loop for playing during recess and after closing each evening.
With the video and motion graphics edited in-house at Zebra, Sound Design was completed by Dan Darriba & Eddie Stevens at RMS and Dom Boucher at The Sound Company.

Tags: Animation, Audio Production, Directed by Nic Franklin, documentary, Motion Graphics, Offline Editing, Post Production, Script Development, Video Production, Voice-overs
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Tetley commissioned a video for use by their salespeople in Russia and the CIS area. Our editors, animators and compositors used existing stock footage and TV commercials to produce a rather marvellous little piece of video.
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Tags: Animation, Copywriting, Directed by Nic Franklin, Motion Graphics, Offline Editing, Post Production, TV Commercials, Video Production
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Zebra Crossing were commissioned by the Smoodyfruit Company to create a 60s commercial for web to introduce their new alcoholic fruit juice Twisted Core. Produced by Luke Hammersley and written and directed by Nic Franklin, it was filmed in day at a show-home in East London.
For the final reveal actors were shot on bluescreen, the visual effects for this were added by Duncan Elms from Soho Editors.
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Tags: Audio Production, Casting, Directed by Nic Franklin, Motion Graphics, Offline Editing, Post Production, Script Development, TV Commercials, Video Production
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Zebra Crossing were commissioned by STEEL to produce a business-to-business marketing showreel of their services.
Messages were carefully constructed and delivered by key staff on Stage 5 at Ealing Studios while additional footage was captured over two days in STEEL’s Wandsworth studio and around the capital.
Directed by Nic Franklin and produced by Luke Hammersley, the film was shot on HDCAM by Joel Anderson and Marc Cayford.
An original score was composed by Luke Hammersley, and to give the track a contemporary and urban feel we decided to record the track with the addition of The Standards.
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Tags: Audio Production, Corporate Video, Directed by Nic Franklin, Motion Graphics, Music Composition, Offline Editing, Original Score, Post Production, Video Production, Web Video
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Through our ongoing relationship as a supplier of media services with the multinational consulting, technology and outsourcing company Capgemini plc, we are in production of a series of interviews with Michael Portillo (former secretary of state for defence) and several of Capgemini’s largest clients. The 7 minute episodes are a chance for Michael, who acts as an advisor to Capgemini, to discuss the work they have delivered with the clients, finding out how it has changed the organisation and it’s people, and what it means to work with such a high profile delivery partner. Chief Executives from government and the private sector share their thoughts with Michael, the first episodes are now available to view from the Capgemini UK website with more to follow shortly.
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Tags: Corporate Video, Directed by Nic Franklin, Motion Graphics, Offline Editing, Post Production, Video Production
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
We recently completed a music promo for the fantastic new London band ‘The Standards’. Filmed in two separate locations, we hired a full size Circus tent and performers during the summer of ‘07, completing filming in November at Big Sky studios in London’s Kings Cross. The band are performing to their single ‘Needless to Say’ in a ghoulish early 1900’s surrounding.
Directed by Nic Franklin and produced by Luke Hammersley, big thanks go to the band and all involved, but especially to DoP Joel Anderson and compositors Marc Khachfe and Siobhan Bowers who worked incredibly hard to produce such fantastic results.
this will be replaced by the SWF.
Tags: Directed by Nic Franklin, Motion Graphics, Music Promos, Offline Editing, Post Production, Script Development, Video Production
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Sunday, July 15th, 2007
“Last Tuesday Night”, a short film commissioned by the NHS is now well underway with the bulk of filming completed recently. Final scenes involving people working across the organisation will be shot soon. Completion is scheduled for early August.
Tags: Casting, Corporate Video, Directed by Nic Franklin, Offline Editing, Post Production, Script Development, Video Production
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Monday, April 30th, 2007

Tuxedo is a new financial services company offering a pre-paid Mastercard through a joint venture with Barclays, Mastercard, The Post Office and Newcastle Building Society.
Having developed the creative and managed the production / post production process all the way through to playout, the first TV commercial was released to ethnic specific channels in February 07, with playout through UK channels due in May, as a set of 30s, 10s, 5s versions.
It is exciting to be involved in such a fledgling product, but one which has such substantial backing. We were fortunate to work with the client from day one to understand what the product stands for and who the audience are. To find out more about Tuxedo visit www.tuxedocard.com.
Tags: Directed by Nic Franklin, Motion Graphics, Offline Editing, Playout, TV Commercials, TV Production
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Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Complementing the TVCs written and produced by Zebra Crossing last year we have also created a set of sponsorship idents for them, to be used as part of a targeted marketing campaign on various ethnic-specific television channels.
Tags: Animation, Directed by Nic Franklin, Motion Graphics, Offline Editing, Playout, Script Development, Traffic, TV Commercials
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Monday, December 18th, 2006
Following last year’s successful production of a Capgemini Christmas message, delivered on DVD in a Christmas card to all employees, we have again been commissioned to devise a fun but informative film for the comapny.
Spinning off an earlier production where we took two employees and set them up as talk show hosts, we again use these two characters, this time in a mock up of one of their homes, an ostentatious Georgian building in Grenwich. In a Christmas scene there are visited by various ‘guests’ from within the business who share their news from the year, often interrupted by the drunken butler, brilliantly played by one of the companies senior executives. There is also a cameo from the CEO who appears as a fortune telling gypsy, telling of things to come in 2007.
It is a pleasure to work with a company willing to have fun and engage with their workers on such an accessible level. Well done to all the talented Capgemini people involved.
Tags: Corporate Video, Directed by Nic Franklin, Offline Editing, Post Production, Script Development, Video Production
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