Posts Tagged ‘Script Development’
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
TelecomTV commissioned Zebra Crossing to create three ads for their client HP (Hewlett Packard, not the brown sauce). The brief was to create a unique set of global ads that put HP at the cutting edge of communications.
“Woodstock”, “Rocket Man” and “Lost Tribe” were written, directed and produced by the zebra team of Nic Franklin, Mark Dymond and Luke Hammersley.
A massive thanks goes out to all involved:
Joel Anderson was our lens master, and as always brought magic to the photography; Amanda Linke simply did wonders in make-up. Not to mention Nathan Bayliss & Michael Ho (Soho Editors) for their After Effects wizardry, Ben Rogers (Glassworks) and Andrew Daniel (Molinare) for their delicate touch on the color grading balls, Marcus and the team at The Mews and a terrific sound mix by Nick Murphy at The Sound Company.
The ads were shot on location across three continents; in Charlottesville (Virginia, USA), London, Devon and Cape Town (South Africa).
‘Twas good times and everyone seems to have their favourite ad, which is yours?
Woodstock
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Lost Tribe
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Rocket Man
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Tags: Audio Production, Casting, Directed by Nic Franklin, Motion Graphics, Offline Editing, Original Score, Post Production, Script Development, Video Production, Web Video
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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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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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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Last night saw the first public screening of Nic Franklin’s latest short film, Room 32.
Played to a full house of cast, crew and invited guests at the Rex Cinema, Piccadilly the film which is inspired by the Jim Morrison poem Room 32 was well received. It’s an emotional piece where the main character is a schizophrenic battling with his inner demons. The lead role is played superbly by Mark Dymond, (James Bond – Die Another Day; Blackball; Dungeons & Dragons; Northanger Abbey). Thanks go to everyone involved.
Also screened for the first time was the recently completed 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. The promo has been entered into various film festivals around the world… watch this space.
Tags: Film Production, Motion Graphics, Music Promos, Offline Editing, Post Production, Script Development, 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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Thursday, May 24th, 2007
We are totally made up to announce the arrival of a new Zebra to the dazzle (yes the collective noun for Zebra is a dazzle apparently!).
Megan Herbert has joined us to work in a writing and creative role, which she has already been busy in working on scripts for a promotional film for the NHS which goes into production this summer, and conceptualising a brand awareness campaign for a new client.
Meg is an experienced scriptwriter, joining us from the Neighbours (Fremantle Productions) writing team where she has penned scripts for the soap for many years. We love having her around and are sure our clients will too!
Tags: Script Development
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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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Friday, December 1st, 2006
Since helping the new Tuxedo Money Services company devise their brand we have gone on to write and produce through to air a new TV commercial for the company. The Tuxedo Blue Diamond card is a prepaid Mastercard that has been launched in conjunction with Barclays and the Post Office. The process of getting a new financial servicers product through BACC and ASA approval was a challenge we relished. The commercials have been clocked and are due for playout very soon.
Tags: Copywriting, Directed by Nic Franklin, Motion Graphics, Offline Editing, Post Production, Script Development, Traffic, TV Commercials, TV Production, Voice-overs
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