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Clipper Green Tea TVC

Working as a lead model-maker with Andersen M Studio to create a stop motion TV commercial where all effects are created in-camera. 

Clipper - Naturally Colourful
The Making of 'Clipper: Naturally Colourful'
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 Clipper: Naturally Colourful  Directed by Martin and Line Andersen / Andersen M Studio  Production company: Blink Ink.  Executive Producer: James Bretton Producer: Kevin Harwood  DOP: Matt Day Animator: Mark Waring Assistant Animator: Luke Geor

Clipper: Naturally Colourful

Directed by Martin and Line Andersen / Andersen M Studio

Production company: Blink Ink. 
Executive Producer: James Bretton
Producer: Kevin Harwood

DOP: Matt Day
Animator: Mark Waring
Assistant Animator: Luke George
Senior Model Maker: Line Lunnemann Andersen
Model Maker: Cat Johnston and Hannah Blows
Runner: Sam Davis
VFX: Simone Ghilardotti
Gaffer: Aldo Camilleri
Camera Assistant: Toby Goodyear
Rigger: Ben Weller

Agency: BBH
Agency Producer: Charlie Orr
Creative Director: Kevin Stark
Creatives: Shelley Smoler and Raphael Basckin
Team Director: Jennifer Omran
Team Director: Phil Lloyd
Team Manager: Jazz Powell

P&O Ferries TVC

I worked as head model maker for Andersen M and was in charge of a small team of model makers.

P&O Ferries 'Your Trip. Your Ship'
The making of 'P&O Ferries - Your Trip. Your Ship'
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   P&O Ferries 'Your Trip. Your Ship'     Directed by Andersen M  (Martin Masai Andersen & Line Lunnemann Andersen)  andersenm.com     Executive Producers: Bart Yates & James Bretton Producer: Kevin Harwood DOP: Max Halstead Animator: And

P&O Ferries 'Your Trip. Your Ship'

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Executive Producers: Bart Yates & James Bretton
Producer: Kevin Harwood
DOP: Max Halstead
Animator: Andy Biddle
Assistant Animator: Lizzie Dalton
Art Director: Andersen M
Senior model makers: Line Lunnemann Andersen (Andersen M Studio) & Cat Johnston
Model Makers: Hannah Blows, Emma Rose Dade & Maria Sams
Rigger: Craig “Jazz Mole” Atkinson
Electrician: Junior Agyeman
Animation Studio: Fava Rental
Storyboard Artist: Jonathan Maris
Runner: Katie Milner
Post Production Supervisor: Felip Docolomansky
DIT: Dave O’Neil
Post Production Studio: Blinkink Studio
Colourist/Grading: Joseph Bicknell / CHEAT
Sound Mix: Richard Evans / Syncbox

826 Valencia Window 1

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826 Valencia Window 2

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Facebook - Cultural Moments

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Nationwide TVC

Working with animation directors Andersen M I helped create sets for a stop motion shoot and life size props for a live action shoot.

NATIONWIDE’S STORYBOOK ‘ON YOUR SIDE’ (5%)
NATIONWIDE’S STORYBOOK ‘ON YOUR SIDE’ (Mutuality)
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   NATIONWIDE’S STORYBOOK ‘ON YOUR SIDE’ (Mutuality)     18 Feet & Rising launches new campaign for Nationwide, directed by Andersen M Studio.    CREDITS: Agency: 18 Feet & Rising CD: Stephen de Wolf TV Producer: Julia Methold    Director: An

NATIONWIDE’S STORYBOOK ‘ON YOUR SIDE’ (Mutuality)

18 Feet & Rising launches new campaign for Nationwide, directed by Andersen M Studio.

CREDITS:
Agency: 18 Feet & Rising
CD: Stephen de Wolf
TV Producer: Julia Methold

Director: Andersen M Studio
Producer: Toby Courlander
DOP (Live Action): Ray Coates
DOP (Animation): Martin Masai Andersen / Andersen M Studio
Animators - Line Andersen, Martin Andersen, Mikkel Lundsager Hansen / Andersen M Studio
Model Makers - Line Andersen, Cat Johnston, Elina Andersen / Andersen M Studio
Editor - Amanda Perry at Peepshow
Post -  Time Based Arts
Sound Design: Mikkel H. Eriksen

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Shackleton

As part of a promo campaign for Discovery Channel’s recreation of Ernest Shackleton’s extraordinary rescue mission, Andersen M were commissioned to make this spot titled “Death or Glory”.
Created entirely in camera with maps used by the explorers of the day to create mountains and the model of the James Caird itself, while constellation maps were used to create the terrifying waters of the Southern Ocean.

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 A Film by Andersen M Studio Directed, filmed and animated by Line and Martin Andersen / Andersen M Studio Model Making: Line L. Andersen and Cat Johnston  Producer: Toby Courlander / 15 Badgers Production Company: 15 Badgers Voice Over: Kenneth Cran

A Film by Andersen M Studio
Directed, filmed and animated by Line and Martin Andersen / Andersen M Studio
Model Making: Line L. Andersen and Cat Johnston

Producer: Toby Courlander / 15 Badgers
Production Company: 15 Badgers
Voice Over: Kenneth Cranham
Grading (TK): Perry Gibbs / William
Sound Design: Mikkel H. Eriksen / Instrument Studios
Editor: Amanda Perry / Peepshow
Sound Mix and online: ENVY
Filmed at Fava Rental, London

Client: Discovery UK Creative
Senior Creative / Writer: Meriem Adib
Director of production: Paul Mortimore
Production manager: David A. Smith
Creative Director: Robin Garnett

Penguin Books

I was commissioned by Penguin to create illustrations for the dust jacket, boards and endpapers of "The News A User's Manual" by Alain De Botton.

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Finans Forbundet Digital Ad

On this series of stop motion ads directed by Tundra Group films I worked as head model maker and designed and built the entire set as well as working out the origami animations.

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Linda McCartney Foods TVC

Working with other illustrators I was commissioned by Passion Pictures to design characters for this tv commercial directed by Jordan Bruner.

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  CREDITS   Client: Linda McCartney Foods   Agency: Hain Daniels Group   Writer/Creative Director: Simon Aboud   Production Company: Passion Pictures NYC/Strange Beast NYC   Director: Jordan Bruner   Creative Director: Pete Candeland   Producer: Ange

CREDITS
Client: Linda McCartney Foods
Agency: Hain Daniels Group
Writer/Creative Director: Simon Aboud
Production Company: Passion Pictures NYC/Strange Beast NYC
Director: Jordan Bruner
Creative Director: Pete Candeland
Producer: Angela Foster
Exec Producer: Belinda Blacklock
Lead Designer: Kim Dulaney
Additional Designers: Jordan Bruner, Stephanie Davidson, Cat Johnston, Erin Althea, Stephanie Davidson, Gordon Waltho
Animation: Jordan Bruner, Lizzi Akana, Blake Patrick, Greg Lytle, Dennis Moran, Chris Cookson, Leah Shore
Lead Compositor/Editor: Lee Gingold
Compositor: Eric Epstein
CG Product Artist: Ed Manning
Final Grade: Absolute Post

Itv3 Idents

I worked as a model maker and paper cutter on this series of TV idents for ITV3 made by Andersen M Studios and Tundra Films.  I made a lot of the 3D elements and also designed and cut out several of the main characters.

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Title: Collected Stories
Agency: ITV Creative
Directed by Espen Haslene (Tundra*) and Martin Andersen (Andersen M Studio)
ITV Creative Team: Tony Pipes. David Tang, Adrian Headley & Ailie Miles
Head of Marketing: Sarah Tobias
Creative Director: Tony Pipes
Exec Creative Director: Phil Lind
Producer: Jen Lane
Production Company: ITV Creative / Soup Factory

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Executive Creative Producer
Andy Soup / Soup Factory Ltd.

Director
Espen Haslene

Stop-Frame Animation Director
Martin M. Andersen 

Producers
Jason Underhill
Ben Sullivan

Art Director
Karine Faou 

Senior Model Maker
Line Lunnemann Andersen

Model Makers and Cutters
Cat Johnston
Helene Baum
Rosy Nicholas

Illustration
Keeley Sheppard
Paulina Slebodzinska

Storyboard Artist
Oscar Arancibia 

Animation and Compositing
Dominic Burgess
Aaron Trinder
Marc Hardman
Letty Fox
Oscar Granse

Compositing Assistant
Adam Stewart

Studio Manager
Elina Masai Andersen

Directors Rep
Jade Bogue @ Soup Factory

Sound Design
Mikkel H. Eriksen @ Instrument Studio

Cawana Shoes

I was commissioned by design agency Soon In Tokyo to create illustrations to be used on packaging for Cawana, a children's shoe brand based in Spain.  I also designed a series of masks to be included with the shoes.

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Square Mile Coffee

I was commissioned by One Darnley Road to draw and illustrated map to be used on Square Mile Coffee's new packaging and also to be reproduced as a print and sold on their website.

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Illustration for the Financial Times

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Illustration for Centrefold Magazine

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Dmax Italia Idents

Commissioned by HarrimanSteel I worked with Sitraka Rakotoniania and Nicholas Mortimer to head up a small team of model makers building sets and props for this series of idents for the re-brand of Italian channel DMAX Italia.

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Directors: George Wu & Julian Harriman-Dickinson
Client: Dicovery Networks Western Europe
Agency: HarrimanSteel
Creative Director: Julian Harriman-Dickinson
Art Director: Tom Austin
Designers: Doug Stewart & Thomas Humeau
Agency Producer: Sam Goldthorpe
Production Company: Bolder TV
Producer: Tim Bolderson
1st AD: Tristan Hefele
Director of Photography: Nic Bennet
Focus Puller: Jason Ellis
Grip: Mark Binnal
Gaffer: Paul Toomey
Spark: Bruce Magahy
Machine Design: George Wu & Freddy Tuppen
Head Interaction Design: Sitraka Rakotoniaina
Interaction: Nicholas Mortinmer
Head Modal Maker: Cat Johnston
Modal Makers: Courtney Cornelius, Laura Penman
Interns: Alex Whybray, Jake Middleton, Shuang Meng
Runner: Dan Bliss
Sound: Rich E at SyncBox
Edit: Bolder TV

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Psychic Puppy

This series of short films were shown on Huffington Post's website in the run up to the 2015 World Cup.  I worked with director George Wu at Nexus designing and building the sets and props.

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Psychic Puppy Match 03 Netherlands Vs Mexico | Dogs Trust
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Ted Baker/Harrods Window Display

I was commissioned by Harriman Steel to design and build a chandelier and bejewelled curtains for this window display for Ted Baker at Harrods.

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Pringles - Movie Quiz Online Ad

Tundra* was asked by Isobar through Annex Films to make 3 stop motion spots to promote Pringles and their film campaign.  I built all the props and models.

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Mulberry - Chinese New Year

Mulberry commissioned Tundra Films to make this animation to celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of The Ram.  I designed and built all the models (apart from the ram).

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Character designs - Bestbuy Pitch

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Character designs - Innocent Juice

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Clipper Green Tea TVC
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P&O Ferries TVC
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Nationwide TVC
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Shackleton
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Penguin Books
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Finans Forbundet Digital Ad
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Linda McCartney Foods TVC
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Itv3 Idents
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Cawana Shoes
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Square Mile Coffee
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Illustration for the Financial Times
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Illustration for Centrefold Magazine
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Pringles - Movie Quiz Online Ad
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