A major new work for the Science Museum by Leo Bridle, to accompany the launch of a new exhibit in the Main Hall – James Watt's Workshop. Leo was asked to provide an artist's reaction to the amazing collection of Watt's antique engineering tools, machines, and ephemera stored away in the vaults of the Science [...]

Fabulous stop-motion animation from director Leo Bridle to announce the arrival of chanteuse Sherie Oh. Beakus morphed in to a stop-motion studio for Leo to spend hours in the dark creating and animating a paper plane letter, birds, flowers, balloons and fish… The result is a sensitive, optimistic and colourful journey in to the heavens [...]

Leo Bridle entered Dorito’s competition to make the most beguiling ad for their new campaign. Typically thinking outside the box, or jar, Leo and fellow directors Ben Thomas and Joe Dennis cooked up this sensual – even a touch erotic – hot tub scenario. Shot on a tight budget in live-action and blue-screen stop-motion, the [...]

Our directors are prolific when it comes to creating bespoke visuals for clients and for their own aspirations. We thought we'd collect them here for all the world to see… Below is a selection of Steve Smith's creative endeavours (click any image to view):

New director Leo Bridle created this masterpiece of stop-frame animation with fellow graduate Ben Thomas. Made almost entirely from paper and using a steady-handed cut-out technique, the film traces the journey of a solitary man seeking his partner through his thoughts. Selected for the British Animation Awards 2010, the London Film Festival, Stuttgart and Anima [...]

'Je Suis Jalouse' is the title of Leo Bridle's music video for French artiste Emily Loizeau. Shooting on blue-screen and then fabricating an entire world from photographs and collaged materials, Leo deftly tells the story of our green-eyed chanteuse and her circus-man. Director: Leo Bridle Commission: Narcisse Films

Two spots for 7Eleven in Australia, commissioned by Clemenger and animated using traditional puppet stop-motion. Director: Steve Smith Producer: Richard Barnett for Trunk Commission: Leo Burnett, Melbourne

Leigh Hodgkinson's dark, atmospheric and texturous puppet animation 'Stalk' was created for the Pulse Scheme. Deftly weaving model animation of the director's favourite and well-loved childhood bunny (who gratiously had her stuffing replaced by armature for the shoot…) with composited photographs and delicate lighting and smoke effects, the film plays out like a modern urban [...]

As a reward for their diligence and outstanding Million-plus hits on You Tube, Leo Bridle and Leo Powell were invited to make a second viral for online media mag 'First Post'. On a similar theme to 'Web 2.0' they take us headlong in to the heart of a PC to see what makes it tick. [...]

Nominated for a D&AD Award, and with over a million hits on You Tube, Web 2.0 is a viral for online media magazine 'First Post'. It was created by Leo Bridle and Leo Powell and takes us in to an interesting world where your lowly grey-box PC delivers everything you need to digest the day's [...]