Page title Name
Ben Adam
Motion Graphic Designer, Director
United Kingdom

Ben's Biography

I am a London based freelance director, designer, motion graphic animator and editor and have been fortunate enough to work on some award winning projects for some very prestigious clients including BBC, ITV, Five, RDF,  Jaguar, Land-Rover, Sony, Rolls Royce and Vodafone to name a few.

I was nominated for 'Best Animation Craftsman' at the IVCA Awards 2010 and 2009 and both times received an 'Highly Commended' award. I won 'Best Music Video Director' at the 2007 Radar Festival and the music video I directed 'Showgirl' was nominated for 'Best Video' at the AMA 2010.

I have my own kit, a full HD FCP with Adobe Creative Suite 4 and an Avid HD Xpress edit suite with a professional mic and Mbox audio system.

Please contact me if you would like to talk about any up and coming projects.

Credits

Trackers - RDF (BBC1) , United Kingdom
2010 - Title Design & Captions
I designed and created the titles and graphics throughout this 50 minute program for RDF and BBC1

TX BBC1 29th August 22:25pm

Produced entirely in Photoshop, Illustrator and After-Effects CS4

The Boss Is Coming To Dinner - RDF , Unspecified
2010 - Title Design & Captions
I was commissioned by RDF to design and create the titles package for the new show 'The Boss Is Coming To Dinner' which TX on Five and Discovery this August

Shark Vs Bear - RDF , United Kingdom
2009 - Motion Graphic Designer
I was commissioned by RDF to create the look and style for a pilot game show they're pitching to Channel 4. I created the logo and all the graphics required plus I edited the show together to develop the style of the show.

So far the responses have been very good and hopefully we will hear news back soon.

Showgirl - Broken Antler , United Kingdom
2009 - Director
Music Video for Mumzy Stranger's second single 'Showgirl'



Burt's Bees - Broken Antler , United Kingdom
2009 - Director
Animated brand film for Burt's Bees in US.

The Can can - Broken Antler / MTJ Media , United Kingdom
2009 - Director
An animated film about the diversity and recyclable qualities of the metal can.



Jaguar XF Tech Films - Tangerine Films , United Kingdom
2008 - Editor (Final Cut Pro)
Working closely with the director and creatives from EuroRSCG I was asked to create the look and feel for the Jaguar tech films working along side other editors and motion graphics designers.

Jaguar XF Launch Film - Tangerine Films , United Kingdom
2008 - Editor
Editor and Motion Graphics Designer on the Jaguar XF Launch Films

Bentley Victoria Promo - Satsuma Sounds , United Kingdom
2008 - Motion Graphic Designer
Creative + Editor and Motion Graphic Animator for Bentley's new launch film

Chef and the City - Hamma and Glamma Productions , England
2009 - Title Design & Captions
I created and produced the titles package for the "Chef and the City" TV series.

Storage King  - Broken Antler , United Kingdom
2008 - Director
Director + Producer of the Storage King commercial for Broken Antler

Sky Commercial - United London , England
2007 - Editor (Offline)
I worked as part of the team constructing a series of edits for the Sky commercials.

Soundtrack To My Life - Hamma and Glamma Productions , England
2008 - Title Design & Captions
Complete titles package for Series 1 and 2

Employment History

commercials + promos

sky 20", 30" + 60" TVC
editor
BSKYB/ united london

bentley victoria launch film
creative | motion graphics | editor
satsuma sounds

jaguar xf launch films
editor | motion graphics
tangerine films

jaguar c-fx launch films
editor | motion graphics
tangerine films

kooks, james morrison
+ sissor sisters 30" TVC
editor
JJ Stereo

egypt week promo
editor
discovery channel

smash hit, box channel promos
editor
e-map

kerrang fright night promo
editor | graphics
e-map

broadcast

chef and the city
title sequence
creative | motion graphics
hamma + glamma (uk food)

those were the days
title sequence
creative | motion graphics
hamma + glamma (itv3)

sound track to my life
title sequence
creative | motion graphics
hamma + glamma (itv2)

vodafone music tba
offline editor
endemol (T4)

jade's pa
offline editor
ruggie media (living)

pepsi foot
offline editor
endemol

something for the weekend
editor | motion graphics
BBC

corporate

land-rover: make a difference
animation director | animator
tangerine films

jaguar technical film
creative | motion graphics | editor
tangerine films

coty brand film
creative | editor | motion graphics
broken anter

dunhill brand film
editor | motion graphics
hamma + glamma

honda f-rv launch film
director | editor
ox2p

sony : evolution
editor | motion graphics
william martin productions

lloyds tsb tv
editor | motion graphics
edge pictures

nationwide corpoate
editor
straker films

Education

BA (Hons) Animation/ Film
HND Animation/ Film
GNVQ Advanced in Art & Design

Technical Equipment

I use:

FCP
Avid Media Composer
Avid Adrenaline
Avid Xpress
After-Effects
Photoshop
Illustrator

I have my own kit consisting of a dual quad core mac pro with fcp hd blackmagic studio + adobe master collection CS4 + mbox audio + mic, and a presicion pc with avid hd xpress + adobe production suite CS2.

Referees

Available on request

Industry Awards

2010
Highly Commended "Best Animation Craftsman" IVCA
"Best Animation Craftsman" Nomination IVCA

2009
Highly Commended "Best Animation Craftsman" IVCA
"Best Animation Craftsman" Nomination IVCA

2007
Warp Records Best Music Video Director Winner, Radar Festival
Best Music Video Director Finalist, Radar Festival

2002
B+ Best Young Editor Finalist

Skills

After-Effects - Off-line - On-line - Avid - FCP - Photoshop

Additional Information

Industries

  • Animation, 
  • Commercials, 
  • Corporate, 
  • Film, 
  • Music Promos, 
  • TV

Programme Types

  • Animation, 
  • Comedy, 
  • Commercial, 
  • Corporate, 
  • Development, 
  • Drama: Short Film, 
  • Food, 
  • Game Show, 
  • Motoring, 
  • Music, 
  • Music Promo, 
  • New Media, 
  • Youth

Specialisms

  • Advertising, 
  • Cars, 
  • Corporate Films, 
  • Design, 
  • Digital Special Effects, 
  • Final Cut Pro, 
  • High-Definition, 
  • Music, 
  • Programme Development, 
  • Youth Culture

Languages

  • English

Licenses

  • Basic Driving (PLG)