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Turning books into bestsellers

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, based in London.

When they find themselves with an interesting book to promote (and need an interesting animated advert to go with it) they like to give me a call.

Client Bloomsbury
Year 2020 —
Role Art Director / Animation

Please note: When I edit these showreel examples I obviously highlight my own art direction, animation and motion design contributions but that certainly doesn't mean that I am entirely responsible for every visual shown. I have been fortunate to collaborate with many exceptionally talented colleagues — those that I can recall at the time of writing are listed below:


Colleagues
Genista Tate-Alexander — Producer
Donough Shanahan — Producer
Youssef Khaireddine — Marketing
Amy Donegan — Head of Marketing

BBC Ghosts — Bloomsbury

Animated advert for BBC Ghosts book for broadcast.

Project BBC Ghosts — Bloomsbury
Date October 2023

Title screen

Sheep

Ui

Remains of the day

Hide


Young Queens — Bloomsbury

The gripping, intertwined story of three queens, by Leah Redmond Chang. Listed for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, Waterstones' best books of the year: History.

Project Young Queens — Bloomsbury
Date May 2023
External Bloomsbury / Young Queens

Young Queens — Bloomsbury - x3 screens

Young Queens — Bloomsbury - Queens


Akwade Emezi — Bloomsbury Poetry

Akwade Emezi / Bloomsbury Poetry

Project Akwade Emezi — Bloomsbury Poetry
Date February 2023

Bloomsbury Poetry — Akwade Emezi - Reading

Bloomsbury Poetry — Akwade Emezi - Quotes

Bloomsbury Poetry — Akwade Emezi - Transition out

Bloomsbury Poetry — Akwade Emezi - Packshot


Bloomsbury Poetry

Trailer for 'Bloomsbury Poetry' launch.

Project Bloomsbury Poetry
Date September 2021

Bloomsbury Poetry - Anthony Joseph

Bloomsbury Poetry - Polar Bear

Bloomsbury Poetry - Selina Nwulu

Bloomsbury Poetry - Valzhyna Mort

Bloomsbury Poetry - x4 Books


The Contrarian — Bloomsbury

Promotional video for online use to promote book launch of businessman Peter Thiel's biography 'The Contrarian'. 

Project The Contrarian — Bloomsbury
Date June 2021

The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Dot com bubble

The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Silicon Valley

The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Peers

The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Peter

The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Wall Street


Dishoom — Bloomsbury

Dishoom / Bloomsbury.

Project Dishoom — Bloomsbury
Date November 2020

Welcome to Bombay

Kyani & Co

Parsi Omelette

Britannia & Co

Britannia table


Bellingcat - Bloomsbury

Online advert for Bellingcat book for Bloomsbury publishers.

Project Bellingcat - Bloomsbury
Date November 2020

Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - Question mark

Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - Type

Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - Distorted type

Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - HQ

Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - Top secret


Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury

An impossibly compelling literary thriller about the world we live in now, Rumaan Alam's novel is keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race and class.

Author: Rumaan Alam
Client: Bloomsbury

Project Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury
Date October 2020

Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - Out Now

Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - There was a knock on the door

Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - A knock on the door

Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - Where no one knew they were

Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - Red bricks painted white


Dishoom v1 - Bloomsbury

Parallax zoom through the pages of 'The First Ever Cookbook from the Much-loved Indian Restaurant', Dishoom.

Project Dishoom v1 - Bloomsbury
Date October 2020

Dishoom - Bloomsbury - Page 2

Dishoom - Bloomsbury - Page 3

Dishoom - Bloomsbury - Pages 2 and 3

Dishoom - Bloomsbury - Page 3

Dishoom - Bloomsbury - The cover


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