Bird Studios is a UK production company, founded in 2003, specializing in design,
computer animation
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and
visual effects
Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of
a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production.
The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota ...
for TV, film and the digital world.
The Managing and
Creative Director
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is a designer/animator, Ian Bird. Bird Studios specialize in combining
photo-realistic
Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium. Although the term can be ...
3D Computer animation with live action as well as stand alone
CGI animation
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and the creation of
character animation
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.
History
Bird Studios evolved through a number of companies (Electric Image, Framestore CFC, SOHO 601FX, EYE Animation) under the direction of Ian Bird, producing broadcast
title sequence
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s,
commercials
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and
music videos
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.
Projects
Bird studios re-created one of its award-winning music promos, the
Pet Shop Boys
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'Liberation' from their
Very (album) for
IMAX
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Graeme F ...
as part of its 70 mm stereoscopic
3-D film
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, '
Cyberworld',
Ian Bird worked with
Roger Avary
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to create the animation and special effects for Sci-Fi TV Film 'Mr. Stitch', starring
Rutger Hauer
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Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series ' ...
and
Wil Wheaton
Richard William Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film ''Stand by Me (film), Stand by Me'', Joey Trotta in '' ...
for
Rysher Entertainment.
Cast and Crew
Yahoo! TV
Credits
*Commercials: P&GBounty 'Robots', ICRC
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* Best TV Sport Commercial: Gold Medal winner – BBC WIMBLEDON 'Breaking of champions'.
* New York Festivals 'World Medal': Gold Medal winner – International TV advertising. ‘Save The Children’.
* International Broadcasting Awards: Graphic Artist of the Year – Ian Bird
* Golden Award of Montreaux: Best Animation - Milky Way ‘Magic Stars’
* Golden Award of Montreaux: Best Commercial - Ford Ka ‘Travelogue’
* Imagina: Best Computer Animation - Martell ‘Art of Cognac’
* Leaf: Best Music Promo - Mike Oldfield ‘Let there be light’
* Nicograph Grand Prix: Art Prize winner -
: Gold Team Award - Dennis Potter’s ‘Lipstick On Your Collar’
* Computer Animation Festival: Best Programme Content -
‘High-Tech Dreams’
* Parigraph: Winner Advertising Grand Prix - ‘Dubro Dojke Holland’
* International Monitor Awards: Best titles - BBC