Manifesto
about us
Making your message unmissable
We’re a specialist animation and design studio, using our limitless creativity and technical flair to deliver work that really wows. From character creation and brand development to unforgettable storytelling, we produce exactly the kind of loveable art that audiences really engage with.
How do you know we’ll be any good?
Simple. We’ve got decades of combined experience behind us, and our radically different way of working gives us a global pool of talent to choose from. The end results speak for themselves. Just see our
Story first, technology next. We’re different because we dare to put the story centre stage. Yes, we use next-generation creativity and software to make amazing work, but only ever when it’s appropriate. For us, the priority is to truly understand your story then tell it however works best. Never about vanity and ego trips; always about end results.
Ethically robust
From our green credentials and inclusive recruitment to the meaningful projects we choose to work on: everything we do is designed to help make the world a better place, not just pay our wages.
Pleasurable business
We’re lucky enough to love what we do, so working with us doesn’t feel like work. Of course, we’re communicative, professional and process-led, but we’re also refreshingly easygoing and fun.
why us?
Hybrid Specialists
Having so many talented creatives to choose from means we’ve got every design and animation discipline covered. Right now, our particular specialism is hybrid work: creating stunning visual stories by skillfully blending animation with live action. It’s clever, it’s current and it’s different, and it’s one more way to wow.
Virtually the best studio in the world
It’s not just our work that’s creative – the way we work is too. Anything but your standard studio, we’re a dynamic collective of like-minded professionals: visionaries, artists and marketers spread across several locations. Don’t worry, we’re tech-savvy team players and jet setters too, as happy to jump on a plane as we are on a Zoom. Always offsetting our carbon, of course.
Educators
With this much know-how and talent under one virtual roof, it would be a shame not to share our expertise. Today, we’re seen as thought leaders in our creative field, and we enjoy nothing more than spreading the love of all things design and animation. We write blogs, give talks and contribute to international conventions – always doing our bit to encourage others and promote excellence in our sector.
Our goal is to share positive and inspiring storytelling by bringing top-notch productions to the world and working towards changing the industry for the better.
If you want to join our flight, you could:
- Hire our services through the Studio (we are expert designers, animators, visual effects people, sound designers, editors…basically a bunch of creative ducks).
- Bring us a project to co-produce that aligns with our vision(check our manifesto page).
- Commission us to create the best content for your project. We are expert storytellers with a broad range of skills and techniques brought by our artists from all around the world.
- Collaborate with us on our ‘original content’ projects in our Lab section (drop us a line and we can tell you more about it: contact@flyingduckstudiolab.co.uk).
- Learn creative skills or how to combine them with ethics. Simply ask for our amazing educational content and workshops.
- Come visit us in our co-working space.
We are flying high, breaking all conventions, and incorporating our extensive knowledge, resilience, and positivity into all of our creations.
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MEET OUR
DUCK TEAM
MEET OUR
DUCK TEAM
JOSEPHINE VON BÜLOW
PRODUCER
Miss
von Duck
FEARS: Being old and realised I haven't lived a full life, good and bad. Professionally, not being good enough.
HOPES: I hope that public toilets for women will exist everywhere in near future so we don't have to hold it or find a bush the moment we leave a building. Professionally, having fun while working 😉
Sam
Gill
MARKETING
MANAGER
Mystical
Duck
FEARS: Not being good enough.
HOPES: That my children grow up to always be respectful and loving to others. That the world becomes a place where love overcomes hate.
Hannah
Vernon
ANIMATION INTERN
2D
Duck
FEARS: Missing out on opportunities and the 47m long sea creature that looks like a string.
HOPES: That I get to continue working on exciting projects and meeting cool people.
Curro
Zanfra
COMPOSER
Antifragile
Duck
FEARS: Going deaf.
HOPES: Being ready
ZAK
TECHNICAL
ADVISOR
Hermit
Duck
FEARS: Bordom and confusion.
HOPES: Become hermit sailing duck when not flying
Chris
Bee
DESIGNER
Buz66
Duck
FEARS: Moths, Not delivering quality work
HOPES: That our kids sort us all out!
vanvelvet
DIRECTOR &
MOTION
DESIGNER
Black
Swan
FEARS: To die young...
To not be able to produce enough of all this madness that makes me what I am.
HOPES: My hopes are for people on this world to gather and work together for Climate change. I hope from my professional side to be able to collaborate and create meaningful impact that helps to raise awarness and take action on this.
Graeme Maguire
MOTION
GRAPHER
Cartoon
Duck
FEARS: Running out of coffee! That would be a disaster of unspeakable magnitude.
HOPES: That I actually get to produce the kids cartoon I'm working on.
Eric
Larson
MOTION
GRAPHER
Ekurtis
Duck
FEARS: Spiders
HOPES: Goals - To finish my short film and run it through the film festival circuit. Also, to get hired more for creating short original stories for various idents.
Carmen &
Luisa
EDITING &
GRADING
Experimental
Ducks
FEARS:
HOPES:
Addy Norfolk
DESIGNER
ANIMATOR
Cold
Duck
FEARS:The ocean is pretty terrifying. Anything could be lurking in those depths.
HOPES: Making more friends with good people, making more art with good people.
HONORARY DUCKS
HONORARY DUCKS
Malena
merlina
BRAND & DESIGN
Cyclothymic
Duck
Malena merlina
FEARS: To get bored or to never be settled ... ironically.
HOPES: never to wake up as a beetle.
Jose Martinez
MARKETING
MAN
Messy
Duck
Ploy
Motion
2D & 3D
MOTION
DESIGNER
Cat
Duck
Ploy
Motion
FEARS: Being crap at what I do.
HOPES: Getting better at what I do and finding a decent work/life balance.
Ivan
Miguel
MOTION
GRAPHER
Trapa / Chaos
Duck
Ivan
Miguel
FEARS: Making all the bad decisions/ losing the good things I have/ wasting my shot (ha! a Hamilton reference)
HOPES: - That one day I won't care about anything and I'll be satisfied with my work and life (but you could probably make another reference to Hamilton here)
Antonio
Leon
DESIGNER
Tonio
Duck
Antonio Leon
FEARS: Global warming, nuclear war.
HOPES: To find balance between work and family. To make time to play and learn new things.
Edie Lawrence
DIRECTOR /
STOP MOTION ANIMATOR
Mild Tremor Duck
VINCENT GARZO
MOTION
GRAPHER
Duckyframe
VINCENT GARZO
FEARS: Growing up and not having created anything to leave to my daughter.
HOPES: Working with nice people and having time to go out in the mountains.
Shirley
Kumar
CONTENT
EDITOR
Deadline
Duck
Shirley Kumar
FEARS: No regrets because everything happens for a reason
HOPES: That the world stops being so bonkers!
Matthew
Williams
MUSIC &
SOUND DESIGN
Maffin
Duck
Matthew Williams
FEARS: Missing Opportunities
HOPES: Not to miss Opportunities
BAFTA nominated composer and sound designer for Film, Animation, TV, Interactive, Theatre, Radio and Audiobook.
Flying Duck Studio Lab represents a nest of highly skilled animators and directors, supported by a quacking good team of producers, artists, and technicians. Our team comes from a variety of diverse creative backgrounds with years of experience, several awards, and high praise. We pride ourselves on creating a safe and supportive pond where our ducks and their stories can thrive.
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