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Animation Taster Reel

A selection of work demonstrating the myriad styles we’ve produced over the past 25 years


2D, CGI, Stop-frame, Clay-mation, Puppetry, SFX, Flash, Animated Graphics and Typography

No cost, no obligation animation tests and visuals.

We have a long history in animation to live up to! Producer Jo Marsden (formerly Kemp) wrote the stories for Chorlton and the Wheelies and Jamie and the Magic Torch, we produced 110 x ten minute episodes of The Raggy Dolls and we’ve made literally hundreds of animated commercials.

Our skill is in selecting the best Director and animation team for each individual production and bringing together all the backup personnel with the associated facilities.

We then add enormous production value in the form of savings on your budget through hands-on production management and quality control. Having the experience and technical expertise, we see a production through from the initial tests stage, character design and time line management to end usage.

Series work
Raggy Doll's 'Bored'
‘The Raggy Dolls’ holds the record for being the longest running children’s series of the genre.
 

Showreel elements

Animation Showreel

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A short compilation of just some of the work produced by Commercials Unlimited showing the diversity of style and media type.

Key visuals and animation tests

No cost, no obligation animation tests and visuals

Since animation is so varied, we like to provide initial animation tests, character designs and key visuals as part of our Pitch Presentations. Here are a few examples of tests provided at no cost and no obligation.
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Some examples of animation tests

Featured work
PartyPoker - Wasp
A simple, high-mileage idea; various people from different walks of life are seen in everyday situations asthey win the jackpot. Be careful where you win is the principal theme throughout with ‘Fan’ showing a guy in a bar on his laptop. As he leaps up in a celebratory moment, he forgets he was sitting under a revolving ceiling fan.   Similarly, with the ‘Wasps’ script, a guy is sitting under a... more
Worldspreads
Agency: Refresh Digital Communications Agency Creative Director: Paul O’Leary Agency Producer: Paula Lynskey – The TV Department Detail:2 x 20 seconds, shot HD on Canon 5D (sync) Everything about this job – from the cut of the suit to the nuances of the body language and delivery were critical. It was for screening on financial channels to attract the attention of city traders and even had to... more
Disney
Product: Disney ‘Mickey’s Magical Party’ Trailer Agency Creative Director: Andy Bolter From the four scripts initially on the table and a turnaround time that can only be described as scary, this was one of those jobs that grew as the storyboard and expectations of the client changed. Problematic but not insurmountable, we worked around the clock with the agency – The Pepper Corporation - and... more
Raggy Doll's 'Bored'
Produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV - 110 x 10 minute animated programmes (4-8 year olds) Executive Producer/Director: John Marsden Created by: Melvyn Jacobson Written and narrated by: Neil Innes Music by: Neil Innes Produced by: Jo Marsden (formerly Kemp) & Neil Molyneux.   ‘Raggy Dolls’ was the first programme ever to be commissioned by Yorkshire Television from an... more
Cidona ‘No Escaping the Taste'
Product: Cidona Title: '‘No Escaping the Taste' Director : Jo Marsden/Simon Devine/Mike Davis Motion Control / Models/ 2-D/ Live Action £90,000 (€104,000) 1 x 30" & 3 x 10" Motion Control / Models/ 2-D/ Live Action Produced on a budget of £90,000 (€104,500) more
Mazda 2 - Cutdown
Since the interactive website for the new Mazda2 was an integral part of the marketing, we only had 5 weeks to design, storyboard, post produce and deliver the 120 scenes that would make up the piece; performances, storyline, narrative, user-choices and car driving sequences all needed to be timed and choreographed. Shot on HD to improve the FX and the clarity of the delivered image (computer... more
The Outlet
Product : The OutletDetail: 2 x days Super 35mm studio/green-screen shoot plus CGI Because The Outlet designer outlet centre would only just be completed by the time the commercial was due on air meant that we had to create the entire environment in CGI. Rushes showed us what they’d done for the series Rome and we set to work. To reflect The Outlet’s distinctive architecture, and to tie in the... more
Mazda digital launch
Since the interactive website for the new Mazda2 was an integral part of the marketing, we only had 5 weeks to design, storyboard, post produce and deliver the 120 scenes that would make up the piece; performances, storyline, narrative, user-choices and car driving sequences all needed to be timed and choreographed. Shot on HD to improve the FX and the clarity of the delivered image (computer... more
Seven Seas 'The Big Fish'
Product : Seven Seas 'The Big Fish' 2 x days Super 35mm mute shoot Barcelona plus CGI Budget £170,000 (€214,000) including in-vision artists’ buyouts. Although the live action was originally envisaged as being shot in England, the decision was taken to move the shoot to Barcelona due to the wide vistas necessary to accommodate the ‘Big Fish’ and the architectural opportunities available to us. We... more
Salaam
Product: Salaam Motor InsuranceDirectors: Suki & Simon DevineDetail: (using Cinema 4D and Maya)   This is a spot for a new insurance company which is much the same as any other (motor) insurance company except for being Halal; the creative execution is based on there being something missing and that something is ethical insurance in an Islamic context. All the buildings and various props... more
Holland and Barrett 'Kims apprentice'
Product : Holland & Barrett 1 x day Super 35mm sync location shoot plus 14 x 4 secs CGI inserts £113.000 E131.000 Following on from the previous campaign also featuring Kim Wilde, the brief was to have much higher production values, with the CGI product inserts cleverly animated in a manner conducive to the respective product properties - dancing, skipping, playing football and so forth. The... more
British Petroleum
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Smooch.com
Smooch.comLow Budget, Flash animation This 10 seconds spot for an on–line dating agency is an extremely good example of low budget/quick turnaround advertising. Based on the Terry Gilliam style of animation, the spot was animated in two days using After Effects. more

Animation Gallery

A selection of the diverse styles produced by us and our directors over the years
3D Car Shape Example 1
Cidona ‘No Escaping the Taste'
Belfast city
National Express Coaches
Vectone 'Coin Chase Bumper 2'
Chorlton and the Wheelies
Ani_Nicks.flv
British Petroleum
Credit Suisse
BT Where
Bradford regeneration
The Sunday Press
JAMIE AND THE MAGIC TORCH
Eve classics
National lottery
Daisy Shake
Seven Seas 'The Big Fish'
Bayer 'Urrgh'
Vectone Coin Chase Dir Cut
The Outlet
Cidona BIR
Swissair
PartyPoker - Wasp
Cidona
Key 103
Irish National Lottery 'Boom'
AOL -2
Jacobs fig roles
Vectone 'Western Flags' Eng VO
Clorets
AOL - 1
Saudi milk
Zocor
Furness
Optical Express
Disney
Fyffes Bananas
Redd's
PlayStation - EyeToy
Aqua Air
Vectone mobile 'Purple Men'
Party Poker Wasp
Grunhalle
Lancastrian building society
Worldspreads 'Trader'
Smooch.com
Credit Suisse
AHI Snowboard
Disney
Top end animation style ref
Oties
Tilda rice - shark
Chapplefield
Credit Sussie 'Yo Yo'
Animation Taster
Mazda digital launch
Unbelievable
One Bill
BT - WOW
Animation Taster Update
Credit Suisse 'Bees' Black
Bayer 'Milly and Banjo'
Vectone Coin Chase
Animation history compilation
Holland and Barrett 'Kims apprentice'
ANi_creditsuisse_yoyo_white.flv
West Quay
Worldspreads
Salaam
Raggy Doll's 'Bored'
Guinness 40sec
Jacobs Fig Rolls Airport
Animation Taster Aug 11
British Telecom
credit suisse
Peroni
Togs
Animation Taster Reel 2010
Credit Suisse 'Bees' white
Mazda 2 - Cutdown
Ani_AirTours.flv
Party Poker 'Fan'
Northern Bank - Line Drawing Animation Examples
Wiseman dairies
credit suisse