Painting Practice Cardiff
Wolf Studios Wales
Glass Avenue
Cardiff
CF24 5EN
Painting Practice London
24 Underwood St.
London
N1 7JQ
Production Company
Friends Electric
Director
Peter Candeland
VFX Supervisor
Neil Riley
Art Direction + VFX
Rafael Martin, Dan May + Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn
This stunning re-imagining of the ‘Famous Five’, was part of GWR’s modernisation campaign, aimed at rekindling a fondness for rail travel. We helped to launch the campaign back in 2017 and worked with Friends Electric across the following adventures, infusing our environment designs, 3D sets, previs, and digital matte paintings with the boundless heart of Enid Blyton’s 1940s classic.
Painting Practice had the pleasure of collaborating with Pete Candeland on this storybook inspired ad campaign. Rafael Martin, Dan May and Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn began the Art Direction process by conceptualising environments, aiming to capture the bustle of inner city life, the quaint charm of western villages and the wild beauty of the British countryside.
Alongside environment conceptualising, the team were tasked with blocking out cameras for the Famous Five adventures. The campaign kicked off with our favorite protagonists travelling from the city to the coastline in a bid to rescue their beloved pet dog Timmy. Our 3D work and previs sequences helped to develop the story and fine tune some of the more complex shots, such as Timmy’s transition from motorbike to motorboat:
