Sophie H Powell

2012-03-12T23:22:00.002Z

back in june i worked on a docudrama for darlow smithson that's finally going on tv this sunday at 8pm on ch4. it's based on a novel called vulcan 607 and from what i saw on set, and in the little advert ch4 have put out, it looks like it's going to be awesome! typically my handwriting gets a closeup not once, but twice in the 40 second clip so watch it even if it's just to mock my writing.

Kwikfit Ads

2012-03-06T16:56:00.000Z

Kwikfit

2012-03-01T18:35:00.001Z

6 adverts i worked on for Kwikfit with production designer Kem White and director Guy Shmelderine produced by Smuggler went on tv today. In the cafe you can see the vinyl lettering that i helped put up as well as the cafe menu sign on the wall that i spent a day in the back of a prop van absolutely freeezziinnggg making (whilst it was snowing outside). You may also notice that the side table on the last still of the cat one is the same one i used in hermit living room haha. Love that cherrywood side table.

Topshop Oxford Street

2012-02-22T14:57:00.000Z

Some zebra mannequins i made at http://studioxag.com/ are now in the topshop oxford street shoes department modelling some rather nice footwear

Hermit

2012-02-20T20:27:00.000Z

2012-02-20T19:49:00.003Z

Here's some graphic bits i did for a beer bottle label, an alcopop & a hot dog stand for 2 commercials

Recently

2012-01-11T22:52:00.001Z

Finished Westfield Grotto

2011-12-23T21:40:00.002Z

today i received my call sheet for the de-rig of the westfield stratford city christmas grotto and realised i never actually put up the finished photos so here you go!

50's NYE

2011-12-23T21:21:00.002Z

I've been working on some stuff for the past week with Jess Lewin & George Mein for the nye party being held by popular company at the electricity showrooms in hoxton square, london. Nothing will properly be finished until the instal so i'll put some photos up when it's all finished!

Home For The Holidays Stills

2011-12-17T02:30:00.001Z

some stills from the home for the holidays advert i worked on showing the animated rope light figures i made

home for the holidays advert

2011-12-11T18:10:00.002Z

an advert for vernon kay's new reality tv show that i made the lights for & worked on is currently on tv

Double Top

2011-11-06T10:43:00.003Z

Here's some stills from a short film 'Double Top' that i art directed just over a month ago. Hopefully i'll be able to show you the film soon!

holy flying circus making of

2011-10-22T00:36:00.001+01:00

here is me awkwardly laughing and cutting out a lot of frames.

Holy Flying Circus Phonotrope

2011-10-20T22:56:00.000+01:00

I updated my website today with various holy flying circus themed things, so you should have a look there, but on top of that the reviews have been really good and we were trending on twitter earlier today which is pretty exciting! Jim said some nice explaining things on his website and you can also see articles on the BBC Blog and Creative Review

Holy Flying Circus

2011-10-14T23:19:00.000+01:00

Next week at 9pm on BBC4 a project i worked on the titles sequences with Jim Le Fevre is on tv and YOU BETTER WATCH IT (it will be brilliant) or, you could instead happen to walk past Nexus Productions on Shoreditch High Street and see the amazoid phonotrope that i helped make. It's quite a sight to behold! Photo from Jim

Vulcan 607

2011-10-05T01:06:00.000+01:00

Some stills from on set from the docu-drama i just worked on for Darlow Smithson Productions. Please meet Teepo, the best dog ever who lives at South Warwickshire Flying School.

BBC4, Channel 4 and Rogue Vision

2011-10-01T15:59:00.001+01:00

1.In the next couple of weeks a production i worked on the title sequence for (with Jim Le Fevre for Nexus Productions) called 'Holy Flying Circus' is being aired on BBC4. Please take a gander if you see it in the listings! It's got an awesome cast and crew (directed by Owen Harris [Misfits, Skins, Secret Diary of a Callgirl], writhed by Tony Roche [The Thick of It, In The Loop] and designed by Lisa Marie-Hall [This is England '86]). The Press release can be found here and all i can really say is that i had to individually number and measure out spaces for 6000 frames...

2.These past 2 weeks i have been working on a docu-drama for channel 4 prop sourcing and set dressing at Wellesbourne airfield near Stratford Upon Avon getting to hang out with pilots and a Vulcan bomber - they're freaking massive!! It probably won't be out until the new year to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Falklands mission but you can read the book it's set on here and i'll keep you updated...

3.Last week i also art directed a short film for Rogue Vision Productions entitled 'Double Top' (Directed by Gus Alvarez) and was assisted by Emi Hazlett on the shoot with some set decorating and standby props. Here's a cheeky production still...

The Tower of London

2011-10-01T15:46:00.000+01:00

5 animations i made with 5 other lovely animators (angus dick, ben tobitt, moira lam, frank burgess & tim o'leary) have also been released by the royal historic palaces for you to take a gander at. here is a video of some snippets, but if you fancy sitting down for about 30 minutes and doing some learning...here's the 5 links!

Equality & Human Rights Commission

2011-10-01T15:40:00.000+01:00

A few months ago i put up some sneaky production stills from a short film i art directed (with assistance from Jess Lewin in making some fabulous posters) for the Equality & Humans Rights Commission entitled 'Pipe Up' about equality in the workplace and girls rapping about being plumbers....

You can now actually see the film, and if you're a Key Stage 3 student, watch it in school as part of Citizenship classes.

Bestival

2011-09-19T01:01:00.002+01:00

I'm finally able to put up some pictures of the work i recently did for Bestival a few weeks ago. I helped with props with Nick Sellek assisting Caroline Perry on various things such as flowers, stars, an owl and a bird for the Bestival Sky Arts tent where they did interviews and acoustic sets throughout the day. It's a bit weird seeing Zoe Ball casually hanging out next to stuff i've helped on hahaha, but here's some images (courtesy of Nick) and a video of Ed Sheeran's live set.

Firefly Stills

2011-08-31T23:39:00.000+01:00

Also some pretty HQ stills from our Firefly Promo...

Firefly Festival

2011-08-31T23:13:00.000+01:00

finally the HQ Vimeo version is online for your viewing pleasure.

Electricity

2011-08-25T16:39:00.000+01:00

I've just got sent all the press release stuff for a theatre production i'm currently working on the sets and props for with Laura Berry assisting set designer Lucy Rushbrook. It's being performed in a found space in Victoria, London, and if you're free/you like theatre you should come along!!

"Following its first outing at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2004, Barefaced Theatre is honoured to be performing the WORLD PREMIERE of Murray Gold’s especially revised script. Performed for a limited run of ten shows, it is not only laugh out loud funny, but will move you and inspire you.The play is written by Murray Gold, who apart from being recognised as one of the most inspired and uncompromising composers, from his ground-breaking, BAFTA-nominated score of Vanity Fair and Dr Who, to the RTS Award-winning soundtrack for Queer as Folk. Is an critically acknowledged writer, winning the Michael Imison Memorial Prize for Best New Radio Play in 2002 for Electricity, commissioned by BBC Radio 3."

Facebook Event Here

Barefaced Theatre Website Here

Busy Bee.

2011-08-22T00:29:00.001+01:00

I've got lots of things to show you, but nothing i'm allowed to show you just yet. However, keep checking back for work done for The Tower of London, Bestival, Nexus Productions, Irresistable Films, Barefaced Theatre, and final images/film of the work i previously posted a snippet of for Equality & Human Rights Commission.

Pipe Up

2011-08-11T22:35:00.002+01:00

A few images from one of the scenes of a short film for the Equality and Human Rights Commission that i Art Directed and created props for to be shown in schools autumn 2011. Jess Lewin was absolutely amazing and helped me make the posters. Produced by Company of Angels, Directed by Adam Barnard.

Life

2011-07-31T12:40:00.000+01:00

So i graduated from Kingston. Since then i've been doing a few jobs, but nothing i'm allowed to post just yet so watch this space! For now a cryptic mood board...

The Guardian

2011-07-18T18:31:00.000+01:00

So a project i did back in december 2010 was mentioned on The Guardian on wednesday and i didn't even notice! Oops! Have a look here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2011/jul/13/rushdie-luka-film

Skillset

2011-07-16T14:27:00.002+01:00

Last weekend i helped out prop maker Caroline Perry create some giant ticks for the Skillset Animation & VisualFX showcase they held at The Vinyl Factory on Thursday. Here's a picture of the one i made from plasticine (and got 7 blisters from on my hands - ouch!) that people were asked to add to during the day. See all the pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/skillset/sets/72157627199972974/with/5940031804/

Firefly Festival

2011-07-16T14:00:00.000+01:00

Completed my first proper commission as a paid animator wohoo!!! With Moira Lam, Zach Ellams and Tim O'Leary we were asked to make a light painted promotional animation for Firefly Festival. We got the opportunity to meet the people who are running the event and look round the site and it looks so beautiful and think it's going to be really great! Special Thanks to Andy Parker who filmed the first shot

12th - 14th August 2011
Elton, near Ludlow SY8 2HQ
www.fireflyfestival.co.uk

Firefly

2011-07-05T21:50:00.001+01:00

Some work in progress...

Moving Home

2011-07-02T21:22:00.000+01:00

so after a week of being back home i finally have managed to fit my stuff away. every space in my room is jam packed! had to do a cull of basically half of my belongings. i'm very much enjoying having my big desk back though. as you can see...i've been working very hard... <3don draper

New Blood

2011-07-01T21:01:00.000+01:00

Had a really good time today looking round all the courses and talking to people about our work! My friend Patricia won best new blood for her etchings which is amazing! Come have a look if you haven't already, we're right in front of you as you walk in - can't miss us!

D&AD New Blood

2011-06-30T13:06:00.000+01:00

You can catch my graduating class' work for the last time at the D&AD New Blood show at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London from tomorrow friday 1st until monday the 4th July. If you haven't yet see it, come have a gander through our portfolios and pick up a postcard pack and showreel! If you have seen it come anyway! There's going to be loads of brilliant courses there! I'm looking after the stand tomorrow afternoon, so hope to see you then!

Szymon Błaszczyk

2011-06-30T12:59:00.000+01:00

The reaction to our meaty pig in the past few days has been pretty overwhelming. It's been posted in a lot of places, but in particular Szymon Błaszczyk of 'Inspire Me Now' emailed me to say he featured bonnie & i's pig on his inspiration log.

read the article here

Neatorama

2011-06-28T01:50:00.000+01:00

The pig made of meat that Bonnie Moriarty & i made over a year ago got posted on Neatorama (and from this, a load of other websites) over the past 2 days. Typically it's probably the shortest project i ever did at uni...

View the article here

London Show

2011-06-18T13:38:00.000+01:00

It's all over now, but you can catch us all for a last time at d&ad!

Amelia's Magazine

2011-06-17T21:05:00.000+01:00

Amelia Gregory was lovely enough to comment on my work on her website & via twitter! You can check out the article and the 2 others on illustration at these links:

animation

top floor illustration

bottom floor illustration

london show

2011-06-12T00:19:00.001+01:00

we've been busy the past few days setting up our london show to be held at the red gallery, hackney (near old street station). it opens sunday 12th june at 11am! please come along! photos of the actual show later...

ohh deer blog

2011-06-08T00:05:00.000+01:00

my lovely friend jamie put my work and some of my classmates work up on his blog. have a look! http://ohh--deer.blogspot.com/

show

2011-06-05T20:51:00.000+01:00

Kingston University Knights Park Campus, 2nd&3rd floor towerblock

Sunday 5 June 1pm - 5pm, Monday 6 June - Thursday 9 June 1pm - 7pm, Friday 10 June 10am - 5pm

http://research.kingston.ac.uk/fada_shows/2011/

pinata

2011-06-01T16:57:00.001+01:00

another e-sting

space henge

2011-05-30T19:50:00.003+01:00

another e-sting for you to look at

new website!

2011-05-30T01:29:00.000+01:00

i have updated and changed around my website to put up the work i have done this year. please have a look!

www.sophiehpowell.com

Final Film

2011-05-29T23:34:00.000+01:00

here is the trailer for my graduation film 'good night'. you can come see the full thing at my degree show in kingston and also at the red gallery, london

showreel

2011-05-29T20:25:00.002+01:00

mini houses

2011-05-27T00:44:00.001+01:00

this is me re-making the houses i burnt but in miniature form for the show. they are so cute! everytime i pick one up i get an urge to sing "ive got the whoollee worrlldd in my hands". limited sleep deffo getting to me

2011-05-26T16:10:00.002+01:00

some tidied up images from an animation i did.

box.

2011-05-26T01:23:00.000+01:00

this might not look like much, but this box is probably the best thing that i've ever made.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

2011-05-24T23:30:00.001+01:00

my final week of education. sleep is not occurring.

girl pose sheet

2011-05-23T22:29:00.002+01:00

film poster

2011-05-21T22:55:00.001+01:00

here's the poster i designed for my final film 'good night' that'll be up at our shows!

tshirt time

2011-05-18T19:31:00.003+01:00

a few sneaky peeks!

today i've been super busy getting things done for the show and my film neatened up ready for the showreel. its getting serious! we've had to send off our designs for the catalogue and business cards, and for our self promotion at our show, as part of 4am my super talented pal zach (who runs shirted ape) has printed a tshirt designed by tim, moira & myself for you to buy with your hard earned/government-given-to-you money. do it, all your friends will be dead jealous. hell, buy your friends one too.

luka

2011-05-16T15:31:00.002+01:00

new pose sheet for luka

w-hotels

2011-05-15T15:23:00.000+01:00

i only just realised that 'away we stay' is online. whilst i was interning last summer at agile films i helped do a script break-up, find props & locations for it with charlotte armer. take a look!

soraya

2011-05-15T01:47:00.001+01:00

re-worked my character pose sheet for soraya from 'luka and the fire of life'. can't even explain how much better this is than the original

portfolio

2011-05-14T03:26:00.001+01:00

the first page of my portfolio is done(other than the type)!!!! it's all happening

Second E-Sting; E-String

2011-05-10T12:34:00.003+01:00

the second 10 second e-sting for e4 by 4am shorts - me, zach ellams, tim o'leary and moira lam

view it on the website here

first esting

2011-05-10T11:13:00.002+01:00

the first 10 second e-sting for e4 by 4am shorts - me, zach ellams, tim o'leary and moira lam

up in flames

2011-05-08T02:05:00.000+01:00

well this will sort the 'where do i put my work after i graduate' issue

2011-05-01T14:37:00.001+01:00

some recent sketchbook doodles

some things i've been working on this week...

2011-04-21T15:04:00.002+01:00

Penguin

2011-04-15T17:28:00.002+01:00

Here's my James and The Giant Peach book cover for the penguin design award

recently

2011-04-15T15:16:00.000+01:00

some animation work in progress

Prague

2011-04-14T20:01:00.001+01:00

since going to prague last easter i've been obsessed with eastern european architecture. this newest project i'm working on has given me the opportunity to design lots of lovely little houses inspired by that of the czech republic. mmmmm

paris

2011-04-11T01:51:00.001+01:00

this feels very un-me as i couldn't find my ruler and so my columns are WOBBLY which massively goes against my ocd of straight lines, however, i found a bargain of a book of photographs on the architecture of paris in tk maxx for a measely £2 down from 30(!) and i think it's going to be what i end up drawing every time i don't want to deal with working on all the projects i should be doing. also, semi-educational, so i don't feel guilty...

the tower of london

2011-04-08T18:53:00.003+01:00

egyptians

2011-04-02T21:13:00.003+01:00

some drawings i did today on the theme of egyptians! a mummy for my mummy tomorrow. nice to get away from fmp for a bit

final film

2011-03-31T03:39:00.003+01:00

it's finally become that time. tomorrow will be my final crit for the final film. can't believe this time is actually here. i still have to colour most of my scenes, so it won't be online for a while, but here's some screenshots

2011-03-17T11:53:00.001Z

i'm going to be at pick me up tomorrow, trying to persuade the public to create a page for a zine. come get involved! i'm the one with the bright red hair...

tom rippin

2011-03-10T22:40:00.005Z

i bought new muji pens, i wanted to use said new muji pens, this is what happened. mmmm muji

onionskin's still cool

2011-03-05T19:38:00.004Z

photographing

2011-02-28T16:45:00.000Z

shot the photos of my set today - exciting!!

2011-02-28T00:59:00.001Z

Finally got a look sorted, phew.

work in progress

2011-02-26T21:17:00.001Z

so my final animation is in production. not long to go now

key poses

2011-02-20T20:48:00.003Z

Highs For Your Eyes

2011-02-20T01:10:00.000Z

Kingston 2011 have made a nice collaborative blog for us to all put up our work & news about our degree show. Please take a look & follow us so you can get all the latest goss!

http://highsforyoureyes.blogspot.com/

set walk test

2011-02-18T01:14:00.003Z

here is a little animated test i did of my character within my set (but without giving her a face). i'm not entirely happy with the lighting cause she fades into the background too much. at my crit today the tutors were discussing about maybe using a white line like i have on my animatic (which isn't on here...)

character look

2011-02-17T23:44:00.001Z

trying to decide how i want my character to look

set lighting

2011-02-13T01:36:00.001Z

today i've been experimenting with lighting on my set trying to get a feel for what the final piece will look like. considering light sources and shadows hurts my head. i think i prefer the 2nd one atm

walk test

2011-02-06T22:19:00.000Z

for my fmp i think that i'm going to have my main girl character as cut out paper so this was a little test i did this morning (without using a lightbox or any kind of animation program to see where the previous frame was) using 3 images to see how impossible it was. overall a SUCCESS.

fmp concept work

2011-02-06T22:15:00.002Z

new concept work...

things that go bump in the night

2011-02-04T00:36:00.000Z

2011-02-04T00:31:00.003Z

fmp concept work

2011-01-30T20:29:00.000Z

concept work for my final film

2011-01-27T15:48:00.000Z

a general idea of how the 3d background will look

who lives in a house like this?

2011-01-25T23:24:00.000Z

furniture ideas for my characters bedroom in my animation im currently working on

2011-01-25T19:40:00.000Z

my animation set; a work in progress

2011-01-25T18:26:00.000Z

i got an email today from the people at 'Cloudbow' informing me that they've featured my work on their facebook page. go have a gander, they can be found in various places; twitter, facebook & http://www.cloudbow.co.uk/

market square

2011-01-23T17:43:00.000Z

some quick observational sketches today in market square, kingston-upon-thames. pretty frances ives (who has much less of an intense jaw than i've given her) in action

charter quay

2011-01-23T17:29:00.000Z

a bit of location drawing in cloudy kingston today. sitting by the river was FREEZZIINNNGG

moodboarding

2011-01-18T01:41:00.000Z

re-moodboarding. such is animation. gonna do some tests tomorrow - excittinngggg

mother & daughter

2011-01-17T21:57:00.001Z

design work for mother & daughter characters in my final film

Tokyo Police Club

2011-01-14T21:10:00.002Z

for a poster design for tokyo police club.

moodboarding

2011-01-13T01:43:00.001Z

final film research

visual diary

2010-12-23T15:28:00.002Z

this is my xmas so far.

luka and the fire of life

2010-12-17T16:29:00.001Z

some character designs i did that are being used in my group animation soon to be uploaded to vimeo of ra, anubis & a nymph

luka and the fire of life

2010-12-16T03:35:00.003Z

today is the crit of an animation i have been working on with zach ellams, tim o'leary & moira lam since september, on a project that's been running since june. feels weird that half my year is now over! it's been so much fun though! we've got to make some final alterations and present to random house publishing next week, but for now here's some shots from the final animation

luka and the fire of life

2010-12-01T22:04:00.001Z

character designs i produced for an animation i'm currently working on that aren't being used of 'slippy' (the 8 legged horse) and 'inti' (the inca god)

me

2010-11-29T18:31:00.002Z

consequently this is what i actually think i look like (except with less of a gammy eye, and as hayleigh pointed out, my hair is never this neat)

bad memory...

2010-11-29T18:24:00.002Z

last week whilst going a bit mental at 2am animating we all did some (hilarious) drawings of people from memory of what we thought they looked like. these are my attempts. i promise i'm not actually this scary looking. if you know who these people are, enjoy (me, bonnie, james, zach & frances);