Sam Strong

@samstrong.gg

Director + Creative Games. Docs. Branded. Film.
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The films that mean the most to me haven’t always been the most popular but this one means a lot because of the people who made it happen. Maybe that’s fitting. We shot Goodbye Mother in the middle of the Peak District a while ago. A couple of close friends and my dad packed into his Fiat Panda with a bit of a story to tell. The best way to make things. It’s a little film about a miracle planet… or at least, that’s what it seems. Really, it’s about this one. We described a far off paradise world using places we’ve already broken, here at home. - A mirror at what we’re facing, and what we’re going to leave behind without change. Hopefully that resonates with some. To the small, brilliant crew who lent their talents to this little idea with big production value, thank ya. The phenomenal @minim0od brought Wren to life and borrowed my irl dad, ar’Kev, to be her onscreen dad. @ptrethaway lent her sensational voice to The Midnight. Written + directed by @samstrong.gg , with the multi-talented @joshhaydotcom doing almost everything else… Fixed in post by long-standing partner in creative crime @ajcardy . Another family perk used for prosthetics, @bekstrong . Out of this world audio work from @dissonation and @paulogdenauthor with their beautiful score and mix. And, of course, absolute magic from the hue wizard @cam_sander .
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4 months ago
BOOK OF ABOMINATIONS
Story + Gameplay Trailer Not exactly breaking news, but I’m a bit of a nerd… So, when Studio Catloaf handed us the reins for the trailer to their phenomenal @bookofabominations (a game with Evil Dead × Call of Cthulhu × Pokémon flavours) I was in my natural habitat. A cult classic in the making. The pleasure was all ours. client: Studio Catloaf
writer + director: @samstrong.gg 
animation + edit: @ajcardy 
producer: @cwilliamsellers
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8 months ago
EMZII ‘It’s For Everyone’ Minidoc. After many dead ends, @emzii192 reached out to @cwilliamsellers and me to help tell her story. If we’re honest, we were mid-whirlwind, juggling too many projects and completely maxed out. We weren’t sure we had the headspace to do the film justice. Ninety seconds into the call, we were in. Seven-ish weeks later, we won the ESI London Film Festival at BAFTA. Production-wise, this was a really tough one. We couldn’t shoot in person. The budget was £0. The deadline was silly-tight. Everyone involved was working full-time. And yet, it’s a film I’m incredibly proud of. Quietly beautiful, deeply honest, and all Emma - A multi-award winning, gold medalist, streaming superstar, esports champion whose defining feature is her heart. It wouldn’t exist without the 2am finishes and ‘fuck it’ energy from @cwilliamsellers and @cnrhall . You’ll always be my ‘break glass here’ filmmaking wingmen - Sorry, ha. Deeply appreciate you both. And of course, to Emma, thank you for trusting us with your story. cd: @samstrong.gg ep: @cwilliamsellers ep: @emzii192 motion: @mark__g04 edit: @cnrhall gfx: @ajcardy colour: @cam_sander Give the film a search. I want all the traffic to go to Emma.
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9 months ago
TEAM GB x TOYOTA ‘The Journey’ 
Trailer. I’m incredibly proud of this one. The amount of creative superheroes it managed to pull together was amazing. Massive thanks to the people at Team GB and Toyota who took a real leap of faith with us because we really did hand the scripts to the athletes… But, producers are always the unsung heroes. Without a proper masterclass from @hannahnomiddlenamelane who had 2 creatives, 3 directors, and 4 DPs to tame, we wouldn’t have made these films what they are. And alongside @cwilliamsellers , they simply wouldn’t have happened at all. All the love. All the appreciation. All the time. creative + director: @samstrong.gg 
producer: @hannahnomiddlenamelane 
hop: @mellymakestelly 
ep: @markyjwilson 
ecd: @stephenthomasparker 
ap: @pareidolia / @joshhaydotcom 
coord: @carsonfriedland / @kel.bts 
hopostp: @bturze 
post: @cwilliamsellers 
tech: @dissonation 
edit: @mattnettlefold / @ajcardy / @cnrhall / @joshuabower 
vfx: @joshhaydotcom 
mix: @eugenedziachek This one really did take the @chrome.productions village.
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10 months ago
TEAM GB x TOYOTA ‘The Journey: Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix’ frames. S01E04 @andreassirieix04 was a total dream to work with. Her family went all-in on this film with us, and I’m so thankful they did. A huge amount of appreciation for all the trust they gave us in bringing their story to the screen. Additional thanks to the ever-wonderful @liamismorgan for always pushing for better, and @hannahnomiddlenamelane for keeping the dream alive through the final stretch of this miniseries. More of this in the future please team. creative + director: @samstrong.gg dp: @liamismorgan producer: @hannahnomiddlenamelane ap: @joshhaydotcom / @_pareidolia_ coord: @carsonfriedland / @kel.bts 1ac: @oliver_bingham gaffer: @kirklejuice_ edit: @joshuabower / @mattnettlefold sound: @soundatlarge mix: @eugenedziachek colour: @cam_sander production: @chrome.productions Whole series is up on Team GB’s YouTube.
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10 months ago
TEAM GB x TOYOTA ‘The Journey: Giarnni Regini-Moran’ frames. Episode 03 There was so much fun amongst the heartbreak in shaping this one, and that’s testament to G and the people around him. His story has the highest of highs and the lowest lows and, I reckon, the only reason he got through both is because his heart’s the only thing bigger than his swagger. It was a compact crew, but in a way this was our superpower. @hannahnomiddlenamelane kept all the plates (and athletes) spinning, @carsonfriedland ran a tight ship, and @cinejp turned the Team GB gym into our studio. It was a bit magic. creative + director: @samstrong.gg dp: @cinejp producer: @hannahnomiddlenamelane coord: @carsonfriedland post: @cwilliamsellers edit: @ajcardy / @cnrhall vfx: @joshhaydotcom mix: @eugenedziachek production: @chrome.productions Whole series is up on Team GB’s YouTube.
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11 months ago
TEAM GB x TOYOTA ‘The Journey: Laura Kenny’ frames. Episode 02 Beyond proud of how openly and honestly this episode holds such a personal story. Laura shared something deeply meaningful from some of the most vulnerable times in her life. As we know, that’s never easy and even harder to do on camera. This thoughtful and super talented team made it infinitely easier. Grateful for every one of them. creative: @samstrong.gg 
director: @casey_hennessy 
dp: @leethomasdop 
producer: @hannahnomiddlenamelane 
post: @cwilliamsellers 
edit: @joshuabower / @cnrhall 
mix: @eugenedziachek 
colour: @danmorancolour production: @chrome.productions Whole series is up on Team GB’s YouTube.
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11 months ago
TEAM GB x TOYOTA ‘The Journey: Roxy Milliner’ frames. Episode 01. The world could do with a few more people like Roxy, now more than ever. In spite of all she’d been through, she came out of it softer, gentler, kinder, and focused. We didn’t know it, but Roxy and her story was the perfect way to kick off the series. The team put so much time and care into platforming it, this episode set the tone for everything that followed. creative: @samstrong.gg director: @mich_coomber dp: @xamoros_dop producer: @hannahnomiddlenamelane coord: @carsonfriedland post: @cwilliamsellers 
edit: @mattnettlefold vfx: @joshhaydotcom mix: @eugenedziachek colour: @cam_sander production: @chrome.productions Whole series is up on Team GB’s YouTube.
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11 months ago
STILLS from the X-H2 and X-H2s launch film with @Fujifilm directed by @samstrong.gg from the brain of @stephenthomasparker shot by the master @liamismorgan on the X-H2s super talent @elmothedon on the art direction sharp cuts by @cnrhall / @mstr0 gfx wizard @yasuyuki.o fuji-coloured by @cam_sander @harpoesq overseeing post all produced by my good friend @joshhaydotcom prod co @chrome.productions shout out to the wonderful people at @mountpleasantstudio
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11 months ago
For Royal Salute, ’TIME CHAMBER’. A real journey across the UK with some major production wrangling from @joshhaydotcom and a beautiful combination of @liamismorgan as my cinematic North Star and @cam_sander on the colour decks. EP’d by the ever wonderful @markyjwilson at @chromeproductions . An extra scoop of appreciation for @conradshawcross for letting us get in the way and @whiskeyblenderdude for not laughing at me when it felt like I could breathe fire. director: @samstrong.gg producer: @joshhaydotcom / @_bolton_ dp: @liamismorgan / @claudiocadman sound: @waqar_wsonsound / @soundatlarge edit: @mattnettlefold / @ajcardy colour: @cam_sander Both the campaign and meet the maker films on Youtube.
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11 months ago
I’m really bad at showing the things I make. I’m working on it. So, where better to start… than the start? SHOW ME JACK was the first short film I made. 
It’s a horror, shot on the actual shortest night of the year - not bad for a film set in darkness - and we needed more faith than blackout tape, but we made a film. Looking back this was probably the spark, when I thought… I just might be able to do this. So yeah. This one’s special. Alyce: @kbeudert 
Creature: @maxidavey Writer + Director: @samstrong.gg 
Producer: @harryhardwick 
Director of Photography: @liamismorgan 
Editor: Rory Gordon / @samstrong.gg 
Sound Rec/Design/Mix: @waqar_wsonsound 
Prosthetics: @chiicken.dogg 
Makeup: @bekstrong 
Gaffer: @chriswill97 
VFX: @yasuyuki.o I’ll try not to hide the next one for so long.
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11 months ago
‘There’s a certain magic to late nights, when the world slows down and anything seems possible.’ Disco Elysium, I think.
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2 years ago