Simon Paul

Food Reel - no AI needed! • #tabletopreel #foodreel #fooddop

Kitchen.

We had a great time shooting this ad for #cancerscreening with footballer #dakprescott from the #dallascowboys in November. We did it at @crossstreetstudio …which was super nice! It was directed by the indomitable Anthony Farquhar-Smith @smokinghippo who… ‘disputably’ discovered the source of the Nile years before Speke or Burton. Great support from Producer Giles Nathan @pothw and Production Manager Marie Jordan and as always a moral boosting visit by Dan O’Rourke @nottoscalehq . The crew were faultless and familiar, like an old pair of slippers, lots of happy faces, we kept ourselves busy. Lead Animator: Tom Edgar @barneyloon 1st Ac: Toby Mckay @tobyjmckay Motion Control Op: Stuart Galloway Gaffer: Robin Brigham @robinsbrigham Electrician: Tim O’Connel Production Design: Yamination @yaminations Art Director: Drew Roper Producer: Juliet Carmen Teksnes Lead Model Maker: Fung Ye Tsang Senior Model Maker Set Dresser: Anastasia Papadopoulou @apapa_anastasia Cross Street Studio manager: Tiger Yates @campbelltiger #dakprescott #dallascowboys #cancerscreening  #stopmotioncinematography #stopmotionlighting #stopmotionlighting #stopmotioncinematography #stopmotiondp #animationdop #stopmotiondop #modelanimationdop #modelanimation #stopmolovers #stopmotion #stopmotionanimation #stopframeanimation #stopframe #madewithdragonframe #dragonframe #dragonframeanimation

At the airport.

Some pics shooting with the great ‘Food-Scapes’ Director @carlwarnerofficial in Thailand FOR @creambellofficial . Lovely people, super pro crew …should have stayed longer…but of course we always say that!.

Shooting @pennydeutschland in Bucharest at Castel Film Studios for @radicalmedia_berlin . Produced by @album_speer and on-set by @studioset.tv . The good feeling on-set, colour and fun in the ads was down to talented, charming and lovely Director @bethanseller . Top Food Styling by @foodstyling_kuehnel helped by @karsten_schultz . Production design @carmen_dima . 1st AD Mario Sarbu. My team were Grip @cristitoaderkeygrip , Gaffer Ionut Palcal, Moco @rsfulga , Focus Ionut, Loader Florin and Playback Marius...and more. Thank you. 👏 I should have swapped more Instagram addresses!

AI: Taking our jobs or copying our work? 🤖🎬 I recently saw an AI-generated commercial by @davinci_production that claimed to use advanced storyboarding and detailed prompting systems. But watching it… I couldn’t help but wonder if the real prompt was just: “copy this.” The result looked like a carbon copy of my own films. 😕 There’s no doubt… AI brings both excitemet and unease to our industry. I’m genuinely stoked about the new workflows and creative doors it’s opening. 🚀✨ But when it’s used like a Xerox machine and passed off as “innovation,” something feels off😵‍💫 We’re in a creative industry. Let’s use AI to elevate originality, not replicate it. Let’s help brands stand out with work that’s bold, fresh, and truly creative. 🎨💡 Curious to hear your thoughts! And... big thanks to all the creative people that made the original work come to life. Love you🌹💯😘🫶

Working with oven gloves this time in some Christmas puppeteering fun for Morrisons. Director Blake was a powerhouse. When you work with a nice bunch of people invariably the job turns out well and everyone goes home on time and happy. AGENCY: @leoburnettuk CREATIVE DIRECTOR: @buttersgareth PRODUCER: @helenchoops PRODUCTION COMPANY: @gusto.film DIRECTOR: @blakeclaridge EP: @tom.stani PRODUCER: MATHILDE STONE PM: @jasmine_producer PA: @jemma.levine.producer 1ST AD: ALOHA KULIESHOV RUNNER: REB DALY RUNNER: YASMINE BEN-AFIA RUNNER: (FRI) CHARLOTTE LEE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ME! 1ST AC: @olliedahmen_dop 1ST AC; @bern_ynwa LOADER: @maxi.skrrrt GAFFER: @robinsbrigham SPARK: @ginboat PLAYBACK/DIT: @edwards_films FOOD STYLIST: @ngan.elaine HOME EC ASSISTANT: MICHAELA COLLINS HOME EC ASSISTANT: @cheeseagram HOME EC ASSISTANT: SARA DE LULIO DRINKS STYLIST: @edkellow PROPS STYLIST: @pennyprops PUPPETEER: @theollytaylor PUPPET MAKER: @yuki_honjoarcher EDITOR: @mitch.edit MEDIC (10/11 OCT): PAUL MORTIMER MEDIC (12/13 OCT): AARON WOODBRIDGE CATERING: @n5kitchen STUDIO: @crossstreetstudio CAMERA AND LIGHTING: @cross_hire

Puppeteering days are always happy shoots. I’ve uploaded the roughly matted edits straight from camera, before the grade because I thought it would be more interesting to see the green rods from the super talented puppeteers. Thanks to the directing duo @andyandadeena , shot at @claphamrdstudio CREDITS: Producer - Gareth Owen @gershw1n Executive Producer - Josef Byrne Head of Production - Alex Halley @alexhalley Production Manager - Sandy Liddle @sandycastles1 1st AD - George Nelson Director of Photography - Simon Paul @simonpauldop Editor - Nikk Fielden @occupiedbee Edit assistant - Isabel Gomez @isaggmur Concept Artist - Clement Danveau clement_danveau_art Graphic Designer - Florence Winter-Hill Storyboard Artist - Ewa Luczkow @ewaluczkow Storyboard Artist - Mysie Pereira @mysiepereira Focus Puller - Toby Goodyear @toby_goodyear_photos Gaffer - Robin Brigham @robinsbrigham Clapper Loader - Josh Higgins Video Playback - Liam Coles DIT - Jayson Hunte @basin_bunt Spark - Tim O’Connell t.oconnell1 Spark - Dan Fontaine Production Designer - Sean Hogan @seanhogan.tv Props - David Dickinson Puppeteer - Josh Elwell @puppeteerjosh Puppeteer - Charli Dubery @charlottedubery Puppet Supervisor - Andy Spradbery @albanstudios Puppet Maintenance - Saskia Tomlinson @saskia_tomlinson Food Stylist - Dagmar Vesely @dagmarfood Runner / 1st Aider - Gabriel Browne Runner / 1st Aider- Anna Argiros @annaargiros Caterers - Troy Cundy @troycundy Studio Manager: Daisy Garside @daisygarside Assistant Studio Manager - Evie Shisler @eveambershisler Rotoscope/Clean up - TeamDIgitalVFX Compositor - Andrew Khosravani @andrew_khosravani Compositor - Simone Ghilardotti #puppets #animation #puppeteering #cinematographer #dop #directorofphotography

Enjoyed working with the charming @brchiecco on 6 x 1min films for Barilla Atavi over 2 days. Really helpful Production from Eli Langley, Henry Richmond, Rory Ford and Ben Wylson at ‘The Big Sky’. Shot on location near Clapham Common, London. Big thanks to my crew: Focus Puller: @bern_ynwa , Loader: @jago.gourlay , Camera Trainee: @post.crete , Gaffer: @robinsbrigham , Electrician: Tim O’Connell.

New music video for the amazing @solaakingbola . 'Touch My Soul' available on YouTube. Link in Highlights.

Behind the Design of Beats Pill @beatsbydre Production @traum.inc Director @thomastraum Producer @doireann.debuitlear Shoot Producer: Ella Sanderson Editor & VFX Supervisor @jamesisalittlemore DOP @simonpauldop 1st AD @1st_ad_sam Camera Operator: Andy Banwell 1st AC @danwest44 2nd AC Maxim Condon Gaffer @ginboat Projection Specialist: Paul Wood DIT @ewanjm88 Studio Manager: Lowes Meyer, Simon Carter @mountpleasantstudio #cinematographer #londoncinematographer #londondop #dop