Tell stories, be curious, make a mark.
We are a comprehensive creative studio working across production, branding and design. We work with animation in all its glorious forms, and all their related crafts. Our studio was founded as a place to blend the traditional and the digital, where we put our audiences first. Our work has won BAFTA , British Animation Awards and Royal Television Society Awards with a reputation for producing eye-catching stop-motion animation full of personality and humour and versatility across all animation crafts including 2D, CG and VFX. We operate as a studio producing original IP and also as a strong collaborative partner for commissioning, development and co-production.
From light to dark, serious to silly, we thrive on telling stories, being curious about innovation, and leaving a positive mark for our global clients, brands and audiences.
We have recently produced the 40 x 5” stop-motion series Tweedy & Fluff for Channel 5’s Milkshake!
https://www.secondhomestudios.com/portfolio/tweedy-fluff/
Recent Work:
AMC Channels Network International: Multiple Channel Rebrand
https://www.secondhomestudios.com/portfolio/amc-channel-rebrand/
Visible Mending : Studio production (BAFTA nominated short)
https://www.secondhomestudios.com/portfolio/visible-mending-stop-motion/
WaterAid : Design and creative direction
https://www.secondhomestudios.com/portfolio/wateraid-the-girls-who-turned-to-water/
Commonwealth Games : 3D Design and animation
https://www.secondhomestudios.com/portfolio/commonwealth-games-maps/
The Flood : Development and production (RTS Winner)
https://www.secondhomestudios.com/portfolio/bbc-new-creatives-the-flood/
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Don Quixote Trailer
https://www.secondhomestudios.com/portfolio/birmigham-royal-ballet-trailer/
Da Vinci - Ident Compilation
Da Vinci Learning
Davinci, the German educational broadcaster, with a footprint in over 100 countries, needed a host of new channel idents and on air presentation kit. The idents needed to represent the different strands of educational services they have to offer, topics included palæontology, entomology, space exploration, extra terrestrial habitats, architecture, materials science, robotics, AI, molecular science and many more… We used a combination of mixed media, CGI, stop-motion craft, miniatures and visual effects to create a stunning series of award-winning animations.
Visible Mending
MediaActive Projects CIC & BFI Network
Visible Mending is a short animated documentary about the ways we repair ourselves through craft (notably knitting), even when we can’t be fully mended. The project is Directed by Samantha Moore and Produced by Tilley Bancroft. The MediaActive Projects CIC production is presented by BFI through the BFI Short Form Fund. Stop-motion animation by Second Home Studios.
Second Home Studios - Showreel 2024
Second Home Studios
Tweedy & Fluff - Milkshake! (Stop Motion)
Book of Legends - Pilsner Urquell (Stop Motion)
My Motorbike - CITV (Stop Motion)
Penny, Arctic Christmas - Glassworks (Stop Motion & CG)
The Girls Who Turned To Water - WaterAid UK (Stop Motion)
Channel Rebrand - Davinci Learning (Various)
Channel Ident - Sony Pop (Stop Motion)
Don Quixote Trailer - Birmingham Royal Ballet (Live Action / VFX)
Staff Introduction - Touchwood (Stop Motion)
The Mechanical Musical Marvel - Birmingham Symphony Hall (2D)
Visible Mending -Samantha Moore, BFI (Stop Motion)
The Flood - BBC New Creatives (Mix Media)
Dewmini - Room To Read, Nexus (Stop Motion)