Plastic Milk is an independent design and animation studio devising imaginative, stimulating and entertaining ways to communicate information, ideas and stories. We are based in South West London.
News
Special FX shots for 'Boffin & Boffin'
30/04/10
Another skirmish into the world of film. We just delivered a couple of special effects shots for the excellent short film "Boffin & Boffin". The film was shot on a Red One camera and looks great. Click here to see the work.
Plastic Milk to produce titles and animation for US independent feature film
15/02/10
We have just signed the contract to produce character animation for the live action feature Sweet Little Lies (working title) directed by William J.Saunders. The characters represent the imagination of one of the main characters, Waldo. They are also used in the title sequence, it should be a great project to work on, can’t wait to get started.
Ant and Len on BBC film network
02/02/10
Amazing, Ant & Len is on the front page of the BBC film network! Click here to see Ant & Len on the BBC film network.Winner - Shooting People Film of the Month Competition
08/01/10
Ant & Len has won Shooting People's Film of the Month for November 2009. Judge, Christine Vachon (Producer of ‘Far From Heaven’, ‘Velvet Goldmine’ and the Oscar winning ‘Boys Don’t Cry’), said: “Extremely sophisticated visually. The animation is seamless and looks great. A very cute short that manages to effectively tell a story despite being under two minutes in length. My daughter would love this. Well done!!”
Roflumilast Mode of Action video
16/09/09
Nycomed released our animated MOA for roflumillast to coincide with the presentation of a major study confirming the safety and efficacy of roflumilast in the treatment of COPD at the Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS).
Ant & Len go on a world tour with onedotzero
07/08/09
Ant & Len has been selected for the onedotzero adventures in motion international touring festival starting in London, 9-13th September, at the BFI Southbank. The festival then goes on to tour several major cites around the world.
Numberjacks Holiday DVD
07/08/09
The Numberjacks Seaside Adventure, a special 45 minute episode featuring the newly created 'Shape Japer's Lair', has been released on DVD. Click here to see a clip.
Ant & Len selected for EIFF
15/06/09
Our new short film ‘Ant & Len’ has been selected to be screened as part of the McLaren Animation Award showcase at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival.Numberjacks Series 2
14/06/09
We are currently working on series 2 of the award winning Children’s series Numberjacks. The new episodes are set to air in Autumn 2009 on CBeebies.
Best Educational TV Programme Ever
16/10/08
Numberjacks comes third in a list of the best educational TV programes ever. The list has been compiled by Sarah Ebner from the Times Online. The full article is availible here.
Numberjacks wins Royal Television Society Award
12/06/06
Numberjacks has won the award for the Best Educational Television programme of 2006 for 0-5 year olds.
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