JK Studios Ltd is an award winning creative studio, producing 3D Animation, Visual Effects (VFX), Video and Digital Content for a variety of media - including TV, Video Games, Marketing and the Web.

Working as the creative driving force behind all projects, the studio is run by James Kearsley.

I started working freelance in 2004 and established my own company in 2010. Since then i’ve had the pleasure of working with some great clients on amazing projects over the years, including CBBC, Codemasters, Virgin and Sega to name a few.

During my time on these projects, i’ve worked as a 2D/3D animator, Modeller, Compositor, game engine animator & VFX artist, Concept Artist, Editor, Web Designer, VFX Supervisor and Art Director (phew!) – each time with the same high emphasis on creativity and quality, adhering to tight deadlines and always delivering on time, within budget.

I’ve always taken a hands-on approach, dealing with all aspects of design, production and creative direction where necessary, giving me the ability to see a project from many angles. Applying this experience to a clients project, it means I can take a multi-media approach when it comes to each individual brief, then scale a production team in order to fit the brief. This allows an unrestricted approach to come up with creative ideas outside of the box – and the chance for us to flex our creative muscle and bring your vision to life in the most effective way.

But don’t just take our word for it – have a look at some of the projects JK Studios have undertaken in the past, together with testimonials below.

Please feel free to get in touch via Email, Phone or Skype – or we can arrange a meeting and i’ll pop the kettle on. You can find all the contact details you’ll need here.

CBeebies, Sega, BBC, Virgin, Codemasters, Garmin, NaturalMotion, Nature, Partizan, Mainframe, Surface


Testimonials:


Computer Arts Magazine Issue 171, February 2010:
“This reel by JK Studios demonstrates the kind of refinement that comes after many years experience in the motion graphics and animation profession.”

Carrie Patsalis – Director, Mad Cat Media Ltd.
“James is one super smart guy who’s extraordinarily creative. Easy to work with and fantastic to bounce ideas off, I can’t recommend him more. He makes the impossible, possible.”

Lee Roberston – Director, Solaris Media Ltd:
“Laser focussed and totally perfectionist whilst not letting deadlines escape his grip! Totally trustworthy, reliable with an extremely clear grasp of logistic limitations and how it affects the deadlines he is invovled with. You can’t hire better!”

Simon Vacher – Director / Producer / Creative Multimedia, Pixelblock Media:
“James is highly creative and his attention to detail is second to none. He is a friendly and amicable guy and is really easy to get on with. His 3D skills are fabulous.”

Adrian Kowal, Producer, The Initiation of Kim Sun:
“James’ grasp of computer animated graphics is truly impressive. He is able to produce work punctually and is truly competent of any project of any size.”

James Kearsley
Creative & Managing Director

Skills & Experience

Concept || Design || Video Production || 2D Animation & Motion Graphics || Modelling || Rigging || 3D Animation || Visual Effects & Particle systems || Fluid Dynamics & Rigid Body Dynamics || Blue/Green Screen || Live Action Compositing || Art Direction || Project Management & Delivery

3DS Max || After Effects || Photoshop || Illustrator || Flash || Dreamweaver || Vray || Brazil || RealFlow || PfTrack || Premiere || Final Cut Pro || AutoCAD || Perforce || Game engines/editor experience, including; UDK, Starlight. || Animation/particle editing systems; e.g; Matinee, Cascade || Dropbox || FTP software & file management || Networking || Rendering & render farm setup

Testimonials:

Computer Arts Magazine Issue 171, February 2010

“This reel by JK Studios demonstrates the kind of refinement that comes after many years experience in the motion graphics and animation profession.”

Carrie Patsalis – Director, Mad Cat Media
“James is one super smart guy who’s extraordinarily creative. Easy to work with and fantastic to bounce ideas off, I can’t recommend him more. He makes the impossible, possible.”

Lee Robertson – Director, Solaris Media Ltd
“Laser focussed and totally perfectionist whilst not letting deadlines escape his grip! Totally trustworthy, reliable with an extremely clear grasp of logistic limitations and how it affects the deadlines he is involved with. You can’t hire better!”

Simon Vacher – Director / Producer / Creative Multimedia, Pixelblock Media
“James is highly creative and his attention to detail is second to none. He is a friendly and amicable guy and is really easy to get on with. His 3D skills are fabulous.”

Adrian Kowal, Producer, The Initiation of Kim Sun
“James’ grasp of computer animated graphics is truly impressive. He is able to produce work punctually and is truly competent of any project of any size.”

Nominations & Awards:

- Cannes Corporate Media & TV award, 2012 – Bloomsbury Circus (contributed motion graphics & concept design)
- UK Music video award, 2008 – Example; ‘Me and Mandy’ (contributed visual effects)
- Escape Award Nomination, 2008 (for VFX sequences in ‘The Initiation of Kim Sun’ short film)

Previous Project Examples At a Glance:

‘Gears of War: Judgment’ (Video Game) | Client: People Can Fly (Poland) / Surface Digital
Visual/Particle Effects Artist – (Release TBC)
Creating and optimising ingame particles & VFX using UDK for Unreal Engine 3.5.

‘Gemini: Mercury’ (Album Art) | Client: Universal Music / Lets Go Crazy
Concept Artist –             View Project
Album artwork production

‘Northwave: Leonardo’ (Company Rebranding) | Client: Northwave / Go Up Communication, Italy
Full delivery: Concept, Modelling, Rigging, Animation, Motion Graphics, Video Production –                      View Project
A full re-branding campaign, creating Northwave an original, fully realised character to be used in marketing communication, videos and live events

‘Sony Turbo’ (TV Commercial/Ident) | Client: Sony / Artillery Design
Fluid Simulation/VFX Artist –                   View Project
Using RealFlow to create dynamic fluid simulation meshes for liquid metal, animation and motion graphics.

‘Big Barn Farm: Series 2′ (TV Series) | Client: CBeebies / ICarley Media
3D Animator, Compositor –       View Project
3D Animation, Lipsync and Compositing over live footage to create talking animals

‘The Revolting World of Stanley Brown’ (TV Series) | Client: CBBC / Platform Post Production / Freemantle
Concept Artist, Designer, 3D Animator & Compositor –    View Project
Design and creation of the character ‘Olivia’, 3D animation over live plates and compositing

‘Bloomsbury Publishing: Bloomsbury Circus’ (Promotional Video) | Client: Bloomsbury / MadCatMedia
Concept Artist, Motion Graphics Artist –    View Project
Designing and creating a motion graphics launch ident for Bloomsbury’s new set of publications, ‘Bloomsbury Circus’.

‘Nature: Cancer Immunotherapy’ (Video) | Client: Nature Publishing / MadCatMedia
Concept Artist, 2D Animator, 3D Animator, Motion Graphics Artist –    View Project
Designing and creating an educational motion graphics film to raise awareness of Cancer Immunotherapy; what it is and how it works.

‘Urbanara’ (Promotional Video) | Client: Urbanara / MadCatMedia
Concept Artist, 2D Animator, Motion Graphics Artist –    View Project
Design and creation of a 2D promotional video to help raise awareness of Urbanara’s brand and products

‘Subfocus: Rock It’ (Music Video) | Client: Partizan
Concept Artist, 3D Animator –    View Project
Design and creation of characters and 3D elements

‘My Horse App’ (UI Design) | Client: Natural Motion / Surface Digital
Concept Artist, 3D Animator, Visual Effects Artist –    View Project
Design and creation of UI interface and elements

‘Garmin: Sat-Nav shorts’ (Promotional Videos) | Client: Garmin / Drum Studios
Concept Artist, 3D Animator, Motion Graphics Artist –    View Project
Creation of multiple sat nav videos in a cel-shaded style to highlight the functional features of Garmin’s satellite navigation products

‘Operation Flashpoint: Red River’ (Video Game) | Client: Codemasters / Surface Digital
Motion Graphics Artist –    View Project
Design and creation of mission briefing introductions

‘Give A Garmin’ (Promotional Video) | Client: Garmin / Drum Studios
3D Animator, Motion Graphics Artist –    View Project
Design and creation of 3d environment, elements and animation

‘Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles’ (TV Spot/Ident) | Client: Virgin 1 / Mainframe
FLuid Dynamics artist, 3D Animator
Fluid simulation and dynamics to create liquid metal meshes, combined into 3d animation

‘Iglu & Hartley: Violent and Young’ (Music Video) | Client: Partizan
Concept Artist, 3D Animator, VFX Artist, Compositor –    View Project
Design and creation of the leading character and sets in a cel-shaded style. 3D animation and visual effects production

‘Blackout: L.O.V.E’ (Music Video) | Client: Director; Nick Pittom
Concept Artist, 3D Animator –    View Project
Design and creation of characters and 3D elements

‘Nature: Warfarin’ (Video) | Client: Nature Publishing / MadCatMedia
Concept Artist, 2D Animator, 3D Animator, Motion Graphics Artist –    View Project
Designing and creating an educational motion graphics film to explain the drug Warfarin and how it works.

- Cannes Corporate Media & TV award, 2012 – Bloomsbury Circus (contributed motion graphics & concept design)
- UK Music video award, 2008 – Example; ‘Me and Mandy’ (contributed visual effects)
- Escape Award Nomination, 2008 (for VFX sequences in ‘The Initiation of Kim Sun’ short film)