THREE WISE MONKEYS STUDIO - See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil - INFLUENCING A MORE CREATIVE ECOLOGY OF MIND

Three Wise Monkeys Studio is the animation, virtual-production, visual-effects & immersive media practice of Dr. Carl Grinter. Carl is a visual-effects and affect designer, supervisor & producer for spectacle and narrative driven immersive-media production. By bringing together animation, live action & interactive design through highly collaborative episodes between design, production and commissioning teams the Three Wise Monkey teams create compelling and memorable stories & experiences that surprise and delight, affecting audiences by revealing other ways of seeing, hearing, feeling and thinking. 

Standard Chartered Bank 100 second content film produced by Chrome Productions and directed

by Anthony Rubenstein featuring FPV Drone shoots on five different continents. Doorways were

3D camera tracked to the scenes accommodating for extremes of lens distortion by CG team of

Dave  Child, James Knopp, Jordan Minetti with Flame compositing, grading, VFX and online work

from Rufus Blackwell.

ITV Dancing on Ice 15 x 10 second idents produced by Sam Rees-Jones at Lifted Entertainment

to introduce the 15 x 2022 celebrities. The idents we shot against green screen with repeatable

technodolly at Sandstorm Studios by director Robin Mason, DoP Nick Brown with 3WM VFX

Supervising. CG animation for reflective chandelier room was CG animated by Dave Child &

James Knopp with flame compositing by Rufus Blackwell.

Ford F150 All-electric Public Charging Station & Campground launch films showing latest

features produced with Chrome Productions using Virtual Production methodology using LED

screens and undertaken in collaboration with The Mill London and The Mill Los Angeles with 

remote shoots at XR Stage in Los Angeles.

The Red Sea Development Company Shurayrah Island "Coral Bloom" Film designed and produced

by Carl Grinter in collaboration with James Leaman, Panos Ioannou, Jack Goodenay, Clark Denman,

Jonny Cox, Jordan Barrett, Selin Kemal and others for world first zero-carbon tourism development.

 Ford F150 All-electric Construction Site and Suburban Home launch films showing latest

features produced with Chrome Productions using Virtual Production methodology using LED

screens and undertaken in collaboration with The Mill London and The Mill Los Angeles with

shoots at XR Stage in Los Angeles.

ITV Dancing on Ice Pre show 90 second titles 2022 produced by Sam Rees-Jones for Lifted

Entertainment & ITV Studios to reveal the 12 new contestants starring in the show with Jane

Torville & Christopher Dean. The Pre-title was directed by Robin Mason and shot against green

screen by DOP Nick Brown. The London environment was CG animated and composited by

Brian King with Carl Grinter VFX supervising & producing.

JLL 60 second commercial VFX Supervised and VFX produced for director Sam Abrahams /creative

director Hamish Jankinson for immersive production company The Department and London

 agency Gyro.

Yugen Generative Art installation, VFX Supervision and Production Co-ordination for artist Martha

Fiennes at SLO Image for Venice Biennale undertaking coding integration, animation, installation.

Korn Ferry "Be More Than" Commercial was directed by Nono Ayuso & produced by Aziza Bhattia,

 Alice Windeler & Danny Fagerson for Salt TV. The commercial was shot in London & Madrid by DOP

Xavier Amores with grade by Danny Wood, CG Tony Landais and  Flame Eldon Snellgrove, Carl 

 Grinter VFX supervised & Produced.

White Claw Surge 4 x 13 second verticals with director Nick Sawyer, advertising agency Rothco

in Dublin, production agency Creative Drive in London for the US drinks brand based in Chicago.

The Creative Drive producer was Jeannine Mansell, editor Carlo Taranto with 3WM on picture &

sound design.

Tiña "Closest Shave" music video.for director Maxim Kelly, producer Lauren Mills, Exec Producer

Sorcha Shepherd at Caviar and with Director of Photography Benjamin Wearing.We stitched

together six separate tracking shots in a seamless move (without motion control camera), added

rain effects to practicals. Editor was Charlie Reddie at  Homespun, colourist Jason Wallis at ETC

with Brian King undertaking Flame compositing.

Greenies 20 second stop frame animated commercial VFX Supervision and VFX Production for

director Jeff Low, producer Kwok Yau at Biscuit Filmworks for advertising agency Adam and Eve DDB.

Pokemon New Tradition Commercial was directed by Zak Harney for production agency Maverick

 Media with virtual production specialist Quite Brilliant at Garden Studios VP stage with DOP

Andreas Neo, VP supervisor Russ Shaw & produced by Carl Grinter

Motorola Defy Dust Water Impact Commercial directed by Ed Salkeld & produced by Ramon

Ricard at Redux Content for agency Elephant Room with CG animation from Dave Childs &

James Knopp, Flame from Eldon Snellgrove with VFX production from Carl Grinter

Yumove "I like the way you move" Commercial  - Grade, post production supervision, production 

& delivery as a second helping from director Jo Tanner at advertising agency Dog,Cat and Mouse

Yumove "You move me" Commercial  - Grade, post production supervision, production and delivery

for a this good feeling TVC from director Jo Tanner at advertising agency Dog, Cat and Mouse 

BASF Clean Air Initiative promotional films VFX production & post production supervision for 

Wellcom Worldwide/Curious Production for 2 year campaign about BASF's sustainable product

developments. 

Good Boy 30 second Commercial grading and compositing for directors Jo Tanner & Michael

Mieke to create the vibrant cartoon look from high speed footage for agency Dog Cat & Mouse.

Suzuki Vitara car launch commercial VFX supervision/production for director Michael Geoghegan

at Partizan Films for advertising agency Noah London.

Lexus NX car commercial content film for live event for car launch VFX Supervision and VFX

production  for director Richard De Aragues at production company Minds Eye for PR and

Comms agency Freuds.

Kelloggs All Bran Stop Frame Animation Sponsorships production & project lead with directors 

Daniel Greaves and Tobias Fouracre for advertising agencies Isobar, Dentsu Aegis Network and

Leo Burnett.

Compare the Market Batman VS Superman promotional content sponsorship VFX supervision

and VFX production for director JT at production company Squire for advertising agency Pablo.

Qatar National Day content film VFX supervisor and VFX production for director JT, producer   

 Kwok Yau for Doha Film Institute promoting national unity and cultural identity.

Radox Channel 5 Weather sponsorships VFX Supervision and VFX production for director Hamish

Jenkinson at production agency Three Kings Agency / Prescription.

Cadbury's Creme Eggs 50 years celebration commercial VFX Shots for director Zac Ella and producer 

Phil Myers at Craft Films and agency Elvis Communications with CG artist Tony Landais, Nuke artist 

Alex Hulse & Flame artist Eldon Snelgrove.

Iceland "Power of Frozen" campaign commercials and sponsorships across 1 year VFX

Supervision and VFX production for director Alan Friel at production company 76 and advertising

agency Karmarama.

THESIS 120 min feature direction, production, research and development for practice-based 

PhD activated by Stanley Kubrick Archive , Apollo 11 archive celebrating 50th Anniversary of 

lunar landing.

Doritos Heatwave commercial VFX supervision/VFX production for director Jeff Low, producer

Kwok Yau at production company Biscuit Filmworks for advertising agency AMV BBDO.

Dean & Deluca commercial campaign VFX Supervision and VFX Production for director Martha 

 Fiennes, producer Peter Muggleston at SLO Image working direct to marketing department.

Africa Unite - West Africa Versus Ebola for Idris Elba awareness charity film animation production

with animator Jon Dunleavy for director Tim Goodsell, producer Ben Schneider at Radical Media.

Emporio Armani AW &SS Campaign films from 2014 - 2017 VFX and post production supervision 

and production for directors/photographers  Boo George, Lachlan Bailey, Mert & Marcus for Artolica.

RMK Glow in the dark AW 2018 film VFX supervision, animation and VFX production for directors

Emma Dalzell and Tim Walker for agency CLM.

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