Welcome to my website. I am an animation director based in London where I trained as an Illustrator at Kingston University and later as an animation director at the Royal College of Art. Through curiosity and serendipity I have also branched into live-action, film installations, graphic design and film as part of stage productions.
I am a very hands-on director and most of the work on the ‘Director’ page are projects that I took all the way from initial concept through to completion and delivery. It features commercial and broadcast work. I tend to design, storyboard, do the animatics, on larger jobs I direct a team and do final touch-ups while I composite and complete the post... on smaller jobs, I also animate. For some of the larger briefs I have also designed and delivered print campaigns to go with the adverts. There are also my installation projects and collaborations with dancers, I shot most of the work, and did all of the colour grading and editing.
The ‘Freelancer’ page focuses on work that I contributed to in one way or another. I have been asked to wear many hats; the selection of jobs reflects the different roles I had to cover and the range of skills that I’ve acquired througout the years.
The ‘Print’ section focuses on recent images rather than previously published work for magazines, newspapers and children's books... and if you like this page then have a peak at the blog. It is mainly a public outlet for my drawings and sketchbooks, that are gradually and steadily taking over my office.
I also have a large archive of previous work, including the award winning music videos for Moby and Add N To (X) done as part of a director collective, Illustration print work for the Sunday Times, British Council, Wallpaper Magazine, New York Times, Honda and Saatchi & Saatchi... character designs and more.
Do get in touch with any comments or if I can help with any project, I would love to hear from you.
tel: + 44 (0) 7939 226 040
e-mail: info@filipealcada.com
... or you can also send me a message using the form on the left.