Branded Content
Quality Obsessed: Stress Test
Humour and bold visuals positioned Shell as a progressive, high-quality supplier of polymers — in a five-part commercial series that won Gold at the New York Festivals.
What Do You See?
A Shell DE&I Week film, created, written and directed to challenge unconscious bias through thought-provoking images — recognised with the Association of National Advertisers Grand Prize.
Tasting Notes
Twelve inflight films for Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, created, written and directed to tell the stories behind the wine list — with plenty of hands-on research for authenticity.
Smart, story-led films across Branded, Broadcast & Social
The Potential of Hydrogen
YouTube doc-series with science reporter Dallas Campbell exploring how hydrogen could shape the future of energy — Shell’s highest-profile external film of 2023, winner at EVOCM.
Chicken and Chardonnay
Berry Brothers & Rudd, London’s oldest wine merchant, embraced a bold new direction — a witty, disruptive campaign created, written and directed to spark adventurous wine pairing.
Coffee Powering Ships
Coffee grounds powering ships? A LinkedIn and YouTube series with science reporter Dallas Campbell, filmed in Denmark, showing how biogas is upgraded and liquefied into Bio-LNG as a cleaner fuel.
Cows Drive Trucks (Director’s cut)
A playful Shell film turning manure into renewable fuel — one of Shell’s most successful B2B campaigns, recognised with awards and strong coverage in the trade press.
Unlocking the Deep (Trailer)
From sheet metal in Singapore to floating in the Gulf of Mexico — a four-part YouTube documentary created, written and directed with Kari Byron (MythBusters). Cannes Dolphin and EVCOM winner.
Virgin Bundles
Internal comms don’t have to be dull — Virgin Media’s Bundles launch film shows how strong scripting and a playful, on-brand style can turn a routine message into something engaging.
Broadcast
Piers Morgan On… Dubai
The opening film drew 5 million viewers as Piers Morgan explored Dubai’s excess — from helipad golf to a mirrored bedroom ceiling for his ego. Award-nominated ITV series.
Slow Train Through Africa
Griff Rhys Jones travelled by rail from Egypt to South Africa, retracing a colonial-era route with standout moments like crossing the Namib Desert in an open coal wagon. ITV series.
Nation’s Favourite Food
A countdown with a culinary twist — exploring the nation’s eating habits with humour and invention. Yes, a food 400 years out of date reached No. 2.
In Search of Perfection
Heston Blumenthal’s first TV series — created, directed and series produced to establish his on-screen brand. BAFTA nominated.
Secret Life of Dogs
ITV’s landmark three-part series exploring the secret life of dogs. Playful experiments with expert insight uncovered surprising truths — bringing science into the mainstream as a prime-time event.
Model Soldier
A Splash Media taster tape — part of a slate that led to Ultimate Wheels, Great British Hairdresser, Desperate Scousewives and A Farmer’s Life for Me. Loved this idea. Shame.
Future Weapons
Discovery’s Future Weapons — ex-Navy SEAL Richard 'Mack' Machowicz tried out some of the world’s most advanced weapons. Full access, live tests… Boom!
Born To Be Wild-Joanna Lumley
From the African bush to Caribbean islands — celebrity-led BBC series with Joanna Lumley, Martin Clunes and more. Martin Clunes’ New Year’s Day special was the nation’s most-watched factual.
Greatest Cities
Griff Rhys Jones peeled back the layers of the world’s greatest cities. For me, London — my career home — was a thrill to explore, from its Roman origins to the hidden world of multi-million-pound art.
Social Media
Ferrari/Shell Motorsport - “Did You Know?”
High-energy social media series created, written and directed to showcase the buzz and backstage drama of Shell’s Formula 1 partnerships with Ferrari.
Vito - Next Gen Platform
Behind-the-scenes clips and bold social content created to launch Unlocking the Deep on YouTube — reaching new audiences and driving viewers to the full series.
Six Pitfalls of Video Conferencing
A Lockdown film made with just two GoPros — educating Shell’s 80,000-strong workforce and proving what sharp scripting can achieve on a low budget. Written and directed.
Shell Deepwater- “Replicating a Platform”
A Shell Deepwater campaign for LinkedIn and Instagram showing how production-line style ‘replication’ is transforming platform design — making Shell’s newest build its most efficient yet.
Indian Recruitment
Shell recruitment campaign with the tagline ‘It’s why I do what I do’ — social films across India and the Far West, so successful it ran twice as long.
Coffee Powers Ships
A 30-second cut-down from the Bio-LNG campaign, designed to drive viewers to the full 9-minute YouTube explainer and showcase Bio-LNG as a cleaner, more sustainable fuel for shipping.
I’ve got something to tell you…
Everyone Forward- Shell USA
A Shell USA film about giving back — creating jobs, supporting charities and working with local communities — part of a wider outreach campaign backed by TV advertising.
Shell Safety Day
A 2025 promo using the podcast format, shared across Shell’s internal network to drive viewers to YouTube — sparking debate on five behaviours designed to change safety outcomes.
Starship 2.0
A short promo film showcasing Shell’s innovations to boost freight efficiency — helping truck fleets save fuel and reduce emissions.