5A STUDIOS - Film | Music | Post Prodcution

The Happy Prince

A 23 minute animated adaptation of Oscar Wilde's melancholy fairytale centered around the arrival of winter, self-sacrifice and love.

Made by visionary Skatedog Films under lead animator John Horabin, this blend of styles including stop motion will be a feast for your eyes.

The characters were brought to life by Sean Gallagher (Coronation Street, Dr Who) Penny Layden (Silent Witness, Murphy's law) and Jim Conway (Badinage, Turn The World Down).

We were delighted to provide additional Sound Effects and Foley as well as the stereo, theatrical and broadcast mix of the feature and a broadcast mix for the trailer.

Animal Crackers

Plumbing parrots, piano-playing pigs, and camels with Rod Stewart haircuts: all in a single night's viewing on Animal Planet's Animal Crackers (http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/web/animalplanet/animal-crackers).

This is the show that makes animals look as daft as humans. The only sensible - and reliably sceptical - voice around is that of narrator, Emma Kennedy. She comes to our studio, we record, she goes home. We also do the final mix for each show.

Studio Manager's note: no animal was harmed during the recording or mixing of each episode.

The Blue Tower

Smita Bhide's debut feature film takes British Indian cinema in a new direction.

In The Blue Tower, the award-winning writer and director confronts the reality of Southall's Asian community: arranged marriage, overbearing relatives, the lure of a multicultural relationship.

Winning "Best UK feature" at the 2008 Raindance Festival we're proud to have played a part in Smita's film: post-production sound supervision, track-laying, additional Foley, dialogue and Foley editing, additional sound effects, plus the final mix for DVD and Theatrical release.

The Blue Tower recently aired on BBC 2 but if you missed it read about it on the film 4 website.

TZU drink

Working for the launch of the new TZU energy drink proved to be the kind of challenge that we at 5A love.

Given the riotous nature of the location, production company EgoProject Films entrusted us to create a soundtrack from scratch.

We had great fun playing with the Sound Design, Foley, wry dubbing, and the music of magnificent composer Gernot Kögel, great ingredients that brought this deliberately quirky samurai/kung fu style promo to life.

A great example of what can be achieved with our expertise.

Cell 2

A co-production between Endemol and Puregrass Films this ten part espionage series was made in association with Sony Pictures in the US and Fox International in the UK.

5A provided vital ADR recording enabling crisp dubbing against the explosive set pieces. Having the actors perform their larger than life characters was a real treat.

Action packed and utterly engrossing, the series is backed by an interactive game. Take a look for yourself at The Cell.TV and see if you can complete your mission.