Our work

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.

EastEnders 25th Anniversary Quiz

5A finally fulfils that dream and joins Christian and Roxy down the Queen Vic for a pint.

To celebrate 25 years in Albert Square the BBC presents their anniversary quiz hosted by cast members John Partridge and Rita Simons.

5A rounded off this interactive trip down memory lane by providing sound design and the broadcast mix to test the player's knowledge.

Beyond the Rave

Hammer Horror is back after two decades of slumbering in the vault and 5A have joined with them in an un-holy pact.

Beyond The Rave was originally an online serial that mixed classic vampire mythos with the darker side of club-life and is now poised to be released on DVD.

5A provided Foley and recorded the colourful commentaries for the feature and the extras Episode 21 - "Necro's first Kill" and The Curse of Castle Nymphenstein.

To find out more go to http://www.beyondtherave.net

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.

Gameface

Ginx TV's weekly game review show on Bravo has gone from strength to strength and 5A have been there from the start. Providing comfortable and familiar facilities for the presenters to lay down their voice-overs, here we work in close partnership with the shows producers getting the most from the talent as their upbeat narrative is essential.

In addition to the voice-overs we provided the sound design for the shows opening sequence.

Have a look at the full effect at gameface.bravo.co.uk.

Anaphylaxis

Filmed entirely mute against green screen at Ealing Studios this uniquely ambitious feature by director by Ayman Mokhtar took two painstaking years in post production to be finished.

The plot revolves around a doctor who develops a strange aversion to human skin and goes on to find solace in the words written on the body of a deceased poet during his time working in the mortuary.

The pace of Filmart's Anaphylaxis proceeds like a versed poem which has garnered it endless acclaim. The haunting sound and dialogue mixed against the striking visuals earned the film a debut at the São Paulo International Film Festival.

5A's part in this unique film comprised of the complete dialogue, voice-overs and 5.1 Dolby Surround Mix. To learn more about this extraordinary film head over to www.anaphylaxisthefilm.com

Girl 23

Serial girlfriend-dumper Ben (Christopher Pizzey, The Shrine, The Basil Brush Show) gets more than he bargains for when he tries to wave goodbye to Girl 23 (Lisa Taylor-Roberts, Blood Brothers, Wizard of Oz). This off-beat, 12-minute romantic comedy from Elise Keusch premiered at the Cannes Short Film Corner. All post-production sound work (dialogue edit, ADR, Foley, sound design, stereo mix) took place at 5A.

For more info, visit www.tumble-weed.tv/Girl23.htm.

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.

Inside Extraordinary Humans

What makes an extraordinary person? Virgin 1 viewers will find out next February, when the channel airs the first of four prime-time documentaries called Inside Extraordinary Humans. The series uses animation to show the internal mechanisms of dwarfism, gigantism, obesity, and conjoined twins. The narrator of the documentaries is the extraordinarily talented Lucy Briers, and she recorded her voice-over at 5A Studios.

The programmes were made by independent TV company, Off the Fence. To learn more, visit the Off The Fence 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.

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.

Jehovah's Witness

Can a Jehovah's Witness find salvation for a broken family? Instead of the usual polite excuses, the mother and daughter in Alain Kramer's latest film invite the neatly dressed visitor into their tormented home. With UK Film Council cash behind it, this quirky short is on its way to premieres at the Edinburgh and London film festivals.

Mac Million invited 5A Studios into this project. Our contribution: dialogue editing, Foley, sound design, and stereo mix.