Freelance VFX Artist / Compositor & Motion Graphics Designer
Creating Visual Effects & Motion Graphics for TV, Film & Online
Hi, I’m Andy! I’m a freelance VFX artist / compositor & motion graphic designer based in glorious West Yorkshire, UK.
Previously a VFX Assistant Producer within one of the UK’s largest television production companies, I now offer my motion graphics, VFX & design services as a freelancer for the TV & Film industry across the UK including Manchester, Leeds, London, Scotland and Wales. As a fully remote service, I also have the pleasure of working with overseas clients.
With 8 years industry experience in motion graphics, visual effects & design, spanning 30+ TV credits & a range of brands, I work with broadcasters & businesses alike to bring ideas to life.
Software Experience: Nuke, Adobe Suite (e.g After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Photoshop), Blender
Additional services: Short-form editing, Stock Imagery, Concept Art & Storyboarding
Providing Freelance VFX Compositing & Motion Graphics Services to:
UK Nationwide, including: Manchester Leeds London Scotland Wales
International: USA Europe
Portfolio
Here's a selection of my visual effects and motion graphics work. For an up-to-date list of roles please visit my LinkedIn profile or request my CV.
You can also see my full showreels here!
Testimonials
Andy is one of those people whom I consider a treasure trove, who is not only talented at his work but also enjoyable to work with. Throughout our correspondence, he kept communication friendly, prompt, and professional. I had a VFX artist drop out on me at the last minute before a deadline and despite the demand, he delivered on time so that we could submit the film to a festival. He was very upfront about what should take priority and what was reasonable within the budget. I’m very happy with the results and would recommend him for your VFX needs! I’ve since used him for other projects and will continue to work with him in the future.
Filmmaker
Shelby EamesI needed help rebranding my YouTube channel and I’d spoke with a ton of designers before eventually speaking Andy. When first speaking with Andy, we went over what I had in mind and Andy politely asked questions on the new branding ideas and future proofing myself as much as possible. Rather than simply saying “yes, I can do that” and taking my money, we went over the branding in detail and his guidance ended up shaping what was a very basic idea of mine, into a great idea between the two of us.
Andy made every effort to keep me up to date with how the project was progressing and managed to produce a 3D logo sized for all platforms and a 4K rendered 3D animation to use in my videos, in less than a 48 hour turnaround. I was very picky towards the final stages of the project and Andy went above and beyond to make amendments at my request, to leave me with new branding that I’m extremely pleased with! A pleasure to work with.
YouTuber
Jonny MorrisAndy / Pixel Catcher is a fantastic VFX artist, his name sounds like a super hero and to us, he certainly works magic! We needed some fancy VFX done but weren’t sure how to do it…..Andy to the rescue!! He was super helpful and always on the end of the phone ready to lend a hand, thanks Andy!
Creative Team at IN Productions
Becky & JudithAndy was a great collaborative artist to work with. He easily absorbed inspiration, direction and feedback and came back with something wholly unique. He’s very open to experimenting and presented his ideas efficiently and beautifully.
Filmmaker
Sam VeeramachaneniHad a fantastic experience with Andy who did the titles for my film. Very professional, quick and flexible with ideas. Highly recommended.
Filmmaker
Dan SloanAndy took on a very last minute VFX job. The process was very fluid throughout and the output was excellent. Was exactly what ourselves and the client was looking for!
Co-Founder & CEO at Cowshed Social
Ryan O’SheaAndy has been a great partner to work with! Understanding the brand’s values & associated visuals, paired with his eagerness, delivered some really cool results that I’m very happy with.
Despite challenging circumstances with Covid-19, he was always approachable via messenger & kept me updated every step of the project.
Great co-operation, great results. Happy to work with him again!
Managing Director at O’Donnell Moonshine UK
Max RütherHelped keep clients happy from Silicon Valley to Shepherds Bush!
Managing Director at Workerbee
Rick MurrayDue to a tight deadline we were urgently looking for a small piece of editing to a global video and didn’t have the resource internally to be able to complete this piece of work on-time. Therefore, we engaged directly with Andy to assist with this task having been impressed with his portfolio of clients & work. Andy was very quick to fully understand our brand guidelines and delivered the content back to us well before the agreed deadline. Very professional service, high quality of work, great communication – would thoroughly recommend Andy to anyone looking for creative solutions.
Global Project Manager – Employer Brand & Social Media at Hilti Group
Max DarbyWe have recently commissioned Andy to undertake a significant piece of work. Firstly the communication is always a joy and we were kept informed at every step of the way. It’s clear he is an absolute expert. He listened to our needs and was able to guide us through the entire process making it as easy as possible for us. It’s pretty obvious that he is highly experienced in his field.
The quality of the work he has produced is immaculate! It is so much better than we had ever hoped for and we cannot recommend him highly enough. Whatever you are looking for whether it be logos, animation, social media stories this is your guy!
Foster for Salford
Alec Turton
Colour-Managed Workflow
Nowadays, your audience could be watching your content on any number of devices from TVs, phones, tablets and computers. All of which will display images differently depending on the setup!
As a result, it's more important than ever for designers and artists like myself to ensure what we are creating looks correct for every display.
Colour-management and colour-science is a deep, complex topic, so I won't bore you with the details here...
All you need to know is my workstation includes a 32" 4K HDR Calman-verified ProArt display capable of impeccable colour-accuracy in both 100% sRGB and 100% Rec.709 colour gamuts which, alongside my fully colour-managed workflow, means you can be confident the work I produce for you ensures a colour-accurate experience for your audience.
I'm also able to integrate into an ACES (Academy Color Encoding System) pipeline, the new industry-standard for unified colour workflow.