About Brad

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far Brad has created 78 blog entries.

Blue Trailer is Live!

Blue Trailer is Live! Today sees the trailer premiere of animated short Blue from cloud-native studio Preymaker, led by former Co-Founder of The Mill New York, Angus Kneale. Created with Unreal Engine’s real-time technology, executive produced by Angus Kneale and directed by Preymaker’s Rob Petrie, the project will be previewed during Animation Week. Preymaker

Blue Trailer is Live!2022-07-01T09:58:57+02:00

Cobra ‘Rush Hour’

Plank Films - Cobra 'Rush Hour' Cape Town 2021 More Houdini CG crowds! I recently had the pleasure of working with director Peter Pohorsky and producer Seamus Bax for Plank Films on a commercial for Cobra, suppliers of bathroom taps, fittings and accessories. The spot called for a 8 shots featuring a stadium

Cobra ‘Rush Hour’2021-09-21T15:52:40+02:00

Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai Adelaide, Australia 2016/17 CG Supervisor, Nuke compositor and 3D artist on Anthony Maras' powerful action-thriller about the 2008 Mumbai attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India.

Hotel Mumbai2020-07-08T10:59:52+02:00

Jungle Beat The Movie

JUNGLE BEAT THE MOVIE Cape Town 2020 Nuke compositor on Sunrise Productions movie adaptation of the long running series of the same name. Full feature is available for download from iTunes, AppleTV, Google Play and Amazon. https://youtu.be/mLN5TSMYvh0

Jungle Beat The Movie2020-07-08T10:18:47+02:00

‘Majestic’: The Set Extension Project

'Majestic': The Set Extension Project Ongoing realtime-rendering RnD project. A couple of work-in-progress frames from a proof of concept piece I shot ages ago. The aim was to rebuild a digital set from a live action shot. The project stalled several times over a couple of years mainly due to not having the resources

‘Majestic’: The Set Extension Project2020-05-26T13:47:10+02:00

Always ‘Night’ TVC

Always 'Night' TVC Cape Town 2019 Agency - Leo Burnett Production Company - Plate Pictures Director - Jonathan Degueldre Producer - Olivia McGrail VFX - Lenscowboy Screengrabs of proxy of Newlands stadium and the digital crowd agents populating the stands.

Always ‘Night’ TVC2020-06-04T13:39:51+02:00

Holiday in the Wild Gallery

HOLIDAY IN THE WILD A selection of stills from the Netflix Christmas feature I worked on. Responsibilites included lookdev, lighting, slap comps, rendering and some technical glue (and spit) done @ Refinery Cape Town (for Netflix). VFX Producer: Lauren van Rensburg VFX Supervisor: Rory Mark All post and VFX work at Refinery Cape Town

Holiday in the Wild Gallery2019-12-20T09:39:57+02:00

SANRAL

SANRAL'World Class Infrastructure' I was contracted by Digital Union Jhb (under the Lenscowboy brand) to do some underlying comp work on this commercial.The motion graphics was done by Digital Union themselves.Directed by Mpho Twala, with DOP Rob Malpage, both from Rudeboy Collective JHB.

SANRAL2019-12-17T14:20:05+02:00

Skoda Soleil

Skoda Soleil Director: Thor DOP: David Procter Prod Co: Twin Fillms GMBH/Plate Pictures CPT VFX Supervisor: Bradley Stilwell VFX: NHB Studios Alexa Mini - Primo Anamorphics @panavisionsa @panavisionofficial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im0CFm5woAI

Skoda Soleil2019-12-19T21:20:00+02:00

Wagons West!

Our time in Australia has come to an end. In 2016, after 6 months at Animal Logic, on a handful of Lego shots, my family and I moved west to settle in Adelaide and for me to begin work at Kojo. I spent most of the last year on the upcoming Anthony Maras directed feature

Wagons West!2018-08-06T04:11:04+02:00

One Story

One Story It begins with one, single story. Truth be told, that's really all I have to tell. Born eyes closed, mute and deaf, asleep and blind to the perils of my being. Darkness clouded my soul, swallowing me whole. But the story of my being is the tale of he who

One Story2019-12-20T15:00:03+02:00

Goodbye Stephen, Hello Hudson

Hello Hudson, Goodbye Stephen On Wednesday the 20th of September 2017, at approximately 11:00 am, my second son was born. His name is Hudson. As I held his tiny, fragile body in my hands I thought of what kind of impact he would have on the world. I thought of Elon Musk,

Goodbye Stephen, Hello Hudson2020-05-26T14:35:31+02:00

Craig Welsh

With my friend and mentor Craig Welsh, Animal Logic Lighting Supervisor Extraordinaire.

Craig Welsh2019-12-21T22:55:02+02:00

Live The Design Process

What's to come next? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.  Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium,

Live The Design Process2019-12-03T07:21:00+02:00

What’s Next of the App Store?

What's to come next? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.  Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium,

What’s Next of the App Store?2019-12-03T07:21:00+02:00

The Humble Wooden Desk

What's to come next? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.  Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium,

The Humble Wooden Desk2016-01-27T19:15:23+02:00

There’s never been a better time to produce animation in South Africa.

There's never been a better time to green-light an animated project in South Africa than right now. One US dollar buys you more than 16 South African rand (16.8 at time of writing). Do I need to say that again? South African animation talent has been swelling over the last few years with high quality, long-form projects

There’s never been a better time to produce animation in South Africa.2018-07-12T03:04:47+02:00