Karrot Animation was established in 2008 by Jamie Badminton, Chris White and Tim O’Sullivan. Together they have years of shared experience in television, stage and screen production.

 

Their first major CBBC commission aired on BBC1 and the studio now offers a complete commercial service to produce adverts, music videos, shorts, web content, and development for TV series and features.

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    Jamie Badminton

    Producer & Creative Director

    Jamie began his career in production, storyboarding and animation on CGI feature Valiant (2005). He then co-created, co-wrote & illustrated Karrot's first project; the book series Hairy Ponies & Friends, whilst also lecturing in degree-level Animation History. Driven by a lifetime's passion for children's television and animation, Jamie has sat on judging panels for the Kids BAFTAs, produced sessions for Children's Media Conference, and is also a Director of ASIFA UK.

     

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    Tim O’Sullivan

    Creative and Studio Director

    Tim heads up Karrot Animation's production studio, directing commercial work and playing a key role in developing new projects for Karrot Entertainment. Before Karrot, he animated for several TV series, titles and documentaries including the Grierson award winning, 'Here's Johnny'. He directed the animation on our CBBC series, One Minute Wonders, and has co-created our forthcoming pre-school series 'Sarah & Duck', presented at Cartoon Forum 2010 in Hungary. 

     

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    Chris White

    Executive Producer

    Chris founded the Karrot Group in 2006, he has over 25 years of proven success and experience in brand marketing, theatre and event management. He founded product design and manufacturing company www.bluw.com in 2002, creators of a wide portfolio of novelty gifts and toys (including runaway retail hit, 'Racing Grannies') Chris is strong at developing commercial partnerships and taking creative ideas to market. Since 2010, Chris has also been a Director of ASIFA UK and is a keen fan of sailing (when able to escape the studio!).

     

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    Rufus Blacklock

    Animator and Concept Artist

    Rufus is one of our many graduates from The Arts University College at Bournemouth and, since then, has been consistently impressing in his role as animator and concept artist.  He has been invaluable in development of new series projects and continues to amaze with his innovative blending of artistry and technology. Rufus is a committed artist and, in his spare time, has several graphic novels and art books in development.

     

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    Tony Clarke

    Animator and Storyboard Lead

    Tony started out animating on One Minute Wonders and quickly became our master of effortlessly slick, digitally-drawn animation. His well-oiled 'animator's brain' made him the prime candidate for the role of lead storyboarder, and his ability to combine his impeccable logic and humour into a perfectly timed gag is second to none.  

     

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    Tom Jordan

    Animator and Commercials Manager

    Tom has had years of experience developing his unique illustrative style and Flash animation. In 2008 he took a lead role in animating One Minute Wonders principle character Missit and has now taken the reins on managing the commercial side of Karrot Animation after a cracking job leading our Animal Planet Club campaign for Discovery Channel. His imagination and flair for fresh ideas is also key in the writing and development of our future TV series.

     

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    Sarah Harris

    Writer and Concept Development

    Sarah's distinctive illustration style stood out whilst animating on our first project,  CBBC's 'One Minute Wonders',  leading to a full time position as writer and creator for Karrot Entertainment. Her unique pre-school series, 'Sarah & Duck', about a wide-eyed girl who lives with a quacky,flappy duck is on track to be the first original production from the Karrot team. 

     

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    Hannah de Spon

    Animator

    Hannah graduated with a First in Traditional 2D Animation from the Glamorgan Centre for Art and Design Technology, and has since become a valuable member of our animation and design team. An active member of ASIFA UK's newsletter team and an experienced teacher of animation for Year 3-8 year olds.

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    Harj Bains

    Animator

    Harj graduated from AUCB in 2010 and moved straight to London to cut his teeth on the Chopin 200th anniversary animated short called Night Island. Harj then interned at a motion graphics studio honing his skills before bringing his sharp visual flair to our commercial work.

     

     

     

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    Rachel Thorn

    Animator

    Rachel started her animation career in 2009, working on the Bafta award-winning "See Something Say Something" for Nickleodeon. Since then she has successfully navigated the path of freelance animator, working on various studio shorts and series like Little Princess. Rachel has recently joined our core animation team and has been an outstanding addition to the studio.