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Simon Lupton. Producer. Director. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Simon Lupton is known for The Trip (2010), Red Dwarf (1988) and Big Bad World (2013). Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award. 1 nomination total. Known for. The Trip. 7.0. Producer. 2010. Red Dwarf. 8.4.
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Simon Lupton. Simon Lupton has been a Producer of scripted content since 1999. Starting in the In-House comedy department at the BBC under Paul Jackson, Simon also worked with Andy Harries at Granada and then LeftBank, as well as undertaking freelance work with Retort, Princess Productions, Action Time and Comedy Central.
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Bristol-based Seven Seas Films was set up in 2016 by writer Dan Sefton and producer and former commissioning editor, Simon Lupton. Driven by a passion for great stories, the company is committed to developing and producing high-quality scripted Drama and Comedy and Factual content for the UK and international markets.
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Director-producer Simon Lupton, who teamed up with Jake McBride of Animind Studiosfor the project, was clear in his mind about what the video needed to achieve. "The intention was to create, despite how the lyrics might be interpreted, an upbeat video that celebrated the fact that the period when this song was recorded was one of the most prolific ...
Simon:Our principle consideration was that the music must be the most important aspect. Of course, that's true of any Queen video, but in particular, this one felt like nothing should detract from the music. At the time of recording, no footage was taken of the band working on this song, and it was never performed live – so we didn't have any image...
Simon:Brian and Roger immediately bought into the concept, and we were on our way. They gave us complete freedom to realise the vision, and then we shared edits with them to get their input. Queen has a long and illustrious catalogue of iconic videos, and their judgement is always spot on. They were delighted with how the video was taking shape, an...
Jake:A few elements of the video required more attention in pre-production. Getting the scale and proportion of the studio set was important, so I started by discussing this with Patrick McBride, the model-maker and set designer, ahead of time. We needed each set to be large enough to fit a camera in but intricate enough to retain detail and propor...
Jake:I used a combination of software from the Adobe Master Suite, with a key focus on Adobe After Effects (AE). Masking mixed-media elements was integral to this project, and I've always found AE's masking capabilities really intuitive and effective. With the more intricate masking, I worked within Photoshop and imported to AE. I utilised plenty o...
Jake:It would have been useful to test the projector with the smoke and light elements ahead of time, perhaps allowing an additional prep day with the on-site crew to run thorough tests with the full setup. Once lighting rigs, frame rate alterations and smoke were introduced, it made a considerable difference to the visibility of the projections, w...
Mar 13, 2022 · Posted on Sunday 13th March, 2022 in Brian's Soapbox. Wanna say a massive THANK YOU to Simon Lupton and his team for an incredible FIFTY EPISODES of Queen the Greatest ! They’re all up there to view right now – a wonderful potted video anthology of our entire career. Here’s the final blurb ——.
Simon Lupton. Producer: The Trip. Simon Lupton is known for The Trip (2010), Red Dwarf (1988) and Big Bad World (2013).
