The "Suit & Bone" Short Film Electronic Press Kit is years in the making

The Suit & Bone Short Film I directed has been making its rounds in film festivals since its campaign launch in December 2021m and I am humbled by its reception for the most part. 

Winning WSXA, being nominated for Best Short in quite a few festivals as well as making official selection in a handful of others. Thought I would share the Electronic Press Kit. A nice little insight into what it took to create this short. 

Thank you to all cast and crew that made this film possible. The plotting and scheming continues.

Have a gander – "Suit & Bone" EPK

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IG: @MantraOfMotive

Internet Matters "Digital Safety For Digital Kids" Storyboards

© Internet Matters Storyboard frame. Artwork by Dulani Wilson (bluntspear.com)

This was on my IG for a while but thought I'd share on here. Storyboards I did for Internet Matters a ways back highlighting the importance of online safety for children.

The ad back in 2015 made its rounds on Disney channels and affiliates. The reason the boards look a bit rough was I was mainly focused on character design for the ad. So much so that a poster image based on these designs even got printed and used in the ad:

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Check out the comparison video in the player below:

So much growth since the way I boarded back then.

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New job, who dis?

Starling Bank "Bank Anywhere" Storyboards

© Starling Bank 'Bank Anywhere' Storyboard. Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners

Check it out! Storyboards I did for the Starling Bank "Bank Anywhere" ad. It was a little bit of back and forth with this project if I remember correctly. Small stuff like location changes and logistical stuff like swapping coffees for juices, interior/exterior shots etc. 

In the end, we got there. Plus, ended up having to design the magazine spread that was printed and used as a prop in the final ad.

Production via Ekstasy.

Check out the side-by-side storyboard comparison below:

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It's... it's a lot.

Vodafone 'DreamLab' Storyboards

© Vodafone "Dreamlab" Storyboard. Artwork by Dulani Wilson (bluntspear.com). Rights reserved to respective owners.

While I have notably grown to detest those Covid-themed ads... you know the kind. The ones that speak about getting you through this difficult time but they're like selling a new version of shoes or something inconsequential like that. 

Nevertheless, this ad I storyboarded actually goes some ways to combatting the current pandemic, using the power of mobile phones and their network capabilities to create multiple processes and calculations that could lead to scientific breakthroughs, and possibly vaccines and cures. Not just for Covid but Cancer too.

Description reads:

Side-by-side storyboard comparison I did for the Vodafone"Dreamlab" brand film. The Vodafone brand film promoted the power of DreamLab to use the power of our mobile phones to combat Cancer, and more recently Covid-19 by powering and allowing multiple calculations to be made in scientific research. Production: Mr. White.

Check out the video below, which gives a side-by-side storyboard comparison:

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Tell me what you said to the other guy. Lol. Have a story to tell about this current project I'm on... 

SES Satellites "Engineering Freedom (#5) Storyboards

 This week... well, this January has been a hectic one. As usual, this is never the plan, but it kinda happened like that. In any case, the extra workload helped me put my stamp on things so I guess I can't complain too much. 

© SES Satellite 'Engineering Freedom' Storyboard. Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners.

But, long overdue, I thought I would share a bit of the storyboard I've done for SES Satellites. It was part of the company and brands' campaign to promote their newly-launched fleet of satellites – 03b mPower. The 3D animation series they did used my storyboards to help flesh out the story and narrative flow. And given everything it turned out well.

Check out the side-by-side storyboard comparison in the player below:

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Let's get'er dun!

Hotels.com "Casa De Cantona" Storyboards

© 2020. Hotels.com "Casa De Cantona" Storyboard. Artwork by Dulani Wilson (bluntspear.com) Production by Studio Yes.

Storyboarded this ad when we came out of the first lockdown and things started opening up again. It was a Hotels.com ad promoting a competition of sorts to watch the UELA Champions Finals with the football legend Eric Catona.

This one was a bit of a tight one, so had to keep things simple and to the point. Great working with Studio Yes and Adam Morley who directed. But let me know what you think:

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I needs a 'vacay' vacay. Preferably off-world.

Mitchum "Live The Moment" Storyboards

© 2020 Mitchum. Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners.

This project is slightly a bitter-sweet one. As you can probably glean from the music festival themes, most of the storyboards I did for the Mitchum "Live The Moment" was done pre-March 2020. Fun times.

 Nevertheless, the moral of being present in the present still rings true, even if we aren't living it up with friends getting caked with mud and breathing in each other's essences while we dance to the morning light.

But I digress. Check out the storyboard art for the ad! And remember, hygeine's important, even if you are stuck inside.

Check out the side-by-side story art comparison:

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Can we get 2021 started?

Vodafone "Big Data & AI" Storyboards

Now and again you end up on projects that are last minute and inevitably change as it develops, so the boards tend to not be exactly what's depicted in the end. This was kinda one such project I worked on with Mr. White – the Vodafone "Big Data and AI" brand film.

Nevertheless, you can still see the overall theme and narrative held shape. 

Check it out:

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Technology may be making leaps and bounds but the driving force will always be human. That’s the resounding mantra in this film for @vodafoneuk I storyboarded via @mrwhitetv . . bluntspear.com . . #vodafone #data #ai #artificialintelligence #telecommunications #storyboard #storyboards #londonstoryboards #londonstoryboard #brandfilm #recruitment #storyboarding #storyartist #storyart #illustration #londonartist #illustrator #dulaniwilson #dulaniwilsonstoryboards #dulaniwilsonstoryboardartist #tech #technology #infographic #infographics #storyboarding

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Big Changes are coming

 

Tesco 5-Ingredient Minty Falafel storyboards

© Tesco 5-Ingredient Minty Falafel. Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All right reserved.

We all could use some cooking tips, So needless to see I've kept this one in the tuck. It was a how-to video by Tesco I storyboarded via Mr. White. So if you're are a fan of falafel, it something you'll defo want to check out.

Made a side-by-side video/storyboard comparison video. Let me know what you guys think!

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It’s a task and a half keeping food interesting especially in #quarantine. Good thing we got #howto videos like this one I storyboarded for @tescofood. And I’m a sucker for anything with mint, so yeah. Who wants #falafel? 🧆 . . bluntspear.com . . #falafels #falafelbowl #tesco #everylittlehelps #storyart #storyboards #storyboardartist #storyboarding #londonstoryboards #londonstoryboard #londonstoryboardart #storyboard #storyboardpro #londonstoryboardartist #londonstoryartist #storyartist #storyboard #pinkslaw #chickpeas #mint #oliveoil #recipe #cookingvideo #howtocook #coleslaw #tesco

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Tuck in.

Mitsubishi Motors Outlander PHEV storyboards

This is a bit of a throwback to when I storyboarded this Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV ad for Borish out in the Nederlands. Was a fun little project and was the first time I think I did commercial storyboards for companies outside the UK.

And this was at the height of the Hybrid car, so even that tidbit lets you know how big this moment was in the automotive industry.


Check it out, did a side-by-side comparison:

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Oil and gas prices are enough to give any driver nightmares ⛽️📈. So the rise of the electric car couldn’t have come at a better time. Storyboarded this in 2014 for @mitsubishimotorsofficial in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 via the great guys at Borish. ⚡️🔋🚙 . . bluntspear.com . . #mitsubishi #storyboards #storyboard #londonstoryboard #londonstoryboards #londonstoryboardartist #storyboardartist #storyboarding #mitsubishimotors #dulaniwilson #dulaniwilsonstoryboards #electriccar #storyart #storyartist

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Vroom.

"We Are Aperol People" Storyboards🍹 (starring my favourite colour)

© "We Are Aperol" Storyboards. Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners.

Orange is such a bright and optimistic colour. Having that said, this ad I storyboarded for Aperol is full of it.

"We Are Aperol People" brand film used the signature colour of their liquor and infused it with the over brands theme of spontaneity, vibrancy, and youthfulness. It was a nice little project and was glad to be their in the pre-production stage.

Even Aperol Deutschland showed us some love.

Watch the Storyboard/Brand Film side-by-side comparison in the player below:

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Time we let a little sunshine in 🍹!Storyboarded this film for @aperolspritzofficial, creating an ad that complimented the brand’s aesthetic. Youthful, vibrant, fun and full of the signature bright, optimistic colour. Let me know what you guys think . . www.bluntspear.com . . #aperol #aperolspritz #weareaperol #storyboard #storyboards #storyart #storyboardart #storyboardartist #storyartist #storyboardlondon #storyboardslondon #londonstoryboards #londonstoryboard #londonstoryboardartist #illustration #bluntspear #dulaniwilson #dulaniwilsonstoryboards

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We do need a little more sunshine...

Braulio Brand Film Storyboards 🥃

Hey, check it out superfriends! I remember storyboarding this a while back, first times using Storyboard Pro. Literal game changer. Saved me so much time versus my Storyboard template. This is not an ad. Unless they'd like to pay me. Wink wink. Toon Boom, make it so. It was a Braulio brand film, shot in Italy. Good stuff.

Check it out, made a IG side-by-side video:

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It’s always interesting to see how different a project turns out from it’s original concept. However you still can spot the general concept and flow remain the same. I’ve also realised I’ve worked on a lot of liquor ads 🥃 🇮🇹 . . www.bluntspear.com . . #italianliquor #bormiovaltellina #bormio #italy #storyboards #storyboard #londonstoryboardartist #londonstoryboard #londonstoryboards #dulaniwilson

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Be safe, my people.

#SixFanArts Challenge Number 3: Crocodile Dundee 🐊, He-Man⚔️, B.A. Baracus 💪🏿, Hulk 👊, Wonder Woman 🦸‍♀️ and Danger Mouse 🐁

This one was for the great Jamie, worked with him a few times back in the Hangar Seven days. Real joker. He was game and gave me his suggestions for the next bout of Six Fan Arts challenge.

The usual suspects that made the lineup, in this case, was Crocodile Dundee, He-Man, B.A. Baracus, Hulk, Wonder Woman and Danger Mouse. The end result was pretty decent I guess. While the very first challenge I did everything under 1 hour, here I kept each individual image under an hour.

Check it out:

#SixFanArts challenge: Crocodile Dundee, He-Man, B.A. Baracus, Hulk, Wonder Woman and DangerMouse

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Time to go ham. Also, no one asked me to draw Ahsoka Tano. This makes me sad.

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What does #CrocodileDundee 🐊, #HeMan 🗡, #BABaracus 🚫✈️, the #Hulk 👊, #wonderwoman 🦸🏻‍♀️ and #DangerMouse have in common? This #sixfanartschallenge or course! This ones for Jamie. Funniest guy you ever could meet. . . www.bluntspear.com

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#SixFanArts Numero Dos: "Sailor Moon" 🌙 V "Thundercats" 🐈

Had another go at the #SixFanArts Challenge, this time for my girl Danielle, and her request was the whole Sailor Moon squad and a member of the Thundercats. Opted for Cheetara and the rest is proverbial history.

Ain't gonna lie, back in the days of Toonami, Sailor Moon was just the thing that came on before DBZ, but in retrospect, their transformations are a thing of legend.


Check out the video below:

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Sailor Moon 🌒 and Thundercats 🐱 for @missdanigirl86! Enjoy lady. Music by @thecxdy #speedart #sixfanarts #sixfanartschallenge #sixfanart #sixfanartchallenge

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When ladies have the power, shit gets done.

© 2020 #SixFanArts for Danielle. Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars, Sailor Venus, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter and Cheetara. Artwork by Dulani Wilson

JFOODO's "Sake: Escape The Ordinary" Storyboards 🍶

So, I had a lot of things on the agenda today. Much of which was abandoned and so I only did one thing. Animation. Possibly a venture. But will see how I feel about it next week. So the rest of my day pretty much watching Clone Wars and think Ahsoka is such a dope character and how Lucasfilm can get this right but not the trilogy. Character growth, for Christ sakes.

© JFOODO "Sake: Escape The Ordinary" storyboards. Artwork by Dulani Wilson. All rights reserved to respective owners

And talking about 'sake', this went live yesterday – my work on JFOODO's "Sake: Escape The Ordinary" campaign. Did you like my segue? And as a guy that only had sake when he went to a noodle bar in Central London, it went down a treat. However, thinking of a drink like that but in a more 'contemporary' sense of being enjoyed with, let's say seafood that isn't necessarily Japanese was never something I thought about doing until now. Nobody puts baby in a box.

Done via Mr. White, I storyboarded the brand film which turned out pretty decent. I think a toast or three is in order. Kanpai!

Check out the video on my IG page:

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JFOODO recently led a campaign to present sake in a new light. Storyboarded the brand film via @mrwhitetv and needless to say I will be trying the seafood/sake combo as soon as restaurants open again 😭🍶🇯🇵 . . bluntspear.com . . #jfoodo #foodandsake #seafood #londonstoryboards #londonstoryboardartist #japanesecuisine #storyartist #storyboarding #storyboard #londonstoryboardartist #storyboardartist #sake #japan #japaneseculture #storyboards #londonstoryboard

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Less work, more breaks.