promos
Live at the Electric Opening Titles BBC3
Our kick-ass, high voltage sign-smashing CG intro for BBC3's flagship comedy series.
for Avalon & BBC
Let's Go...Rewards "Savings World"
Quicksilver "Coin POV"
The high-speed journey of a coin passing through the neon-tinged digital slot chambers at the heart of Quicksilver's online casino world.
for HYPtv & Quicksilver/Talarius
Gemma Malley: The Killables
"A-Mazing. Total hair-standing-up-on-the-back-of-my-neck stuff" - Author, Gemma Malley
for HYPtv & Hodder
Alastair Reynolds: Blue Remembered Earth
This clip features the visually ambitious trailer along with a making of video. "I'm stunned; it's a lovely piece of work, and very true to my mental image of the characters and their world. Magnificent! The effort and imagination that has gone into this is definitely appreciated." - Author, Alastair Reynolds
for HYPtv & Gollancz
Richard Morgan: The Cold Commands
"The time for steel and blood is at hand"
for HYPtv & Gollancz
Marcus Sedgwick: Midwinterblood
"What would you sacrifice for someone you've loved forever?"
for HYPtv & Orion
Daniel Polansky: The Straight Razor Cure
A highly stylised Sin City-esque world, blending actors with CG environments. This is a promo for Daniel Polanski's debut novel. Check out the short making of clip at the end, which features waterboarding and tequila.... sort of.
for HYPtv and Hodder & Stoughton
Rory Clements: Revenger
A Bond title sequence from the Elizabethan era". This animated promo mixes 2D & 3D vfx to bring the dangerous world of John Shakespeare to life. Revenger is Rory Clements' highly acclaimed second novel.
for Deepbook & John Murray
Sophie Hannah: Lasting Damage
A live action promo for Lasting Damage, the latest psychological thriller by author Sophie Hannah.
for HYPtv & Hodder
Elizabeth George: This Body of Death
A live action promo for This Body of Death, the acclaimed 16th novel in Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley Mysteries series.
for HYPtv & Hodder
Joe Abercrombie: The Heroes
An online book promo for Joe Abercrombie's The Heroes
for HYPtv & Orion
Dominic West: Outtakes
Actor Dominic West reading a chapter from Charles Cumming's latest spy novel The Trinity Six. The other chapters are...
Vienna, The Canal and Winchester Cathedral.
Louis Vuitton - Young Arts Project
A Nexshoot/thewholebuffalo production
The latest evolution of Louis Vuitton's Young Arts Project took place on the Piazza in Covent Garden, led by the South London Gallery. It saw the launch of the new website - www.recreativeuk.com. This promo was shot, edited and delivered in 24 hours.
BOTB: How to Play
A CG animated promo for botb.com Purveyors of luxury supercars and other cool gadgets.
Diesel: Scrap Club
Shot for Diesel's Be Stupid campaign, this video delves into the twisted world of Scrap Club. What better way to fight our consumerist modern world than destroying the waste it produces with a manic joy.... and a sledgehammer! "artistic, though-provoking, and yet very funny too!" Alix Fox - Bizarre
The Saturdays: The Making of Issues
A fly on the wall look at The Saturdays as they shoot the video for their single Issues. Edited and graded by James Roberts on behalf of Universal/Polydor
Ballantines: Plan B
We created these graphics for an internal presentation of Ballantines global "Plan B" marketing campaign. Video content from many countries appeared on the animated screen in the middle of the room. Those clips have been removed from this version, focusing on our animated content instead.
photography
We're on "the social network".
Click on the screen below to check out our latest news and photo galleries... Keep the stalking and f-raping to a minimum please.
short films
cinema for the A.D.D. generation...
"Great exciting stuff to watch! Great camera angles and pace, but most importantly it is easy to follow, you know where you are within it, you have a great eye. Your shorts are already more entertaining than half the multi million $ films out there!"
Kyle Ashley, Weta PreVis Artist - The Lord of the Rings, Superman Returns, The Hobbit, Halo
The 26 Letters - A Taste of Casual Violence: Episode 1
The Whole Buffalo presents "A Taste of" Casual Violence!
The 26 Letters... a film noir kids' TV show sketch
The 26 Letters - Outtakes!
Outtakes and B-Roll guff from our shoot for "The 26 Letters"
Mind The Gap
Mind The Gap is currently is post production. You can check out the latest news at our production diary.
because we've nothing better to do in our spare time...
Doritos: a Taste of the Wild
A "Top 15" entry for Doritos King of Ads.
"Its well shot, very well crafted. They're very good filmmakers" BAFTA Winner - Noel Clarke.
Doritos: If You Go Down to the Woods Today
A behind the scenes peek at the shooting of our Doritos promo for the King of Ads competition.
ICA "Now!"
A 60 second cinema promo created by The Whole Buffalo in less than 24 hours. HYPtv and M&C Saatchi hosted the 24 Hour Ad Challenge. Judges included Creative Director of the BBC Alan Yentob. Over 200 film makers applied but only 20 were invited to take part, including James Roberts. Roping in his Whole Buffalo colleagues and others, this was the result. The ICA's brief simply stated "now". After a day of research, planning and writing, filming and post production took place overnight.
Not Now - Behind the Scenes
A fly on the wall documentary following "The Whole Buffalo" throughout a gruelling 24 hour challenge.
Alex In Wonderland
Winner of the 2009 24hour Film Challenge. Wonderland appears through the warped mind of Alex, a shy young man sitting in a Soho café. The White Rabbit and Mad Hatter are here in spirit but what happens when a sexy waitress and an adult video stop are thrown into the mix? "Eat me, drink me".
Through the Looking Glass
Creating a film in under 24 hours is surely a sign of madness. In this case it helps.
Dementia: Till Death Do Us Part
An award winning short film tackling the important issues of zombie romance.... and divorce. Created in less than 48 hours, initially Dementia won "Best Zombie Movie" at the Movieum of London's 48 Hour Halloween Film Challenge. Since then it has been distributed to international TV channels and screened at festivals such as Reading & Leeds, Glimmer, Lattitude, and many others which have included screenings at Cineworld Cinemas.
The Making of Dementia
The clock is ticking, what do you do with a volunteer cast of zombies, a cryptic title and only a vague plan? It involves a tube journey in full zombie costume and ultimately searching for sticks in a North London park.
web & graphic design
content coming soon.... maybe