Shynola are a directing team who have worked across live-action and animation for over twenty years. Gideon Baws, Chris Harding, Richard Kenworthy and Jason Groves formed Shynola while at art college and immediately earned recognition for their inventive work. Their music video work includes Radiohead,

Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical colla ...

, Blur,

Coldplay Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey (manager), Phil H ...

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The grou ...

and

Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple line ...

, with commercials for

Nike Nike often refers to: * Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory * Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment Nike may also refer to: People * Nike (name), a surname and feminine given ...

Audi Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide. The o ...

PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a di ...

and

Maserati Maserati S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer. Established on 1 December 1914, in Bologna, Italy, the company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. The company has been owned by Stellantis since 2021. ...

. They also created notable title sequences for ''The IT Crowd'', ''The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy'', ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', ''Mandy'', and

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...

’s ''GLOW''. They have received scores of awards including a

British Independent Film Award The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, ...

and three times Emmy nominations, with multiple wins at

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all t ...

D&AD Design and Art Direction (D&AD), formerly known as British Design and Art Direction, is a British educational organisation that was created in 1962 to promote excellence in design and advertising. Its main offices are in Spitalfields in London. I ...

awards and

UK Music Video Awards The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced fo ...

. In 2008, founding member Gideon Baws died, age 33.

Notable works

Music videos

Short Films

* "Doug Gives a Talk On Electronics" (1999) * "The Littlest Robo" (2000) * "Onwards" with James Jarvis for

(2009) * "Dr. Easy" (2013) Warp Films for

Film4 Film4 is a British free-to-air television network owned by Channel Four Television Corporation launched on 1 November 1998, devoted to broadcasting films. While its standard-definition channel is available on Freeview and Freesat platforms, ...

* Nowness and

presents "Untaggable - How does #music move us?" (2016) (Music by Mark Pritchard feat.

Thom Yorke Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been describ ...

)

Film

* ''

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (sometimes referred to as ''HG2G'', ''HHGTTG'', ''H2G2'', or ''tHGttG'') is a comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a 1978 radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, it ...

'', guide animations (2004) * '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', title sequence (2010) * SpectreVision animated logo (2014) * '' Mandy'', title sequence (2018) * '' Daniel Isn't Real'', title sequence (2019) * '' Color Out of Space'', title sequence (2019)

TV

* "SF:UK" documentary, opening titles (2001) * "

Nathan Barley ''Nathan Barley'' is a British Channel 4 television sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Claire Keelan, Richard Ayoade, Ben Whishaw, Rhys Thomas and Charlie Condou. The series of s ...

", various graphics (2005) * "

The IT Crowd ''The IT Crowd'' is a British sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, written and directed by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry. Set in the offices of the ...

", title sequence (2006) *

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

"BRODOWN" ident with James Jarvis (2012) *

Adam Buxton Adam Offord Buxton (born 7 June 1969) is an English actor, comedian, podcaster and writer. With the filmmaker Joe Cornish, he is part of the comedy duo Adam and Joe. They presented the Channel 4 television series '' The Adam and Joe Show'' (1 ...

's "BUG", title sequence (2012) *

's " GLOW", title sequence (2017) *

's "

Watership Down ''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural w ...

", prologue graphics (2018) *

Showtime Showtime or Show Time may refer to: Film * ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film * ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur Television Networks and channels * Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global ...

's "

VICE A vice is a practice, behaviour, or Habit (psychology), habit generally considered immorality, immoral, sinful, crime, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refe ...

", documentary title sequence (2020)

Miscellaneous

Laura Marling Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990) is a British folk singer-songwriter. She won the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards and was nominated for the same award at the 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018 Brit ...

– '' A Creature I Don't Know'': album cover, sleeve design, booklet * Radiohead and

Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, ...

– '' Kid A Mnesia Exhibition'': virtual exhibition

Commercials

Presto: "Brutal Honey", "Orange Monk", "Rabid Panda", "Shady Milkman", "Trouble At Home", "Unholy Cumulus" (2000) *

Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also occasionally referred to as ''temporal frequency'' for clarity, and is distinct from '' angular frequency''. Frequency is measured in hertz (Hz) which is ...

: " Qbert", "Worm" (2001) *

Foot Locker Foot Locker Retail, Inc. is an American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and operating in 28 countries. Although established in 1974, and founded as a separate company in 1988, Foot ...

: "Uptempo Press 2", "School Ya Again" (2002) *

Honda is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a producti ...

: "Tail Pipe" (2005) *

Hulu Hulu () is an American subscription streaming service majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, with Comcast's NBCUniversal holding a minority stake. It was launched on October 29, 2007 and it offers a library of films and television seri ...

: "Evolution" (2012) *

Beats Music Beats Music was a subscription-based online music streaming service owned by the Beats Electronics division of Apple Inc. The service combined algorithm-based personalization with expert music suggestions from a variety of sources. Developme ...

: "Vision" (2014) * Delta: "Center of it All" (2016) *

: "Alive" (2019) *

Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin ...

: "Fashion" (2019)

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

(2018) Nomination for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special "Vice" *

(2018) Nomination for Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for an Animated Program "Watership Down" *

(2018) Nomination for Outstanding Main Title Design "GLOW" *

British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports and promotes British independent cinema and filmmaking talent in United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November ...

(2013) Nomination for Best Short Film "Dr. Easy" *

Awards (2012) Illustration for Design – Laura Marling album "A Creature I Don't Know" *

Awards (2010) Music Video (Animation) – Coldplay "Strawberry Swing" * UK MVA Awards (2009) Video of the Year – Coldplay "Strawberry Swing" * UK MVA Awards (2009) Best Rock Video – Coldplay "Strawberry Swing" * UK MVA Awards (2009) Best Animation in a Music Video – Coldplay "Strawberry Swing" *

Arena (magazine) ''Arena'' was a British monthly men's magazine. The magazine was created in 1986 by Nick Logan, who had founded ''The Face'' in 1980, to focus on trends in fashion and entertainment. British graphic designer Neville Brody, who had designed '' ...

(2005) - Men of the Year *

McLaren Animation Award (2004) – Blur "Good Song" * UK MVA Awards (2004) Best Animation in a Music Video *

Awards (2004) Best Direction *

Awards (2004) Best Animation * British Animation Awards (2004) Best Music Video – Blur "Good Song" * MTV VMA award (2003) Best Special Effects in a Video – Queens of the Stone Age "Go with the Flow" * UK MVA Awards (2003) Best Director * UK MVA Awards (2003) Best Rock Video – Athlete "You Got The Style" * LEAF Award (2002) Best Pop Promo – U.N.K.L.E. "Eye 4 An Eye" *

McLaren Animation Award (2002) – U.N.K.L.E. "Eye 4 An Eye" * NME Brat Award (2002) Best Music Video – Radiohead "Pyramid Song" * UK MVA Awards (2002) Best Rock Video – Radiohead "Pyramid Song" * UK MVA Awards (2001) Best Alternative Video – Morgan "Flying High" * UK MVA Awards (2001) Best Marketing Campaign – Radiohead Blips Kid A *

LEAF Award The ABB LEAF Awards is an annual international architectural prize. It recognises innovative architectural design that sets the benchmark for the international architectural community of the next generation. The LEAF Awards program is operated by ...

(2000) Best Computer Animated Advertisement – Nat West "Fishing Line" * BBC2 Awards (2000) Best Music Video – Quannum "I Changed My Mind" * UK MVA Awards (2000) Best Budget Video – Quannum "I Changed My Mind" *

Ottawa International Animation Festival The Ottawa International Animation Festival is an annual animated film and media festival that takes place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The OIAF was founded in 1975, with the first festival held from August 10 to 15 in 1976. Initially organized by ...

(1999) Best Computer Animation "The Littlest Robo"

References

External links

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The Directors Bureau's Shynola Section
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Annotated VideographyThe Littlest RoboProfile of Gideon Baws, on his death
English music video directors