Defenders of Donbas

Lexi Elven designed and animated the titles and maps for this BBC One documentary about the on going war in Ukraine. You can still view this on the BBC website and on YouTube.

BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville and camera journalist Darren Conway report from the frontline in Ukraine’s south-eastern Donbas region, as the Ukrainian army fights back against months of Russian attacks amidst heavy bombardment.

Client: BBC

Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific

Lexi Elven worked on all the animated maps and graphics for this series staring Martin Clunes. You can catch this series on ITV now. The maps were all drawn and animated to have a painted feel to them, and worked was started just before the pandemic. Here’s a message from the series director Ian Lease:

“When covid struck early in 2020 we’d managed to film 3 out of 4 episodes of an ITV series in which Martin Clunes explores the astonishing diversity of the Islands of the Pacific.

To date we still haven’t made it back to film the 4th episode, so beginning tonight on ITV1 the series is broadcasting as a 3 parter, with Martin’s Pacific journey hopefully to be continued…

Do watch starting tonight, or on catch up if you can….

It’s a strange, hopefully joyful reminder of a more joined-up world, and the amazing people it’s possible to meet in far off places….

Thursday 13th January 9pm on ITV1:

Episode 1 – in which Martin visits French Polynesia, the most iconic Pacific islands (directed by the superb Russell England)

Thursday 20th January 9pm on ITV1:

Episode 2 – in which Martin visits Vanuatu, Tonga and Fiji to discover some lesser known corners of the Pacific southwest

Thursday 27th January 9pm on ITV1:

Episode 3 – in which Martin visits the legendary Galapagos

I hope they bring a glimmer of brightness to your dark winter evenings.”

Client: Buffalo Pictures

Horizon: The Contraception Pill How Safe Is It? – Retro explainer animation

Clip from the BBC TWO programme where Lexi Elven designed and animated this explainer animation for the BBC TWO programme, in the style of old retro PSAs explaining how the pill works for women.

International Woman’s Day 2016 – Film Screenings

Blueberry Creatives hosted a night of two films in collaboration with The Grierson Trust. “Scattered Windows, Connected Doors” and “Global People Project”. Lexi Elven designed the poster and the flyers for the event.

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