Biographie
Martyn Pick is a director and artist known for his unique blend of live-action and animation. He brings his fluid, cinematic storytelling style to feature films, commercials, and shorts, utilizing live action alongside computer and hand-drawn animation. He directed the CGI action feature "Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie" (2010), featuring performances by Terence Stamp, Sean Pertwee, and John Hurt. His credits also include Film London's promotional short for the 2012 Olympics, BBC trailers for Euro 2004, animation direction on the 2009 film "The Age of Stupid," Budweiser’s 2001 NBA commercial, and the Channel 4 commissioned short "Plaza" (2000).
Martyn studied Film and Fine Art at Saint Martins School of Art, with his work consistently exploring the intersection of painting and cinema. In live action, he directed the short film "Green" (Film Four) and the supernatural thriller feature "Evil Never Dies" (2014). His horror short "Blue Moon" screened at Screamfest LA in November 2016, and he created animated sequences for the award-winning US feature documentary "Women of 1915." In CGI, he developed a UK/Chinese animated franchise and served as Head of Story and Voice Director on 40 half-hour episodes of the Netflix/ITV series "Robozuna."
For Penguin, he illustrated the books "Witchcraft" and "Beowulf," applying his artistic style to publishing. More recently, he directed the live-action horror feature "Heckle." In 2019, the animation sequences he directed for "Coup 53" (directed by Taghi Amirani and edited by Walter Murch) were praised for their distinctive style. "Coup 53" premiered to excellent reviews in 2020 and holds a rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He co-directed 10 half-hour episodes of the CGI animated children’s superhero series "Kitti Katz," which was released globally as a Netflix original in 2023.
In live-action work, he has recently directed commercials for "Magic: The Gathering" and "League of Legends." He created the world-building concept art for Charlie Higson’s epic series "Rise of the Witches" (MBC) and, in 2022, directed and produced a painterly TVC campaign for Tata Steel (JWT). A graphic novel he authored is currently in development as a feature film, with him attached as director. Martyn continues to pursue projects that enhance and evolve his visual storytelling craft.
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