Tim James Brown - Visual FX

After 12 years as an agency creative (BBH, Simon’s Palmer, DFGW and VCCP) Tim was inspired to get behind the camera himself. His directing career started with a short film ‘The Moors’ which won STRAIGHT 8 at BAFTA. His next short film ‘Thrive’ was nominated at Cannes BEST NEW DIRECTOR and BBC NEW TALENT. SHOTS have showcased ‘Tim’s work twice; in the The Shark Evolution Top Ten New Directors and the London 'Divine Collection' with ‘Sprite Goblin’ and ‘VW ‘Service Plan’ making the APA Top 50. His Royal Mail 'Coffee Cup’ TVC won a Silver Arrow in the 'John Webster' Best Idea In 30 Seconds. Tim worked on the BBC account for three years where he wrote over 50 trails - notably launching the iconic FREEVIEW Face-off campaign where Tim employed a plethora of celebrities; Steven Berkoff, John Simpson, Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen, Ricky Tomlinson, Kathy Burke, Phill Jupitus, Jerry Hall, Keifer Sutherland, Chewbacca, Dot Cotton, and the extremely tricky and temperamental Teletubbies. This campaign was nominated at the APA effective awards and won a Promax Gold. Talking of Gold medals, Tim’s mum was extremely proud when he won The Times Sports Brand of The Year award for the legendary BBC - BRING ON THE SUPERHUMANS. Tim’s innate knack for casting subtle performances and observed comedy have since garnered him awards at D&AD, Cannes, Creative Circle, and The Big Awards - with a GOLD at the British Television Advertising Awards for the Best Use Of Casting. His ‘Samsung Monkey’ spot has over 6 million hits on YouYube, something his late great uncle, the writer/painter D.H. Lawrence surely would have approved of... Not !!