mike afford media : TV graphics, broadcast graphics design, motion graphics. TV and corporate video, Leitrim, Ireland.
TV Graphics
We offer expertise at every stage of motion graphics creation - channel branding and idents, titles, credits, TV graphics content, 3D and VR studios. We have produced award-winning TV graphics for News and Current Affairs programmes, Elections, Weather Graphics and International Events.
Channel Branding and Idents
BBC Arabic TV
Mike Afford headed up the small design team responsible for the channel identity, branding and automated graphics content design for BBC Arabic - the BBC's new Arabic language Television service which launched March 2008.
BBC Arabic TV graphics : find out more
Contact Mike Afford for branding and idents
Title Sequences and Motion Graphics
The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain (BBC)
Over 20 years experience in the industry producing title sequences and motion graphics for TV.
Programme logo design and animation, full title sequences, title music, and content graphics.
BAFTA and Royal Television Society award-winner.
Contact Mike Afford for motion graphic design.
Virtual Studios
iTalkSport VR Studio (Setanta Sports)
As well as designing many high-profile VR graphics for the BBC (including the award-winning 'Election Night' in 2006), Mike has also designed and produced Virtual Studio Sets for Setanta Sports in Dublin, Ireland.
You can see some images and read about the recent iTalkSport Virtual Set on our blog
Contact Mike Afford for VR Studio Set Design
Weather Graphics
BBC Weather
Mike Afford was the senior graphic designer for the award-winning BBC Weather Graphics which for the first time made use of realtime 3D technology to revolutionise the telling the weather story across the entire BBC national and regional output.
BBC Weather Graphics : find out more
Contact Mike Afford for weather graphics
Election Graphics
The virtual swingometer from BBC Elections
Mike Afford has designed state-of-the-art graphics for countless BBC Election programmes. Here are just a few examples of his award-winning work.
Election 97 : find out more
Vote 2001 : find out more
Election Night (2006) : find out more
Contact Mike Afford for Election Graphics
3D Realtime Motion Graphics and VR
Eurovision Song Contest
Realtime TV graphics are those rendered 'live to air' direct from a graphics rendering platform (often 3D-model based sequences driven by a live data stream) - as opposed to being pre-rendered and recorded on to disk or tape for playout at a later time.
Broadcast applications have naturally included Election programmes where the need to display results on screen with the minimum delay has always been paramount.
Mike Afford has always been at the cutting edge of 3D and real-time graphics. He designed the first data-driven 3D graphics for same-day transmission for the BBC Election Campaign way back in 1992. Europe Decides showcased the first full-screen live-to-air 3D (Royal Television Society nominated for Graphic Design). Mike also designed the first realtime-only graphics for a UK General Election programme (Election 97) - all subsequent Election programmes have used real time 3D technology.
More recent developments in computer hardware have made TV graphics rendered live from PCs the affordable option for every broadcaster. Mike's graphics for the BBC's 'Working Lunch' were among the first to use PC platforms to render financial data and analysis live-to-air, and the new BBC Weather Graphics are also rendered in real time from PCs.
We offer advice and guidance for your own programme needs - virtual studio design, or bespoke 3D design and animation solutions for real-time graphics systems (tOG, Brainstorm, VizRT).
Contact Mike Afford for real-time 3D graphics design and consultancy
See also : VR Studio design
Corporate
Matthew Clark (corporate motion graphics)
TV graphics are an essential means of getting your message across. As well as conveying information in a memorable and visually engaging way, graphics can be used to reinforce your brand values - establishing a mood or feeling by careful use of colour, typography, imagery and movement.
Video graphics can explain complex ideas or concepts in a way that voiceovers or talking heads cannot. As well as providing visual signposts within a presentation, professionally designed TV graphics can also tie various elements together into a consistent single package.
Mike Afford Media have provided broadcast quality TV graphics for corporate clients including Waitrose, Concha y Toro, Headlines, Matthew Clark and more.
Contact Mike Afford for TV graphics or corporate video graphics
Compositing
Little Howard's Big Question (CBBC)
We've recently completed compositing 'Little Howard's Big Question' for CBBC.
Plenty of motion tracking, green screens and the kind of general jiggery-pokery you'd need to combine animated characters with live action. Working with our friends at Made In Colour we comped two series back to back. Series 3 airs later this year.
Little Howard's Big Question : find out more
Contact Mike Afford for Digital Compositing
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Award-winning Graphic Design
Mike Afford has over 20 years experience in broadcast graphic design - a Senior Designer for BBC News specialising in TV graphics for one of the world's leading broadcasters.
Industry awards include a BAFTA for Graphic Design, Royal Television Society awards for TV programme content graphics, and international awards from the Broadcast Designers' Association.