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ART | DESIGN

Projects by Christopher Thomas Allen

  • DMU-Feature

    DMU – Designer Maker User

    Large scale film projection commissioned for the entrance to the permanent exhibition on design at The Design Museum London

    2018

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    LUMINOUS

    Audio visual production and event art direction for the BFI's biannual fundraising gala

    2015

  • Blindsider-Feature

    BLINDSIDER

    Music video developed from the live cinema performance project True Fictions

    2014

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    True Fictions: Album Artwork

    Gatefold album artwork for the release of music from our live cinema project

    2014

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    SOUNDFIELD

    A large scale sound reactive installation in the historic wind tunnel at Farnborough Airport

    2014

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    SOLILOQUY

    A live cinema piece commissioned to celebrate the importance of film for the first BFI's Luminous fundraising gala

    2014

  • getty_Featured

    Video Thesaurus

    Interactive audio visual installation for Getty images exploring their extensive collection of moving image material via meta-tagging

    2013

  • Sowei_Featured

    Sowei mask: Spirit of Sierra Leone

    Audio visual film for British Museum exhibition

    2013

  • TCO_Featured

    THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA CONCERT VISUALS

    Visual production for The Cinematic Orchestra live performance at the Sydney Opera House

    2013

  • CC_AV_Featured

    Added Value?

    A set of documentary films created for the Crafts Council's touring exhibition 'Added Value?'

    2012

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    How Clubbing Changed The World

    Title sequence for Channel 4 TV list show about the history of Club culture

    2012

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    Light Orchestra

    Video production for the exterior of Wembley Arena utilising their huge LED screen commissioned by Barclaycard

    2012

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    The Body Adorned

    Audio visual installation at the Horniman Museum representing an anthropology of dress in London

    2012

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    SuperEverything*

    New performance project exploring the relationship between identity, ritual and place across the landscape of Malaysia

    2011

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    VOYAGERS

    Permanent Audio Visual installation for the Voyagers Gallery at the National Maritime Museum

    2011

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    LDN-REDUX

    An Audio visual journey through the landscape of London over a 24 hour cycle

    2011

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    CHASE & STATUS TOUR VISUALS

    visual production for Chase & Status live tour

    2011

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    Be The Man

    Promo video for Brooklyn based folk singer Jo Williamson

    2010

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    LDN24

    LDN24 is a media art commission for the Museum of London that presents an anthropomorphic portrait of the city over a 24 hour cycle

    2010

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    D&AD VISUALS

    visual set for the D&AD awards ceremony held at Camden Roundhouse

    2010

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    LDN-GH1

    Short film documenting life in London made for Panasonic's website

    2010

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    NOTIFY: THE MODERN VISION OF SARTORIAL SPIRIT

    Audio visual installation produced in collaboration with Ron Arad associates for the fashion company Notify's Pitti Uomo 77 men's fashion fair in Florence

    2010

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    SCHLIMAZELTOV!

    Award winning short by director Chris Allen exploring the concept of luck or "mazel" through London's Jewish community

    2009

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    LEGACY NOW YOUTH PANEL

    Performance & installation project developed through a series of workshops with a group of young people from the 2012 host boroughs

    2009

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    DIALOG

    media art installation by christopher thomas allen exploring connection between language and technology

    2009

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    BLACKBERRY EXHIBITION STANDS

    Visual production for Blackberry's trade show stands utilising stealth L.E.D. technology

    2009

  • BBold_featured

    BLACKBERRY BOLD LAUNCH

    Visual production for the launch of Blackberry's new 3G mobile phone

    2008

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    TRUTH MOVEMENTS

    Short documentary film that unearths a tangled web of conspiracies and divergent views surrounding the events of 911

    2008

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    HOME

    A 3 Minute Wonder for Channel 4 exploring our collective search for self through our understanding of the notion of "home"

    2008

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    EIGHT QUESTIONS

    A short animated film exploring environmental issues produced through a collaborative 10 day workshop in Sapporro Japan

    2008

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    TRANSIT – ARTICULATED EXHIBITION

    a collection of slides that explore the transient non-spaces encountered when travelling

    2007

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    THE LIVING ROOM

    multi media exploration of identity through the domestic spaces of londoners

    2007

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    DOMESTIC ARCHAEOLOGY PRINTS

    a selection of silk screen print work

    2007

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    POSTER DESIGNS

    A selection of poster designs from different projects

    2007

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    LO-REZ DOLORES TABLA RASA

    exploration of surface, form and motion for ron arad exhibition at the marconi gallery in milan

    2007

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    ROLLING STONES TOUR VISUALS

    visuals for jumping jack flash

    2007

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    THE LONGCUT TOUR VISUALS

    Video and animation production for the band 'The Long Cut'

    2007

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    ARTICULATED EXHIBITION

    cross media art exhibition supported by nokia nseries exploring the boundaries between public and private space

    2007

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    PROTOCOL – ARTICULATED EXHIBITION

    a collection of lamda prints looking at boudaries and thresholds

    2007

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    CORNERSHOP TOUR VISUALS

    tour visuals for cornershop

    2007

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    DOMESTIC ARCHAEOLOGY

    A mixed media art exhibition created for the Geffrye Museum exploring the changing nature of individuals living spaces in London

    2007

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    TRUE FICTIONS: NEW ADVENTURES IN FOLKLORE

    An audio visual exploration of truth and myth across the state of New York

    2007

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    THE ART OF WAR

    Audio visual sound clash of classical and electronic music

    2007

  • Selfhelp_featured

    SELF HELP AV

    Audio visual collage of music and self help audio recordings

    2007

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    THE Z-AXIS

    audio visual remix of classic hollywood film the fountain head

    2007

  • HITL_featured

    HIDING IN THE LIGHT

    Retrospective of photography, graphic design and print work by founder and creative director Christopher Thomas Allen

    2007

  • Chimera_featured

    THE CHIMERA PROJECT: NEWCASTLE & GATESHEAD

    Digital film project created through a unique collaboration with local artists from Newcastle and Gateshead

    2007

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    DOMESTIC ARCHAEOLOGY WORKSHOPS

    Public workshop project exploring the home through memory and the creation of personal monuments

    2007

  • DVD_Featured

    DVD PACKAGING

    A selection of artwork for DVD Packaging

    2007

  • RFH_featured

    OVERTURE: SOUTH BANK CENTRE

    Large exterior projection and audio piece celebrating the re-opening of London's most famous concert hall

    2007

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    SUM OF THREE PARTS

    video art installation for the entrance of bloomberg's london hq

    2006

  • Atom_Featured

    U2 CONCERT VISUAL

    Visual edit of classic 1950's nulear test archive footage commission for U2 concert

    2006

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    T-SHIRT DESIGNS

    a selection of surgical threads

    2005

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    REQUIEM FOR CONCRETE

    Exterior projection on the Palazzo Dei Congressi for Dissonanze5 Festival in Rome

    2005

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    ZERO 7 TOUR VISUALS

    Concert Visuals for Zero 7's UK Tour

    2004

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    THE LIVING SCREEN

    Promotional film for proposed public art project in Camden Town designed by Ron Arad

    2003

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    IN PASSING

    Award winning animated digital short exploring the psycho-geography of inner city Manchester

    2003

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    THE CHIMERA PROJECT: MIDDLESBROUGH

    Digital film project mapping the city of Middlesborough created through a unique open source collaboration with local artists

    2003

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    VENGEANCE VALLEY

    An audio visual remix of a classic old western film created for Addictive TV's Mixmasters series which was broadcast in the UK on ITV

    2003

  • VU_featured

    LG VU

    Pitch film made to communicate wireless computer concept for LG by designer Ron Arad

    2002

  • Drake_featured

    THE DRAKE MUSIC PROJECT

    Short film documenting creative workshop and performance art project with a group of disabled musicians

    2002

  • Fashion_Featured

    MOTION GRAPHICS SHOWREEL: FASHION

    Visual mix of motion graphics produced for different fashion brands

    2002

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    DSP : ALBUM ARTWORK

    Album Artwork for UK Hip-Hop producers Dynamic Syncopation for Ninja Tune Records

    2002

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    RE:COVERED TITLES

    Title sequence for BBC1 music program

    2002

  • Topshop_Featured

    TOPSHOP & TOPMAN FASHION SHOWS

    Motion graphic videos for Topshop & Topman fashion shows

    2002

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    GRAND HOTEL SALONE

    360 degree immersive environment created for Architect & Designer Ron Arad's exhibit at the Milan Furniture Fair

    2002

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    APB: ALL POINTS BETWEEN

    a kaleidoscopic audio visual journey through contrasting world views

    2001

  • COHM_featured

    THE CITY OF HOLLOW MOUNTAINS

    Documentary short tracing the journey of a Venice Beach street philosopher from the west to the east coast of the USA

    2001

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    KINOBE : ARTWORK

    a collection of artwork for uk band: kinobe

    2001

  • echolon_featured

    ECHELON

    Short journalistic film about surveillance by investigating the issues surrounding US Menwith Hill Airbase in Northfolk

    2000

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    THUMBNAIL EXPRESS

    Experimental documentary short film tracing the tangential journeys of a Venice Beach street philosopher across the USA

    2000

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    MUSIC WITH NO NAME : ALBUM ARTWORK

    Artwork for "Music with no Name" vol1. by the label Electric Melt

    2000

  • Scanone_Feature

    SCANONE : SLEEVE DESIGN

    Record sleeve design's for long time audio collaborator: Scanone

    2000

  • Hacking_Featured

    SECRET HISTORY OF HACKING

    Title sequence for the Channel 4 documentary

    2000

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    REEL 9

    Audio visual track made for the Mixmasters TV series that deconstructs The Light Surgeons tools and processes

    2000

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    COLLAGE & ILLUSTRATIONS

    collage and illustration work.

    1999

  • Stealing_featured

    STEALING BEAUTY

    a deconstruction of tools and process

    1999

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    U.N.K.L.E. TOUR VISUALS

    Visual production for U.N.K.L.E. Dj sets & live shows

    1999

  • Featured_funki

    FUNKI PORCINI : SLEEVE DESIGN

    Artwork for Funki Porcini 12" Release for Ninja Tune

    1999

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    SNEAKER PIMPS : SLEEVE DESIGN

    a collection of artwork for Sneaker Pimps

    1998

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    OCULARIS

    An audio visual remix of cult sci-fi cinema commissioned by the London Film Makers Co-Op and scored live by the Ninja Tune artists the Herbaliser and Dynamic Syncopation

    1998

  • Herb_Featured

    WALL CRAWLING INSECT BREAKS

    Promo video for The Herbalizer's Wall Crawling Insect Breaks release on Ninja Tune Records

    1998

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    CORNERSHOP : ARTWORK

    album artwork for the british indie rock band: cornershop

    1997

  • SNEAKER_featured

    SNEAKER PIMPS TOUR VISUALS

    Tour visuals for the band the Sneaker Pimps

    1997

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    PROPHETS OF DA CITY : SLEEVE DESIGN

    Record sleeve design for South African Hip-Hop group Prophets Of The City

    1996

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    LAZY 701 : 7″ SLEEVE DESIGN

    Artwork for Sunday Best Recordings

    1996

  • Mantra_Feature

    MANTRA IDENT

    Motion graphic ident for Mantra Records

    1996

  • Ninja_featured

    NINJA TUNE IDENTS

    Visual idents created for Ninja Tune Records

    1996

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    PHLUIDE : ALBUM ARTWORK

    A collection of artwork for BIFIDUS ACIDOPHILUS by Nation Records

    1995

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    AZUKX : ALBUM ARTWORK

    artwork for AZUKX 124 commissioned by Mantra Recordings

    1995

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    COLOUR CONDITIONER : MAIL ART

    Anti racist mail art project consisting of a set silkscreen prints and envelope

    1994

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    FLYER DESIGNS

    A selection of club flyers and other promotional design work

    1992