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Projects by Christopher Thomas Allen

  • SE_feature_2

    SuperEverything*

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

    2011

  • NMM_feature_2

    Voyagers

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

    2011

  • LDN-REDUX_feature

    LDN-REDUX

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

    2011

  • BeTheMan_Featured

    Be The Man

    Video for Brooklyn based folk singer Jo Williamson

    2010

  • LDN24_Feat

    LDN24

    LDN24 is a media art installation by The Light Surgeons for the Museum of London's Sackler Hall

    2010

  • D&AD_Feature2

    D&AD VISUALS

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

    2010

  • LDN-GH1_Feature

    LDN-GH1

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

    2010

  • Noify_Feature2

    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

  • Streetlife_Feature

    CHASE & STATUS TOUR VISUALS

    visual production for Chase & Status live tour

    2009

  • Schlimazel_feature

    SCHLIMAZELTOV!

    Short documentary film by director Chris Allen exploring the concept of luck or "mazel" through London's Jewish community

    2009

  • Legacy_Feature

    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

  • DIALOG_feature

    DIALOG

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

    2009

  • BB_stand_Feature

    GSM BLACKBERRY EXPO STANDS

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

    2009

  • Blackberry_Feature

    BLACKBERRY BOLD LAUNCH

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

    2008

  • 16

    TRUE MOVEMENTS

    Short film that unearths the tangled web of conspiracies theories, divergent views on the most tragic day in modern history through public oratory recorded at the 5th anniversary of 911

    2008

  • Home_featured

    HOME

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

    2008

  • eight_featured2

    EIGHT QUESTIONS

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

    2008

  • Transit_Feature

    TRANSIT – ARTICULATED EXHIBITION

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

    2007

  • LivingRoom_Feature

    THE LIVING ROOM

    multi media exploration of identity through the domestic spaces of londoners

    2007

  • VJ.book

    T-SHIRT DESIGNS

    a selection of surgical threads

    2007

  • ScreenPrints_Feature2

    DOMESTIC ARCHAEOLOGY PRINTS

    a selection of silk screen print work

    2007

  • Poster_Feature

    POSTER DESIGNS

    A selection of poster designs from different projects

    2007

  • Illustration_Feature

    COLLAGE & ILLUSTRATIONS

    collage and illustration work.

    2007

  • LO-REZ_Feature

    LO-REZ DOLORES TABLA RASA

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

    2007

  • RStones_Feature

    ROLLING STONES TOUR VISUALS

    visuals for jumping jack flash

    2007

  • the-long-cut-tour-visuals_thumb500

    THE LONGCUT TOUR VISUALS

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

    2007

  • ARTR_Feature2

    ARTICULATED EXHIBITION

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

    2007

  • Protocol_feature

    PROTOCOL

    a collection of lamda prints looking at boudaries and thresholds

    2007

  • FLYER_Feature

    FLYER DESIGNS

    A selection of club flyers and other promotional design work

    2007

  • Cornershop_Feature

    CORNERSHOP TOUR VISUALS

    tour visuals for cornershop

    2007

  • Domestic_Archaeology_Feature2

    DOMESTIC ARCHAEOLOGY

    A cross media art exhibition project created for the Geffrye Museum that explored issues surrounding identity through the changing nature of people's living spaces in London

    2007

  • TF_Features

    TRUE FICTIONS: NEW ADVENTURES IN FOLKLORE

    Exploration of truth and myth in the state of New York

    2007

  • The-arto-of-warFeature

    THE ART OF WAR

    Audio visual sound clash of classical and electronic music

    2007

  • SelfHelpAV_Feature

    SELF HELP AV

    Audio visual collage of music and self help audio recordings

    2007

  • Z-AXIS_Feature

    THE Z-AXIS

    audio visual remix of classic hollywood film the fountain head

    2007

  • HidingInTheLight_Feature2

    HIDING IN THE LIGHT

    Retrospective of photography and print design work

    2007

  • Chimera_featured2

    THE CHIMERA PROJECT: NEWCASTLE & GATESHEAD

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

    2007

  • DA_Workshop_Feature

    DOMESTIC ARCHAEOLOGY WORKSHOPS

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

    2007

  • DVD_Feature

    DVD PACKAGING

    A selection of artwork for DVD Packaging

    2007

  • RFH_Feature

    OVERTURE: SOUTH BANK CENTRE

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

    2007

  • SumOfThreeParts_Feature

    SUM OF THREE PARTS

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

    2006

  • Atom_Feature

    ATOM BOMB

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

    2006

  • RQ4Dream_Features

    REQUIEM FOR CONCRETE

    Audio video installation at Dissonanze5 Festival in Rome, Italy

    2005

  • Zero7_Feature2

    ZERO 7 TOUR VISUALS

    Visuals for Zero 7, 2004 UK Tour to promote the release of the album "When It Falls"

    2004

  • Livin_Feature

    THE LIVING SCREEN

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

    2003

  • inpassing_featured

    IN PASSING

    Award winning animated digital short exploring the psychogeography of inner city Manchester

    2003

  • Chimera_featured

    THE CHIMERA PROJECT: MIDDLES BOROUGH

    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_Feature

    LG VU

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

    2002

  • Drake_Feature

    THE DRAKE MUSIC PROJECT

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

    2002

  • Fashion_Feature

    MOTION GRAPHICS SHOWREEL: FASHION

    Visual mix of motion graphics produced for different fashion brands

    2002

  • DSP_Feature

    DSP : ALBUM ARTWORK

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

    2002

  • RECOVED_Feature

    RE:COVERED TITLES

    Title sequence for BBC1 music program

    2002

  • Topman_Feature

    TOPSHOP & TOPMAN FASHION SHOWS

    Motion graphic videos for Topshop & Topman fashion shows

    2002

  • Salone_Feature

    GRAND HOTEL SALONE

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

    2002

  • APB_Feature

    APB: ALL POINTS BETWEEN

    a kaleidoscopic audio visual journey through contrasting world views

    2001

  • cohm_feat

    THE CITY OF HOLLOW MOUNTAINS

    Short documentary film tracing the journey of a Venice Beach street philosopher from the west to the east coast of the USA

    2001

  • Kinobe_Feature

    KINOBE : ARTWORK

    a collection of artwork for uk band: kinobe

    2001

  • echolon_feat

    ECHELON

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

    2000

  • thumbnail_feat

    THUMBNAIL EXPRESS

    Tangential short documentary film tracing the journeys of a Venice Beach philosopher across the USA

    2000

  • ElectricMelt_Feature

    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_Feature

    SECRET HISTORY OF HACKING

    Title sequence for the Channel 4 documentary

    2000

  • Reel9_feat

    REEL 9

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

    2000

  • StealingBeauty_Feature

    STEALING BEAUTY

    a deconstruction of tools and process

    1999

  • Unkle_feature

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

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

    1999

  • Music_packaging_Feature

    FUNKI PORCINI : SLEEVE DESIGN

    Artwork for Funki Porcini 12" Release for Ninja Tune

    1999

  • ocularis_feat

    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_Feature

    WALL CRAWLING INSECT BREAKS

    Promo video for The Herbalizer on Ninja Tune Records

    1998

  • Cornershop_Feature

    CORNERSHOP : ARTWORK

    album artwork for the british indie rock band: cornershop

    1997

  • Pimps_Feature

    SNEAKER PIMPS TOUR VISUALS

    Tour visuals for the band the Sneaker Pimps

    1997

  • Muthaland.feature

    PROPHETS OF DA CITY : SLEEVE DESIGN

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

    1996

  • Sundaybest45'a2

    LAZY 701 : 7″ SLEEVE DESIGN

    Artwork for Sunday Best Recordings

    1996

  • Mantra_Feature

    MANTRA IDENT

    Motion graphic ident for Mantra Records

    1996

  • Ninja_Feature

    NINJA TUNE IDENTS

    Visual idents created for Ninja Tune Records

    1996

  • Phluides_Feature

    PHLUIDE : ALBUM ARTWORK

    A collection of artwork for BIFIDUS ACIDOPHILUS by Nation Records

    1995

  • Stomp_Feature

    AZUKX : ALBUM ARTWORK

    artwork for AZUKX 124 commissioned by Mantra Recordings

    1995

  • ScreenPrints2_Feature

    COLOUR CONDITIONER : MAIL ART

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

    1994

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