DreamingFish

DreamingFish is a British creative video production and animation studio based in Woking, Surrey. It develops moving-image content for businesses, public institutions and charitable organisations, combining live-action filmmaking with 2D and 3D animation. Its work spans corporate communications, brand storytelling, product demonstrations, educational broadcasts and digital campaigns.

The business began in 2001 when Phil Miller and Samantha Dowswell teamed up to produce Made in Britain, a feature-length documentary exploring British surfing along the coastline from Land's End to John o'Groats. That independent filmmaking partnership developed into a commercial production business, incorporated as a limited company in January 2014.

From concept to delivery

The studio provides an end-to-end production service, beginning with creative ideas, scripts, storyboards and visual development. Production planning includes casting, location scouting and scheduling, followed by studio or location filming, lighting and sound recording. Its filming capabilities include 4K/UHD acquisition, aerial cinematography, multi-camera event coverage and live streaming.

Animation and post-production cover character animation, motion graphics, 3D modelling, CGI, particle simulation, editing and colour grading. Sound design and voiceover services support the finished picture, while delivery work includes format encoding, video search optimisation and hosting guidance. The broader offering also includes podcast production and commercial photography for corporate portraits, events and products.

Commercial and institutional work

DreamingFish serves technology and enterprise software companies, healthcare and pharmaceutical organisations, financial services businesses, public bodies and charities. Its production work also extends to engineering, education, property, retail and advertising agencies.

The portfolio includes a CGI brand film for Silent Pool Distillers, educational live broadcasts for WWF UK with Steve Backshall, awareness campaigns for Leukaemia UK, and animated brand and product films for software businesses. Other projects include employee communications for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and social video for Nando's UK and Time Out London. Crews undertake location shoots across the UK and internationally, supporting projects beyond the studio's Surrey base.