Suited & Booted Originals

Suited & Booted Originals is a full-service video production and animation studio based in Bath, England. Founded in 1999 by Sara Strickland and Chris Kemp, the company combines creative production, arts and scientific disciplines in work ranging from brand storytelling to technical communications. Its output includes corporate films, television commercials, documentaries, animated explainers, internal communications and social campaigns.

The studio works across science, technology, education, healthcare, hospitality and the public and charitable sectors. Its projects include films that explain research, introduce products, support training and communicate organisational change. Animation capabilities span character animation, 2D and 3D motion graphics, kinetic typography and explainer assets, alongside live-action filmmaking.

From concept to delivery

Projects can begin with creative development, concept strategy, scripting, storyboarding and scoping. Production capabilities include location and studio filming, solo self-shooting direction, multi-camera crews, professional lighting and audio recording. Post-production covers editing, colour grading, sound design, audio mixing and timecode management.

The company also adapts material for different platforms, produces rapid social edits and provides live streaming, event capture and video asset management. Its in-house directors, animators, editors and producers work with regular freelance crew, allowing the studio to combine its core production team with additional project resources.

Community origins and commercial development

The business began as a community media venture and incorporated as a Community Interest Company in 2007. Over the following years, it developed commercial capabilities across advertising, brand films, animation and technical communications for national clients.

In 2022, the founders established S&B Originals Ltd as the primary commercial operating entity and adopted the public brand Suited & Booted Originals, also shortened to S&B Originals. The studio achieved B Corporation certification in 2023. Its commercial work continues to encompass both creative brand content and films that make specialised subjects accessible to wider audiences.