About
Luke is a Motion Designer/Editor who also enjoys some light Illustration in his spare time.
About
Luke Smith is a Motion Designer and Illustrator specialising in creative for film and TV. He graduated from a Graphic Design course at Portsmouth University, and gained experience through several digital agencies working on branding, digital design, and motion graphics. Currently Head of Design at Ignition Creative.
Luke runs the Instagram account Stop Crop & Scroll. An infrequently updated feed of tests and experiments in illustration, motion and 3D. He’s also the editor for hit film podcast 90min (or Less) Film Fest.
Outside of work, he can often be found playing video games, watching movies, building Lego, or being constantly disappointed by the current state of Professional Wrestling.
A fan of hip-hop, jangly indie, and the recent musical stylings of Taylor Swift.
AWARDS
Outside of first place in 2 Graphic Design & Typography pub quizzes at Portsmouth University, Luke’s trailer graphics have been part of several award nominated and winning cuts, including:
The Enchanted Screen - 2018 Screen Awards Cinema Marketing Campaign of the Year (Winner)
Sundance Festival ‘18 - 2018 Screen Awards - Cinema Marketing Campaign of the Year (Nomination)
12 Days Of Christmas - 2019 Screen Awards - Cinema Marketing Campaign of the Year (Winner)
Picturehouse Membership - 2019 Screen Awards - Cinema Marketing Campaign of the Year (Nomination)
Parasite - 2021 Clio Entertainment AV Campaign (Shortlist)
Parasite - 2021 GTA Best Independent TV Spot (Nomination)
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire - 2021 GTA Best Foreign Independent Trailer (Nomination)
The Irregulars - 2021 GTA Best Graphics for a series Spot (Nomination)
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story - 2022 GTA for B2st Motion Graphics (Nomination)
Mr Malcom’s List - 2022 Clio Entertainment Independent Teaser (Shortlist)
Explorer - 2022 Clio Entertainment Documentary Spot (Shortlist)
Break Point - 2023 Clio Entertainment Television Teaser (Bronze)
