Wagging Rights

It is a rare privilege to be blessed with clients you collaborate with repeatedly over the years. It builds trust and familiarity and with that a sense of freedom earned over many projects. So it was with UKTV when they asked if I would direct the AV campaign for their latest show, Wagging Rights. The brief was simple. How would five famous faces react when they are no longer the stars of the show?

It was a challenging shoot. The celebs were lovely as were the dogs. However, being their real life dogs they were completely untrained and impossible to direct, though for my money that’s half the charm. Very proud of what our unceasingly amazing crew managed to capture in a single day and I hope the resulting campaign brings a smile to those who see it.

Director: Paul Quinn

Senior Producer: Genevieve Sligcher

Production Company: UKTV Creative

Creative Director: Paul Philpott

Creative: Alexandra Kirk

Assistant Producer: Eilish Mulvihill

Location: RD Studios

Cast: Vicky Pattison, Sara Pascoe, Rhod Gilbert, Harriet Kemsley, Kae Kurd, Tatenda Matsvai, Camden Roque, Karis Pentecost, Adi Alfa, Cheyenne Allaway, Andre Spencer, Caleb Amissah-Larbi, Danylo Volkov, Hyobin Kim

Cinematographer: Richard Bell ASC

Steadicam: Beau Pritchard-James

Grip: Alex Kelleher

Focus Puller: Samuel Hyde

Clapper Loader: Jensen Pipe

1st AD: Jai Lusser

2nd AD: Jessica Horne

Runners: Zoë Bradley & Kai Rajakulasingam

Gaffer: James Knight

Sparks: Cristian Trujilo Celis, Bert Hurtado, Alejandro Restrepo Celis & Kevin Gardner

DIT: Gotlieb Berg

Sound Operator: Crispin Larratt

Boom Operator: Milos Momcilovic

Sound Designer: Hugh Dwan

Music: Foraged music

Art Director: Georgia Shelton

Props Master: Nick Turnbull

Props: Charlotte Hill

Stylist: Patrick Whelan

Costume Supervisor: Nicole Daly

Costume Assistants: Amy Cundill & Meg Davies

Hair Stylist: Thomas Tatam

Make-up Artists: Huda Okuonghae, Nicole Fairfield, Megan McPhilemy & Rossino

Senior Designer (Stills): Tom Webster

Senior Designers (Motion): Jade Fitzgerald and Callum Parish

Storyboards: Ashwin Kumar

Colourist: Paul @ Picture Shop

Animal Welfare: Rachel Homeny

Yaperones: Shannon Bulmer, Charlie Williams, Milan Wells & Katie Christofis