Blinkink director Nicos Livesey heads up an insanely ambitious, craft-centered spot for the streaming service BritBox – a 90-second time-lapse journey through highlights of British TV shot in a single take over the course of 14 hours.

Shot at one frame per second using motion control, the spot follows an actor’s continuous transformation through 11 different sets and was produced in collaboration with UK prosthetics and special makeup studio Millennium FX thru agency Uncommon Creative Studio.
 

“We wanted to capture that thrill of watching something unfold in real time, where every element – performance, camera movement, costume, make-up — has to align perfectly.”

 
Nicos Livesey: “For me, this project was all about celebrating the craft of filmmaking – the magic of transformation, the precision of choreography, and the human ingenuity behind every frame.

“We wanted to capture that thrill of watching something unfold in real time, where every element – performance, camera movement, costume, make-up — has to align perfectly. It’s a testament to the skill and dedication of everyone involved, and a reminder of why real, tangible filmmaking still has the power to mesmerize.”

Watch the making-of video:
 

 
 

 
Client: BritBox

Agency: Uncommon Creative Studio

Production: Blinkink
Director: Nicos Livesey
EP: Bart Yates, Josef Byrne
Head of Production: Alex Halley
Producer: Sebastian Jowers
1st AD: Rob Blishen
Director of Photography: Simon Chaudoir
Hair/Makeup: Natasha Lawes, Georgia Brown
Wardrobe: Ina Damianova
Editor: Nick Armstrong

SFX: Millennium FX

Production Service: Solent Films

Music/sound design: Soundtree