Martyn Pick

Martyn Pick is a director and artist recognised for a distinctive fusion of live-action and animation. In feature films, commercials, and shorts he applies his fluid, cinematic storytelling working across pure live-action, computer, and hand animation.  

In recent years he has moved into features and tv series. He directed the CGI film: "Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie" and the live action thriller/horror features "Evil Never Dies" and "Heckle". On Netflix/ITV's Robozuna he was Head of Story and Voice Director for 40 half hour episodes and on Netflix's "Kitti Katz" he was co-director.

Credits include the 2009 film The Age of Stupid as animation director; London 2012, the promotional film for the 2012 Olympics; and the celebrated BBC promotional trailers for the Euro 2004 soccer tournament; and the Budweiser 2001 NBA commercials. Late commercials are for Thatchers Cider (2014), Magic the Gathering (2019) and Tata Steel (2022). A striking use of his animation/live action style was in sequences in the acclaimed feature documentary "Coup 53" .

He has applied his painterly filmic style in illustrated books on "Beowulf" and "Witchcraft" for Penguin.

Martyn Pick studied film and fine art at Saint Martin's School of Art and the crossover of painting and cinema has driven his work ever since.