Selected works
Burning Reel
2011 Showreel Burning Reel Productions
Goldie
Freedom Metalheadz
Modestep
Show me a Sign Polydor Animation directed by Richard Payne
Foreign Beggars
Palm of My Hand. An Introduction. Mau5trap
Deceit
Badman Silence Directed by Richard Payne
Metabeats ft. Dubbledge
EyeSeeYou Associated Minds
Kingpin
I Need Money Merciless Records
Danny Byrd ft. Netsky
Tonight Hospital Records
Kid Adrift | Oxytocin
Directed by High Contrast Island Records
Netsky
Iron Heart Hospital Records
Upcoming Projects
2012 Burning ReelFor us the idea is everything. We like to stay varied with our style and approach, be it animation or live-action and pride ourselves on being highly versatile.
Who we are
Burning Reel is made up of young filmmakers. We have a very open relationship with our loyal, world-class clients and have some of the industry's best, award winning talent in our crew.
Joe Elliott
Director & Producer
At 24 years old, Joe Elliott has already earned quite a reputation in the music industry; having Directed and Produced a wide variety of music videos for some of the biggest and most established artists in electronic music.
Working from the age of 15 on Oscar-winning features, Joe then trained in Documentary Film, graduating with a 1st degree-honours from The International Film School; his work being nominated for major awards in festivals across the U.K.
Cal Gordon
Director & Producer
With a passion for music and film, Cal Gordon has carved a serious path into the music-video world with a vengeance. A Royal Television-Award nominee and at the tender age of only 23, Documentary trained Cal has Directed visually stunning videos for the likes of Goldie and Mark Knight.
A highly-talented Producer too, Cal has Produced promos for the likes of Danny Byrd and Foreign Beggars to name a few, as well as commercials for a diverse range of major companies.
Mike Tyler
Director & Editor
A Director, Editor and self taught motion graphics & VFX artist. Mike Tyler's versatile ability to adapt to every project, along with his sharp attention to detail have earned him enormous respect throughout the Industry.
Never standing still, never the same; Mikes videos often blend live-action with animation in truly original ways. Without doubt, one of the most exciting young Directors anywhere in the world.
Richard Payne
Director & Editor
Richard Payne’s debut music video ‘Badman Silence’ launched to critical acclaim. Earning recognition for his unique visual style and extensive use of post-techniques, he has also Directed and Edited music videos for a variety of major artists including Modestep, Beardyman and Foreign Beggars.
Richard began as a self-taught Animator, Designer and Editor. His tenacious work ethic and experimental approach to film has seen him creating commercials for global brands including Coca-Cola, Sony, MTV, Lexus, Canon and most recently the 2012 Olympics.