# Shaun's Studio

> Independent filmmaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Shaun's Studio is a filmmaking portfolio focused on mobile-first concepts, short films, corporate promo films, and early creative experiments. Film entries include descriptions, categories, durations, tags, and links to the original Vimeo videos.

Use `/films/film-name` when sharing a film: it provides crawler-readable title, description, and image metadata, then opens the matching film in the site's video viewer. The original `#film-name` browser deep links still work. `/highlight-reel` provides a dedicated share preview for the featured highlight reel, while `#highlight-reel` scrolls to it on the homepage.

## Highlight Reel

- **Title:** Highlight Reel
- **Description:** A selection of work from Shaun's Studio.
- **Share link:** `/highlight-reel`
- **Browser deep link:** `#highlight-reel`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1214074484/1359d057da

## 01 / Mobile First Concept Films

### Time Dilation

- **Duration:** 1:00
- **Tags:** Mobile, Concept
- **Description:** This film experiments with pace by layering visual and audio elements using stock footage. High-tempo music—slowed and sped up in sync with montage visuals and voiceover aims to create a visceral experience of time dilation. Shot in vertical format for mobile-first viewing, with subtitles designed for silent autoplay.
- **Share link:** `/films/time-dilation`
- **Browser deep link:** `#time-dilation`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155586322/f1b120a2d7

### Entropy

- **Duration:** 1:00
- **Tags:** Mobile, Concept
- **Description:** This piece captures the feeling of entropy through voiceover, a ticking clock, and glitch effects, constructed entirely from stock footage. The aim was to bring the concept of entropy to life visually and sonically. Shot in vertical format for mobile-first viewing, with subtitles designed for silent autoplay.
- **Share link:** `/films/entropy`
- **Browser deep link:** `#entropy`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155586348/38123b4dbe

## 02 / Short Films

### Dannsa

- **Duration:** 2:52
- **Tags:** Short, Realism, Warning: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Themes
- **Description:** The culmination of a week-long filmmaking course at Queen’s University Belfast (2024). Shot around Belfast by day and edited by night, the film explores an individual’s struggle with alcohol and drugs, reflecting on issues exacerbated during the Covid lockdowns. The narrative unfolds in three acts: the character’s abuse, a hedonistic peak, and the inevitable consequences.
- **Share link:** `/films/dannsa`
- **Browser deep link:** `#dannsa`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155586302/ca347c0014

### Seacliff

- **Duration:** 1:30
- **Tags:** Short, Observational, Landscape, Experimental, Greyscale, North Berwick, Sony FX30
- **Description:** An observational film shot at Seacliff Beach in North Berwick, experimenting with greyscale to explore the atmosphere and texture of the coastline. Shot on a Sony FX30.
- **Share link:** `/films/seacliff`
- **Browser deep link:** `#seacliff`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1222794902/64c69d413a

### Butterdean Wood

- **Duration:** 1:13
- **Tags:** Nature, Observational
- **Description:** An observational nature film set in Butterdean Wood.
- **Share link:** `/films/butterdean-wood`
- **Browser deep link:** `#butterdean-wood`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1221505886/db82670a46

### Longniddry Sunset

- **Duration:** 1:06
- **Tags:** Short, Landscape, Experimental
- **Description:** Shot as a quick test of the Sony FX30, this film was filmed, edited and published within an hour. I set out to capture the changing light and colours of a Longniddry sunset, while leaving room for serendipity — birds crossing the frame, unusual stone formations and small details discovered along the way. The film combines extreme long, long and medium shots to explore the landscape at different scales.
- **Share link:** `/films/longniddry-sunset`
- **Browser deep link:** `#longniddry-sunset`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1220309712/46e2a980bf

### Theo's Day in Edinburgh

- **Duration:** 4:18
- **Tags:** Short, Family
- **Description:** A mobile-shot observational film capturing a day out with my son in the summer of 2025. Without pre-planning, the focus was on using available footage to create a cohesive narrative. A key sequence switches between mobile and CCTV footage, highlighting a warm emotional moment between mother and son. Private link available on request.
- **Share link:** `/films/theo-s-day-in-edinburgh`
- **Browser deep link:** `#theo-s-day-in-edinburgh`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155692898/00a609fad5

### A Wee Chat

- **Duration:** 24:17
- **Tags:** Short, Family, Interview
- **Description:** A 24-minute candid interview, filmed without preparation as an experiment in two-person audio recording and documentary-style editing. Shot with a single camera, the film uses subtle digital zooms, subtitles, structured sections, and on-screen questions to create rhythm and emphasis. What began as a technical test of new microphones developed into a warm, funny, and revealing conversation, capturing the natural chemistry between its two subjects.
- **Share link:** `/films/a-wee-chat`
- **Browser deep link:** `#a-wee-chat`
- **Vimeo:** https://player.vimeo.com/video/1213039879?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479

## 03 / Corporate Promo Films

### Sofia Visit Promo

- **Duration:** 0:25
- **Tags:** Mobile, Social Media, Promo, Corporate
- **Description:** A short film optimised for LinkedIn, capturing a visit to an acquired company in Bulgaria. The goal was to show the personal side of a corporate acquisition while maintaining viewer interest. The vertical orientation is optimised for social feeds, with dynamic opening titles designed to grab attention immediately.
- **Share link:** `/films/sofia-visit-promo`
- **Browser deep link:** `#sofia-visit-promo`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155586236/5a94484166

### AI Accelerator Promo

- **Duration:** 0:30
- **Tags:** Social Media, Promo, Corporate, Tech
- **Description:** A montage created to promote a company proposition on LinkedIn. The edit communicates key messages through kinetic typography while establishing a modern tech aesthetic through curated stock footage. Film content consistently drives higher engagement on the platform than static posts.
- **Share link:** `/films/ai-accelerator-promo`
- **Browser deep link:** `#ai-accelerator-promo`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155586222/c7839b41f4

### Gen-AI E-Book Promo

- **Duration:** 0:27
- **Tags:** Social Media, Promo, Corporate, Tech
- **Description:** A promotional montage for a company e-book, designed for LinkedIn. The edit uses bold titles to communicate the core message and stock footage to evoke a sense of modern technology. Video content continues to outperform text posts for engagement.
- **Share link:** `/films/gen-ai-e-book-promo`
- **Browser deep link:** `#gen-ai-e-book-promo`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155586261/ae4061b3a2

### Digital Biomarkers Explainer

- **Duration:** 1:55
- **Tags:** Social Media, Promo, Corporate, Tech
- **Description:** This film conveys a complex subject in a novel way by building a montage around AI-generated voice output. The visual approach uses minimalist footage to represent soundwaves, keeping the focus on the audio narrative.
- **Share link:** `/films/digital-biomarkers-explainer`
- **Browser deep link:** `#digital-biomarkers-explainer`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155586286/9940447c22

## 04 / Early Creative Experiments in Film

### Portrait of the Interior of A Home

- **Duration:** 0:58
- **Tags:** Experiment, Montage, Interior
- **Description:** A montage shot at home to convey a warm, lived-in atmosphere. The camera focuses on the imperfect, noticeable details that define a home, paired with warm titles and music. The result is a feeling of a space filled with love and life. Private link available on request.
- **Share link:** `/films/portrait-of-the-interior-of-a-home`
- **Browser deep link:** `#portrait-of-the-interior-of-a-home`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155695719/527c19cbdf

### Skinnymalinky

- **Duration:** 3:56
- **Tags:** Experiment, Montage, Interior, Dark Atmospheric
- **Description:** Inspired by the low-budget horror film Skinamarink, this piece is constructed entirely from b-roll footage inside a home, with barely visible characters and long static shots. Following these constraints, the film creates a dark, atmospheric space by shooting in low light, focusing on unusual details, and holding the shots for extended periods. Private link available on request.
- **Share link:** `/films/skinnymalinky`
- **Browser deep link:** `#skinnymalinky`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155696122/953036b289

### Under The Hood

- **Duration:** 3:16
- **Tags:** Experiment, Short Film, Continuity
- **Description:** Inspired by the early black-and-white surrealist shorts of Nolan, Scorsese, and Scott. Using only available resources, this film explores the concept of a fatigued man losing touch with reality, believing his car is attempting to communicate with him. Private link available on request.
- **Share link:** `/films/under-the-hood`
- **Browser deep link:** `#under-the-hood`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155697952/b74f23f005

### Fugue

- **Duration:** 3:45
- **Tags:** Experiment, Short Film, Continuity
- **Description:** Similar in approach to Under The Hood, this film uses available locations to practice narrative construction. The concept follows a man reviewing a box of meaningful possessions, cutting back to associated memories. The twist reveals the man is an intruder, and the memories are not his own. Private link available on request.
- **Share link:** `/films/fugue`
- **Browser deep link:** `#fugue`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155698650/f6ea3d71a4

### Drink Water Ad Concept

- **Duration:** 0:37
- **Tags:** Experiment, Montage, Stock, Ad, Concept
- **Description:** An early montage concept practicing editing rhythm. The sequence demonstrates the power of water and nature through escalating scenes—from raindrops to sea storms—concluding with the realization that this power is available at the nearest tap. Private link available on request.
- **Share link:** `/films/drink-water-ad-concept`
- **Browser deep link:** `#drink-water-ad-concept`
- **Vimeo:** https://vimeo.com/1155586391/94672de7ce