The series stars Rebecca Ferguson, Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Tim Robbins and Harriet Walter. You can find out more about the challenges and scope involved designing and building the 144 level central spiral staircase here. Acme Graphics were privileged and proud to be commissioned to design and make many graphics for dressing and hero props
We replicated screen graphic designs from the 2019 Newsnight set background, which had to be as close as possible to the original work. Photo Manipulation for Scoop Here at Acme we have plenty of experience in photo manipulation for character photos. Whether it’s placing characters into group photos or into infamous scenes like the ‘Virginia Photo’
Therefore we have had a bit of fun, creating this set of parody logo designs and humorous rebranding of real company identities, but with a twist and a wink. Check out our attempts at rebranding these household name logos, and some advertising posters which might result. Do you think any of these big companies will
Back then, pre the feminist movement, society was firmly rooted in traditional gender roles where women were expected to be wives and mothers, but little more. There was a lot of what we would now consider to be sexism, misogyny and mild racism in advertising in the 1950s and 1960s, which have thankfully disappeared
We regularly generate new designs which are intended to look convincing, but without infringing any existing brand copyrights. We add them to our library of film and television prop options, which can be ordered 'off the shelf' - making life easy. Prop beer bottles and beer cans are a regular request we receive from
For most requests we can print and supply prop bank notes which adhere to all of the rules and restrictions imposed by the bank authorities. But sometimes art departments need to feature banknotes flying through the air, being thrown down onto a table or being waved around in a fan of notes. To
Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn star as Nicholas Winton, alongside Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Jonathan Pryce, and Helena Bonham Carter. Based on real newspapers from the time, the highly detailed props we designed were used to help drive the plot forward, giving viewers an insight into feelings toward historical figures at the time of the story. It was important that the photos, maps
Acme were asked to create English and Welsh language signs for a location, which was being dressed as the Cardiff County Court. The signs had to look like they were cast in bronze and aged, as if they had been in-situ for decades. They were for a yet to be released film, but as there
The item was also brought out into the daylight at a promotional, publicity stunt in the city of London, as covered in a video on the joe.co.uk website. When supplying prop money, in this case USD or any other foreign currency, we always apply the stringent rules and restrictions specified by the Bank of England. You
Acme provided a lot of graphic props and set dressing elements, including many digital portrait painting and sketches of most of the leading characters, which were printed on canvas and framed. As the story is set 350 years into the future, every element small and large on the sets had to be bespoke designed and