{"id":23721,"date":"2022-06-02T16:28:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T16:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beststartup.co.uk\/united-kingdoms-13-most-impressive-successful-creative-directors-in-the-video-space\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T16:28:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T16:28:58","slug":"united-kingdoms-13-most-impressive-successful-creative-directors-in-the-video-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beststartup.co.uk\/united-kingdoms-13-most-impressive-successful-creative-directors-in-the-video-space\/","title":{"rendered":"United Kingdom&#8217;s 13 Most Impressive &#038; Successful Creative Directors in the Video Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/beststartup.co.uk\/\">Best Startup UK<\/a> we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Creative Director operating in the Video space. If you think a Creative Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Innovation<\/strong> &#8211; Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup. <\/li><li><strong>Growth<\/strong> &#8211; Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup. <\/li><li><strong>Management<\/strong> &#8211; Showing exceptional management skills. <\/li><li><strong>Societal impact<\/strong> &#8211; Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#be2e33\"><strong>Our Data<\/strong> &#8211; We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as <a href=\"http:\/\/companieshouse.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Companies House UK<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/crunchbase.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/semrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SemRush<\/a> and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-14b2808d155d06cd1dc2ab545cddf18f is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_lpad,h_256,w_256,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/o53kytalpohq1ysdt8fz\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Will Stewart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Creative Director of Bidstack<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow Will Stewart: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/will-stewart-b08d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/will-stewart-4312b142\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Bidstack: <\/strong>Bidstack empowers brands to place advertising into spaces that sit naturally within video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bidstack.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/bidstack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/bidstack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n_______\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3752eccfae68d25137c7eb2d20fb3f52 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Craig Howard<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Founder and Creative Director of Lucid Games<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong>Follow Craig Howard: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/craig-howard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/craig-howard-27aa91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About Lucid Games: <\/strong>An independent videogame developer in Liverpool, UK.<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucidgames.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/lucid-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-de56414e29577ec8b77cf2350d3cbf7f is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_lpad,h_256,w_256,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/v1485256171\/kgyi4atqdgl5idellpwq.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Barbara Lippe<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Founder, Creative Director of entreZ VR<\/strong><\/p><p>Barbara Lippe PhD is a unique combination of video-game-art-director-turned actor. Having designed characters for games companies in Tokyo including Nintendo, Sega, Sony and Namco Bandai and creating art for social games years before the rise of the genre and researching what works for a female target audience she has reached a turning point: it&#8217;s not enough to DRAW characters, one must BECOME characters. To that end, she has recently graduated from a renowned London acting school. With that new toolkit onboard she&#8217;s moving on from designing virtual worlds to creating drama-enriched content for the virtual reality. Bridging the two worlds, she marries the lessons learned on stage &#038; screen with her knowledge of video games and innovates the principles of character development, status and staging for VR.<\/p><p><strong>Follow Barbara Lippe: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/barbara-lippe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/barbaralippe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About entreZ VR, Snafflz, Spree Interactive: <\/strong>entreZ VR is an experienced team of industry players passionate about storytelling on real and virtual stages.<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrez.world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/entrez-vr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/risa-cohen-126802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-21009b2b90c4b540520a5aaa4641421c is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_lpad,h_256,w_256,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/v1428760300\/igc5mdztsej4z1zg2gzv.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>John Ribbins<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Creative Director of Roll7<\/strong><\/p><p>John Ribbins\tis the Co-Founder at Roll7.<\/p><p><strong>Follow John Ribbins: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/john-ribbins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnribbins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About Roll7: <\/strong>Roll7 make games that are Simple to Play.<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/roll7.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/roll7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/1678774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5fe0798304ac6e7980d3cbf63279faff is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Glen Gathard<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Creative Director of Molinare<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong>Follow Glen Gathard: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/glen-gathard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/ggathard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About Molinare: <\/strong>High-end broadcast and feature post production<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/molinare.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/molinare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/molinare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5a5450d6c7dbea10491ed7fb54f22810 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_thumb,h_256,w_256,f_auto,g_faces,z_0.7,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/c6lzqptnrciyxgxhpyvv\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Caroline Marchal<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Founder and Creative Director of Interior Night<\/strong><\/p><p>Caroline is a narrative game designer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. She was lead Game Designer on Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls and has founded a narrative game studio called Interior Night, working on an unannounced new IP.<\/p><p><strong>Follow Caroline Marchal: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/caroline-marchal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/caroline-marchal-ab78081\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About Interior Night: <\/strong>Interior Night is an independent game studio of Quantic Dream and Sony veterans based in London. <\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interiornight.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/interior-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/27128701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f04d9ec6c5f35749d61dc0170efaae32 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_lpad,h_256,w_256,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/v1503918668\/ksqrevvyuiu6qvs8rcxx.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Adam King<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Creative Director of Diagonal View<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong>Follow Adam King: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/adam-king-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adam-king-98506a17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About Diagonal View: <\/strong>Diagonal View creates entertaining video content that reaches mass audiences.<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diagonal-view.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/diagonal-view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/diagonal-view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7a00aacd2f27c2e03d727f8b50fa4b56 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Ian Masters<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Co-Founder &#038; Creative Director of QuizTix Limited<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong>Follow Ian Masters: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/ian-masters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About QuizTix Limited: <\/strong>QuizTix is a knowledge entertainment company. In May 2014 it launched QuizTix, a fun and original series of social quiz games.<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quiztix.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/quiztix-limited\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/quiztix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1a600e412be9dc893085b6b14165946e is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_lpad,h_256,w_256,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/v1450154267\/hj3eecnulgdmqhyrl0pd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Dan Pinchbeck<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Creative Director of The Chinese Room<\/strong><\/p><p>Dan Pinchbeck is the Creative Director of the UK based studio The Chinese Room. He is the writer and designer of their games, which include the multi-award winning Dear Esther, widely regarded as the key title in the emergence of the first-person storytelling\/exploration genre; the cult horror Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, and the recently released Everybody&#8217;s Gone to the Rapture. He is a regular columnist for gamesTM, authored the book Doom: Scarydarkfast, has a PhD in first-person shooters, sits on numerous award panels, and speaks internationally about game design and storytelling.<\/p><p><strong>Follow Dan Pinchbeck: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/dan-pinchbeck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/danpinchbeck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About The Chinese Room: <\/strong>The Chinese Room is an award-winning game development studio. <\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechineseroom.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/the-chinese-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c39b32f7ae4c3cc08585bd6d9da55b77 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_lpad,h_256,w_256,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/v1505227070\/vueszhbgnnh3pxvjc9vv.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Dan Weaver<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Co-Founder\/Creative Director of Fudge Animation Studios<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong>Follow Dan Weaver: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/dan-weaver-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/danielaweaver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About Fudge Animation Studios: <\/strong>Fudge Animation Studios are a full service agency who astonish, inspire and motivate target audiences with exceptional character animation.<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fudgeanimation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/fudge-animation-studios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/5348467\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-edc48c76bf2add355da9120017ea9286 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_thumb,h_256,w_256,f_auto,g_faces,z_0.7,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/v1455719948\/bdeswva0ntqogm6dnzak.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Alex Diaz<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Creative Director of Flying Tiger Productions<\/strong><\/p><p>Alex Diaz is the creative director of Flying Tiger Productions<\/p><p><strong>Follow Alex Diaz: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/alex-diaz-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About Flying Tiger Productions: <\/strong>Video and Film production<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyingtigerproductions.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/flying-tiger-productions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-cef5a366e0e18e53f78a76c076b2da2b is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_lpad,h_256,w_256,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/v1487228078\/baodeqgje2p3gec1lfxw.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Kate Dawkins<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Founder, Creative Director of Kate Dawkins Studio<\/strong><\/p><p>Kate Dawkins is a designer and director, specialising in design-led content for live events such as London 2012 Olympics, John\u2019s Red Piano show in Las Vegas performance, as well as events for global brands such as Land Rover, Samsung and Adidas.<\/p><p><strong>Follow Kate Dawkins: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/kate-dawkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katedawkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About Kate Dawkins Studio: <\/strong>Kate Dawkins Studio specialises in designing and delivering bespoke content for live performances, shows and brand events.<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/katedawkinsstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/kate-dawkins-studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/10592369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-cef5a366e0e18e53f78a76c076b2da2b is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0a2066;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 154 152'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/crunchbase-production\/image\/upload\/c_lpad,h_256,w_256,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_1\/v1487228078\/baodeqgje2p3gec1lfxw.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14850\" width=\"154\" height=\"152\"\/><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Kate Dawkins<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>Founder, Creative Director of Kate Dawkins Studio<\/strong><\/p><p>Kate Dawkins is a designer and director, specialising in design-led content for live events such as London 2012 Olympics, John\u2019s Red Piano show in Las Vegas performance, as well as events for global brands such as Land Rover, Samsung and Adidas.<\/p><p><strong>Follow Kate Dawkins: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/kate-dawkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katedawkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>About Kate Dawkins Studio: <\/strong>Kate Dawkins Studio specialises in designing and delivering bespoke content for live performances, shows and brand events.<\/p><ul class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/katedawkinsstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/kate-dawkins-studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crunchbase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/10592369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting. This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Creative Director operating in the Video space. If you think a Creative Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk. 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