About me

Claire Pinegar is a freelance animation and live-action director working in commercials, explainer films, online content and just about anything that moves.  I’ve worked up around 10 years industry experience, mostly in 2D animation but also a recent few directing live-action. Past projects include directing a mini doc about periods, crafting bespoke animated explainers for charities, making titles for Hollywood trailers and creating AV exhibition content for the V&A. I’ve recently made my first music promo for Andreya Triana and would love to work on more narrative based projects. I’m happy joining a big production team or working directly with clients, taking whole projects from concept to delivery. I always love hearing about projects that in any way promotes positive social and environmental change - so give me the good stuff.

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Projects

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  Animation Showreel - 2022Animation reel for freelance director and animator, Claire Pinegar.
• Red Bull Surfing - Race & Surfing: A Brief History With Selema MasekelaIt was an absolute pleasure to co-directed and animate this mini documentary for Red Bull Surfing’s series ‘In Plain Sight’. “For this series, we worked with directors and creatives to take a closer look at the world of wave riding and what happens below the surface of it all. The debut episode of “In Plain Sight” is titled, “Race & Surfing”. Join Selema Masekela as he explores the varied roots of surfing’s origin and its subsequent cultural evolution into what we recognize today.”
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  The Development Alternative - Model for ChangeFilm for non-profit, Restless Development outlining their youth-led 'Model for Change' in development projects.
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  Guardian x Grey Goose - How to host the perfect Christmas partyBranded Content for Guardian Labs and Grey Goose. Host Alexandra Dudley takes us through how to host the perfect Christmas party. We talk food, cocktails, prep, styling and more.
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  NutmegSet of TVC and online commercials for digital investment company Nutmeg. Trying to make heads or tails of the tricky world of personal finance.
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  SKATE - Directors CutDirectors cut of a promo for SKATE at Somerset House, the annual ice skating experience in their beautiful courtyard.

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Projects credited in

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  Maribou State - 'Kingdom (feat. North Downs)'Worked as a VFX artist.
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  MyFreda presents: #PeriodDramasYou get shoehorns in hotels. Hairdryers in gyms. Free drinks at work. But where the hell are the sanitary care products? Why is a human basic need overlooked as a luxury item? For this campaign we worked with MyFreda to share women's #worstperioddramas (something almost every woman can connect to) to bring to life the issues women face when they don't access to sanitary care products. As a producer of the shoot, I sourced and cast 17 real women, co-ordinated an all female crew, the production

Work history

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Animation DirectorFlare AMV
Feb 2019London, United KingdomFreelance
I'm currently directing a campaign of animated short ads (TVC and online) for Flare AMV.
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Freelance Director & AnimatorClaire Pinegar
Feb 2019London, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance animation and live-action director. I work with production companies or take on full projects from pitch to delivery. www.clairepinegar.com

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Skills

• Stop Motion
• Animation
• Design
• Illustration
• Script Supervision
• Cel Animation
• Directing Animation
• Directing Film
• Motion Graphics
• Editing

Education

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BTEC Art FoundationUCA - University of Creative Arts
Sep 2005Rochester, United Kingdom
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BA AnimationUCA - University of Creative Arts
Aug 2006 - May 2009Farnham, United Kingdom
Highly regarded animation degree course focusing on traditional, cel techniques.