Tom Wakeling
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Tom Wakeling

DirectorLondon, United Kingdom
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Tom Wakeling
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Tom Wakeling

DirectorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Hi! I'm an award-winning independent director from London that is obsessed with crafting beautiful films that are fundamentally human. Working internationally with clients such as Google, Apple/EE, O2, UNICEF, and Canon.
Projects
  • PATTERN - short film
    PATTERN - short filmWe all get lost in patterns, for some of us they can be totally consuming. I wanted to make a film about the feeling of being totally consumed by one thought. A thought that endlessly repeats, that spirals out of control until there’s nothing of you left. The light effect technique reflects this repetition, it is one singular beam duplicated and then stacked back in time. The light itself is real, no CGI was used in its creation. All the effects are captured in camera. The film was shot on
  • Oreo - Remix
    Oreo - RemixCommercial for Oreo's new cookie.
  • Oreo - Press Play [dir. cut]
    Oreo - Press Play [dir. cut]It was a bit of a dream to work with Oreo. There were times in my life I could eat a whole pack in one sitting… So you can imagine that I was a little worried about my resolve when the pallets of Oreos rolled onto set. With a wonderful crew, we shot this all in a day in one very adaptable section of East London. So, here’s my director's cut of a button-pushing, music-themed, nostalgia-skirting, promotional-commercial for Oreo:
  • Samsung - S20 FE
    Samsung - S20 FESamsung asked me to create six short and sweet social films celebrating their new phone, the colourful Samsung S20 FE. Here's my director's cut of one of the films, Cloud Orange.
  • EE/Apple - Bus
    EE/Apple - BusOne of three 15 sec online commercials for EE and Apple.
  • EE/Apple - Home
    EE/Apple - HomeOne of three 15 sec online commercials for EE and Apple.
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Projects credited in
  • Product Launch - Canon SX720HS
    Product Launch - Canon SX720HSCreative Strategist and Producer for the launch of the Canon SX720HS. I ideated, proposed and produced an inspirational stop-motion hero video piece, a product-led cut of the film, lifestyle, ambient, sample and product photography, a hero product webpage, and content for e-commerce, CRM , social and retail. https://www.canon-europe.com/for_home/product_finder/cameras/digital_camera/powershot/powershot_sx720_hs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UjYqHOI87w
  • Product Launch - Canon EOS 1300D
    Product Launch - Canon EOS 1300DCreative Strategist and Producer who led the multi-channel launch and always-on campaign for the Canon EOS1300D and the creation of the stills, video, web, app and social content across the product's lifecycle. The hero launch video achieved over 250K views without paid media. https://youtu.be/15DbAbIHCBc https://youtu.be/LuDSa9_Ch_4
Work history
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    Freelance DirectorSelf Employed
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Writing & directing commercials, short films and music videos.
Education
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    Product Design BScBrunel University
     - London, United Kingdom