Animation specialists Carse and Waterman have scooped a prestigious international award for their visual effects (VFX) work on ITV programme The Keith and Paddy Picture show.
The Stoke-on-Trent based-business provided the VFX for episode five of the second series of the popular show in which TV comedy favourites Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness recreate iconic films with the help of a celebrity cast.
Over 2.6 million viewers watched the Jurassic Park parody - which aired in May 2018 - which featured Shaun Ryder, Sally Phillips and Bernie Clifton.
Now Carse and Waterman - who created many of the visual effects that put the cast on screen with dinosaurs - have been recognised with a Gold medal and the Telly Awards which took place at a star-studded ceremony in New York. Other winners on the night included TV giants CBS, ESPN and HBO.
Daniel Waterman - who co-founded the business with Gary Carse - said: "This is a major honour and our first for VFX. VFX is an art that the major studios spend an awful lot of money on R&D and awards are often won by the big blockbuster films, such as Avengers.
"This Gold award is a major leap forward for our company and demonstrates how we have evolved and grown our craft.
“We began producing VFX sequences around four years ago, having founded Carse and Waterman as an animation studio 10 years ago.”
Gary and Daniel are graduates of Staffordshire University’s film and animation courses and have relied on talented film makers trained by the university to grow a team of 10 - with plans for further expansion in 2019.
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Daniel added: “We regard this award as an honour for Stoke-on-Trent and the burgeoning film and TV sector in the area. There’s a growing industry in this area and I guess that may come as a surprise to many local people.
“They may have heard of Rachel Shenton, who brought an Oscar home to Stoke-on-Trent, but Rachel’s success is the tip of the iceberg.
"There’s a pool of talented production houses and we are delighted to be here and helping to blaze a trail for our adopted city with this award.
“We need to shout about creative talent and a big message is you can do this in Stoke-on-Trent; there is no need to go to London for great creative talent.”