Aardman, Daft Punk and ‘Machinarium’: The Work That Made Isabella Parish
Isabella Parish is the co-founder of ALL OF US HERE, an animation, live action and mixed media production company based in London.
Isabella has over 25 years’ worth of experience in the industry leading production companies, focused primarily on commercial, short form content and innovation. In 2019, Isabella produced the feature film ‘Pink- All I Know So Far’.
Isabella sat down with LBB to reflect on her time at Aardman and Partizan, as well as her upcoming launch film for beauty and gaming platform, Godmode.
The ad/music video from my childhood that stays with me…
Isabella> Aardman’s ‘Creature Comforts’. Oh dear… that’s really showing my age!
Aardman is also where I got my first job.
The ad/music video/game/web platform that made me want to get into the industry…
Isabella> Michel Gondry's ‘Around the World’ for Daft Punk.
The creative work that I keep revisiting…
Isabella> The mobile phone game, ‘Machinarium’.
My first professional project…
Isabella> Madeleine Sanderson produced the ‘Flat Eric - Stay Pressed’ commercial out of Partizan with musician Quentin Dupiuex and BBH – and I was her PA at the time. This job was quickly followed by some corgis barking the national anthem for the Evening Standard on the Queen's official birthday!
As a junior producer, my first job was a film for the Central Office of Information with director Matthias Hoene. We were both babies at the time!
The piece of work that still makes me jealous…
Isabella> Sony’s ‘Balls.’
The creative project that changed my career…
Isabella> Being part of projects at Aardman and Partizan was the sum of 17 years of incredible experiences with creative people (producers and directors alike) who made extraordinary work. I couldn’t pick one creative project, it’s more like a whole span of work and people that inspired me.
The work that I’m proudest of…
Isabella> Setting up ALL OF US HERE with my best friend and colleague, Barney Richards.
I was involved in this and it makes me cringe…
Isabella> Haha, yes, it has to be being a photographer's assistant in the mid 90's in Rome, and working on the most cringeworthy shots of newly-weds. They were supposed to be ’fun’ but they were actually awful!
The recent project I was involved in that excited me the most…
Isabella> A 2D animated launch film for a brand called Godmode. It was an amazing brief and such a beautifully-crafted animation with the most talented 2D artists around. It was incredible to see the work come together.
