About Us

about us

We know video works, so we’re here to make it easy for you.

It’s been said many times before, but it’s a noisy, digital landscape out there and no matter the size of your business, you’re probably feeling that ever-constant need for your brand to be present and front of mind.

Think of us like an extension of your team; we’ll help you strategise and produce whatever video content you need. We’ll do as much or as little as your time (and budget) demands – if you’re looking for a full-scale strategy from script to screen; we’ve got you. If you’re just looking to re-version and re-edit existing video content; we’ve got you. TV Adverts, animation, 2D, 3D, social media, marketing videos, corporate video or explainers, and because we do everything in-house…we’ve got you.

Drop us a message if you’d like to chat through your ideas, or just enjoy browsing our work!

editing video

who we work with

our production process

Here’s a brief overview of our process from ideation to delivery. Remember, depending on what you’re looking for, you can come in on any stage of the process that’s relevant for your project!

Firstly, we’ll always find out about your team and your goals. If the project is time-sensitive, then you can just download all your thoughts into our briefing document here. From there, we’ll develop creative responses and talk you through how these would be achieved, before fine-tuning them with your internal stakeholders (don’t worry; we’ve dealt with many a tricky compliance department in our time, we feel your pain!).

Pre-production covers all the logistics of your creative, whether it’s booking locations, writing scripts, creating storyboards for animations, or pulling together interview schedules before we launch into filming or animating.

In post-production, we polish up your project and add music, voice-over or colour-grade; as we do all our editing, grading and recording in-house it means that everything we do is as responsive and cost-efficient as possible.

team leads

Luke Spurgeon
Luke SpurgeonHead of Post-Production, Co-Director
Founder of Fable Studios, Luke is the grand master of all things post-production. If you’re looking for 2D or 3D animation or needing to get your advert broadcast-ready, Luke is the man with the plan. All projects go through Luke for final QC, with not even a single frame left unexamined. Luke spends time away from the screen in the woodlands at one with nature, producing his own music, or chipping away in his wood workshop.
Rob Holder
Rob HolderCreative Director, Co-Director
Rob started his career directing for brands such as Hoover, Samsung, Marriott and Dell. Rob brings his expertise to all of our clients, delivering a polished, cinematic look to all of our work. Never short of creative concepts, Rob will ideate eye-catching visuals and memorable messaging, ensuring your campaigns are always powerful and effective. Away from Fable, you’ll find Rob running around after his cheeky twin boys, or writing his next feature film.
Lou Cole
Lou ColeSenior Motion Graphics Designer
Whether it’s animation or live-action, Lou is the driving force behind Fable’s slick editing and beautiful motion graphics. Not only does Lou lead on the creation of your bespoke animated logos, graphics and video editing, she also advises on broadcast clearance; Lou will always make sure that from the start of your TV ad to the end, it’ll be Clearcast-compliant. When Lou makes a rare emergence from the editing suite, she can be found pottering around her vegetable garden or working on her next home renovation project.
Yas Haghighat
Yas HaghighatCreative Producer
With an equal love for both storytelling and spreadsheets, Yas will be one of your first points of contact for any questions about your project. With experience across a number of industries including education, marketing, and tech – no matter your enterprise, Yas will help bring your campaigns to life as your producer, director or script-writer. At home, you can either find Yas in the kitchen cooking up Thai or Iranian feasts, or lying amongst her house plants listening to records.

testimonials

I had the pleasure of working with Fable on our latest postgraduate promotional film. From start to finish, they worked tirelessly to create a film that brought our postgraduate proposition to life in an engaging and inspiring way.  They are a highly organised team, from the clear production scheduling and planning to the excellent communication we received in our catch-ups. I felt like we were in a safe pair of hands and we are really pleased with the result. They are a great team, working closely with us to meet our objectives, were patient, approachable, and adaptable – I would love to work with them again.

Marketing Comms Communicator, UWE Bristol

We worked with Fable to produce a film in Spring 2024 to form part of our undergraduate advertising campaign  – the team is brimming with creativity and good ideas, understanding the complexity of an organisation the size of ours. Fast forward a few months, and the film has been a great success – generating high impressions, engagement and clicks with our target audience across all social channels and outperforming our previous campaign film. Notably on TikTok, the film has been the top performing asset of the campaign to date. We’ve been so impressed that we’re now working with Fable on a new project!

Marketing Comms Manager, UWE Bristol

The Fable Studios team supported us with the launch of our first ever TV ad including editing together the video, writing and creating the voiceover, checking everything with Clearcast and handing over to Sky Adsmart. It was such a huge help to work with a knowledgeable team that made the whole process so easy for us and a lot less daunting than I had expected!

Head of Marketing, Furniturebox

I loved commissioning Fable to create motion graphics films for HL because I knew they always delivered exactly what we asked for – or often something a little better. Fable are experts in video production and always happy to share their experience and advice on the video marketing landscape. I would not hesitate to recommend them to a financial services business looking for a motion graphic film.

Rich Content Lead, Hargreaves Lansdown

Working with Fable has been nothing less of a wonderful experience. Everything was made so clear and easy to understand, which is perfect for our smaller clients who are new to TV and aren’t familiar with the process. The team are always on hand and respond to queries really quickly, and nothing is too much trouble. Everything is well organised, and the production work produced is to a great standard, producing strong results, meaning happy clients. I’d recommend Fable to other agencies/brands.

Senior Media Account Director, Join The Dots

We have enjoyed a very productive relationship with Fable over the past 10 years. Rob and his team have created engaging videos that fully represent the Briarwood Brand and have always captured everything in the brief. The series of videos have provided useful tools for us to support our sales team, attract visitors at trade events, display in our HQ as well as providing engaging social media content.

Director, Briarwood Products

Rob and his team really understood our brief and used their excellent technical and creative skills to successfully execute a film which we knew would present some challenges to make. Our two teams worked closely together to achieve an end product we all loved and had a huge impact across Bristol.

Head of External Communications and Consultation, Bristol City Council

The team at Fable were brilliant from the start to finish of the project, taking a genuine interest from the first contact to delivering a great final product. It was really enjoyable working with the team and collaborating on how the end video would work best for our stakeholders,  the team had lots of great ideas and were really great at listening to what we needed from the video. The communication we received was timely and clear. I would certainly refer Fable to other teams and companies.

Training Hub Project Officer, NHS England

Rob and his team at Fable Studios were a delight to work with from start to finish. They really got behind the creative ideas and brought the storyboard to life. From planning to filming through to post-production, the whole process was extremely professional, well managed and ran smoothly. We couldn’t be happier with the final result.

Senior Marketing Manager, Footshop Ltd

Yas and Lou from Fable Studios were critical in the production of some how-to videos for our app. They were able to transform standard processes into engaging and eye-catching short form videos, perfectly capturing these processes in an easily digestible way for our users. Their dedication, proactive approaches, and their humour made them a joy to work with.

Marketing Executive, NatWest Rooster Money

The execution and delivery is phenomenal and the final result is of the highest standard. The transition to go to live ads often is the unknown if you have little experience, however that said it’s made as easy as possible with this team. The creative they bring to the table from a basic brief is outstanding and we can honestly say the team and final product are executed in a professional way.

Group Marketing & Business Development Manager, Howards Motor Group