Jess Cope
Partner, Director, Writer
With over eight years working in the animation industry, Jess brings an unprecedented level of skill and attention to detail to all our projects. Her emotive storytelling draws in audiences in a way that has seen her win multiple awards for her films in recent years.
With her past experience animating on projects such as Tim Burton's feature, Frankenweenie, TV series including Postman Pat and The Clangers, Jess has an expert and incisive knowledge of the animation industry.
Jess' acclaimed 2010 film, The Astronomer's Sun, won a plethora of awards and cemented her reputation as a truly talented animator and director. Jess drives every project through to exceed client expectations and always with an intense passion.
John Cope
Partner, Producer
As a long standing multi-disciplinary creative professional, John brings a wealth of knowledge and entrepreneurial experience to the company. His hands - on approach ensures that all projects are handled professionally and receive a detailed overview from start to finish.
"Keeping projects on track, on time and on budget and being the interface between the creative team and the client is really important - the team's focus is on the video project and I take external pressures away from them".
Alison Cross
Art Director, Model Maker, Artist
A talented artist in her own right, Alison's abilities compliment Owl House Studio’s style perfectly. Her abundant skills in creating beautifully detailed sets and models give our films a delightful look with a clever touch of humour.
With an incredible ability to adapt different styles into a look that is always identifiably 'Owl House', Ali's creativity keeps our work both stylistic and beautiful.
Topher Holland
Editor, Compositor
As a long standing multi-disciplinary creative professional, John brings a wealth of knowledge and entrepreneurial experience to the company. His hands - on approach ensures that all projects are handled professionally and receive a detailed overview from start to finish.
Being a professional and gifted musician himself, he has a deep understanding of music that ensures our films are intrinsically linked to their soundtrack.
Working with Us
A Owl House Studios we believe integrity, teamwork and a collaborative approach are fundamental to our success and to the projects we work on.
Our extraordinary projects demand a strategic and intelligent approach, finely honed through real-world experience and we demand a relentless intensity of character in people who we can work with on freelance projects. The stakes are incredibly high and we only work with team members who exhibit mutual trust and hard work, both of which are necessary to execute massive undertakings on near-impossible deadlines.