I am a design and production expert with over 25 years experience in creative communications.
I set up Production Studios to offer a totally tailored creative solution for advertising/marketing agencies, studios, publishing houses, specialist design companies, photographers and direct clients alike.
We pride ourselves on doing exceptional quality work on time and on budget, every time.
Production Studios is as flexible as you need. If you have a large project, we pull together just the right amount of people with the right skill sets and for the right amount of time to make your project as cost-effective and productive as possible.
If you just require some overflow freelance support within your current creative department, then we are more than happy to do that too. In essence, no job or project is too big or too small. A cliché perhaps,
but in our case it’s entirely true and the very principle I have modelled my business on.
Our experience covers all communication media disciplines including print, press, outdoor, point of sale, packaging and direct marketing – right through to web, email marketing, social media, TV and radio.
This site is designed to give you a no-frills overview of the broad type of work we have done and some of the brands that we have done it for. I hope you like it and enjoy browsing our portfolio. Please don’t forget to take a look below at what people who’ve worked with us think.
What people who’ve worked with us have to say:
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Darren Fernee
Head of Creative Operations, Kitcatt Nohr Digitas
"Carl has been an excellent asset during my Creative Services duties. He comes loaded with expertise and professionalism. His experience ranges from artwork, to design, and now, an increasing range of digital skills are at his disposal. I have relied on him numerous times, to come in, take briefs and control several jobs at once. Carl has a very big, and safe pair of hands - I have trusted his insight and direction on some hefty jobs, and with his ability to either come and work internally, or externally, makes him a unique asset to any agency".
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Timo Klaarenbeek
Digital Associate Creative Director, Leagas Delaney
"Working with Carl and Production Studios is making sure the job is done on time without ever jeopardising the quality of the output. He's one of the few people left with a sound knowledge of the production process which makes sending your work off to print one thing less to worry about. Besides that he truly knows how to design brochures, posters or websites he's also a nice person to work with. In my experience Production Studios seamlessly blended into our studio increasing our overall capacity".
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Philip Bird
Creative Director at Feref
"Carl has a deep knowledge of production online, offline and all the software you need to make it happen. Having come from a print background he is invaluable when dealing with the mysteries of a multi-process job. Carl will always make sure a job happens and is delivered on time".
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Darren Searle
Associate Creative Director at Weapon7
"Carl bores me. I mean he really bores me. But that’s because I’m a copywriter and I don’t tend to get too involved in the production side of things, where Carl’s knowledge surpasses that of the average human. The man has an insane understanding of offline and online production and, if pressed, can break down for you in detail a cool new printing technique that has such and such effect ….or some obscure flash plug-in that makes MPUs work better or something. In short, he knows his stuff. He’s also a fast, professional and hands-on artworker/retoucher/studio manager/whatever you need him to be …and an absolute pleasure to have on board with any project. But not necessarily to start a conversation about the latest software with"...
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Robin Murray
Head of Creative Services, VCCPme
"Carl and Production Studios was recommended by our newly appointed Studio Manager as a freelance alternative to our usual agency roster. Fast and precise, he is a safe pair of very talented hands that can cover every aspect of the studio environment. We haven't looked elsewhere since, besides, why hire two when you can get one?"
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Carl Chessum
Founder, father,
rugby player, golfer
& keen sailor
Production Studios Ltd.
129 Clive Road, West Dulwich, London SE21 8DF
07974 384 806
carl@productionstudios.co.uk
