Moonraker VFX is the new name of the Bristol-based team behind the branding and visual effects of a wide range of TV programmes, including the BBC’s Planet Earth II and History Channel’s Barbarians Rising.
The rebrand follows a management buy-out by creative director Simon Clarke and production director Jon Grafton of what was previously the Bristol base of Coffee & TV. 
Moonraker VFX will continue to work from the same studio in Clifton with the aim of building on its strong client base.
The production studio is currently working on factual shows for a wide range of broadcasters including National Geographic, BBC, Smithsonian, Sky, History Channel, Amazon and Netflix.
It is also creating visual effects and VR for an immersive 4D flying ride for a new visitor attraction in China, with consultants PEL Creative, and screen commercials for clients such as Dyson.
Jon Grafton, pictured left, said: “As Moonraker VFX, we will continue to work from the same Bristol studio with the same artists, building on our growing reputation and expanding portfolio of clients across the TV, film and family entertainment sectors.
“Over the coming months Moonraker will continue to invest heavily in talent and technology, maintaining a bespoke and exemplary experience for our clients. 
“We also look forward to continuing a very close relationship with the Coffee & TV team in London.”
Simon Clarke, pictured below, added: “Since landing in Bristol just over two years ago we’ve made big steps in the world of visual effects and one giant leap to the West Country from our London roots.
“Moonraker seemed an apt choice when deciding what to call ourselves. As well as being the title of the space age Bond film which earned an Oscar nomination for its ahead-of-the-times visual effects, it’s also an ancient dialect name for a West Country resident and a description for people with high ambition – both definite characteristics of our team and many of the filmmakers we work with.”
The Moonraker team recently triumphed in the Best Visual Effects category at the Royal Television Society’s West of England awards for work on Cats: An Amazing Animal Family, a production by Bristol’s Offspring Films for Sky One.
