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David Attenborough Collection
discovery+ · Launch trailer
Magic Feather Films / Director John Davidson
Studio-grade
storytelling.
Visual effects, production and direction — from the studios of Hollywood to the shores of WETA Digital.
Selected Clients
Trusted by studios & networks.
- 20th Century Fox
- Sony Pictures
- Universal Studios
- Warner Bros.
- Disney Channel
- A&E
- ABC
- CBS
- Discovery
- TLC
- Discovery Health
- Science Channel
- Animal Planet
- Investigation Discovery (ID)
- American Heroes Channel
- BIO
- Velocity
- The Big Bang Theory
- Toyota
- TNT
- TBS
- FX Networks
Featured · Fox × Discovery × Animal Planet
War for the Planet of the Apes
A 72-hour marathon from LA to New Zealand with the incredible Emily Riedel resulted in a multi-network campaign featuring interviews with Weta Digital’s Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon and team, the biggest names in the visual effects world.
Watch the breakdown + 11 spots →Featured · Sony Pictures × Discovery
Passengers Mega Week
Discovery’s Mega Week, hosted by Chris Pratt to tie in with Sony’s Passengers. We shot, directed, edited and produced twelve vignettes in five weeks on a Sony lot soundstage, and built the film’s viewing deck and the space around it in 3D from scratch.
Watch all 7 videos in one reel →Featured · Warner Bros. × TBS
The LEGO Batman Movie
Lego Batman hosts a viewing of The LEGO Movie on TBS. We made digital and traditional interstitials for Warner Bros. and TBS around the release of The LEGO Batman Movie: tune-ins, billboards and content pieces, with 3D, animation, rotoscoping and the bulk of the work done in the edit.
Watch the breakdown + 7 spots in one reel →Featured · Warner Bros. × Discovery
Godzilla × Diesel Brothers
Heavy D and Diesel Dave dream up two Godzilla-inspired monster-truck titans for Warner Bros.’ Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Discovery’s Diesel Brothers: Monster Jump LIVE. Shot on green screen at 8K on RED, with both trucks modeled and animated in Cinema 4D.
Watch all 4 spots in one reel →Featured · Universal × Discovery · Shark Week
Minions × Shark Week
Universal’s Minions landed in theaters the same week as Discovery’s Shark Week. Our job was to put the Minions and Shark Week on the same page in a way that felt natural: three :30 co-branded vignettes for Discovery.
Watch the breakdown + 3 vignettes →Featured · Despicable Me 3 × Discovery · Street Outlaws: New Orleans
Despicable Me 3 × Street Outlaws
Gru goes street racing. A Discovery integration for Despicable Me 3 and Street Outlaws: New Orleans: three races, and one with Gru, cut from dozens of hours of race footage with 3D cars dropped in where we needed them.
Watch the breakdown + 4 spots →Featured · Purina × TLC
Purina Snip-Pets
“Snip-pets”: quick tips everyone should know when bringing home a new furry friend. Three :30 TLC pet-tip spots for Purina. Everyone needs a little TLC.
Watch all 3 Snip-Pets →Featured · Toyota × Velocity · The Auto Firm
Toyota C-HR × Velocity
“To run the Auto Firm, you have to see how I see.” Alex Vega of Velocity’s The Auto Firm introduces the all-new Toyota C-HR in a :30 sponsor vignette for Toyota and Velocity.
Watch the vignette →The Slate
Campaigns & productions
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Health Summit
Production
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Snatched
ID · with Wanda Sykes
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Taken 3
Discovery · Liam Neeson & Terry Schappert
30+Years of experience
100+Happy clients
20+Awards
1,000+Projects completed
100+Brands
The Director · 30 years in Hollywood
John Davidson
Director · Producer · Writer · VFX Supervisor
For over 30 years Magic Feather and Director John Davidson have been a secret weapon passed around production worlds from the studios of Hollywood to the shores of WETA Digital in Wellington, NZ.
John founded Magic Feather in 2004 and has worked as a visual effects supervisor on series and features including Are You the One? and Miss Arizona, alongside campaigns for studios and networks across Hollywood.
Services
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Director
Decades of experience working with A-list talent and reality superstars.
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3D Design + VFX
Experienced with 3D animation design for shows like Big Bang Theory (CBS).
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Filmmaker
From impactful drama to powerful documentaries, we win awards and minds.
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Studio Production
We’ve circled the globe from New Zealand to Miami on set to get the perfect shot.
On Set
Festival Laurels
- Best DocumentaryMalibu Film Festival
- Best Human Interest DocJersey Shore Film Festival
- Best Feature DocumentaryDoc Screenings Intl FF
- Best DocumentaryEcovision Global Film Fest
- Best DocumentaryInflux Film Awards
- Best DocumentaryFear Fame Film Festival
Campaign Awards
- Promax GoldDespicable Me 3 / Street Outlaws
- PromaxMinions / Shark Week
- Promax GoldLEGO Batman on TBS
- Promax GoldPurina · TLC
- PromaxWoolite · TLC
- Telly Awards
“This is the way every shoot should be!”
Creative marketing, dedication to the production, and impeccable creative. That’s what we do.
Contact
Let’s start something
completely new together.
Drop us a line, and we’ll get in touch. We’ll see if we’re a match and how we can help each other.
info@magicfeatherfilms.com 818.527.6693 ★ Review us on Google