William Simpson is a filmmaker whose filmic abstractions and stories appear on the stage, screen and in exhibition.
Founder of Omni Pictures and more recently internet TV studio MITSU.TV he can be found in the Omni studios producing and cutting shorts, documentaries, music promos and advertising. He has produced films for clients such as BBC, World Wildlife Foundation and Arts Council England. William brings creative flare, humour and strong technical knowledge to all projects at Omni but above all is driven by his passion to communicate engaging and cinematic stories.
Projection credits include the european premiere of The Kite Runner (Nottingham Playhouse); the award winning adaptation of Of Mice and Men by Mike Kenny (Mind the Gap); Diary of a Football Nobody (Nottingham Playhouse); Clockwork (National Theatre); Ragtime (LAOS); Mapping the City (Slunglow); The Mamba (West Yorkshire Playhouse) and Piano Circus – Trilogies (Kings Place).
Film, TV and video credits include Anish Kapoor Flashback (Arts Council Collection); Born Survivor (BBC3); Its Not Over Yet – Middleman (Universal records); Talking Transformations (World Wildlife Foundation); Instructions for Films (Zoo Art Fair) and Lear Settings (Hull Sinfonietta).
| Its Not Over Yet – Middleman | Universal | Music video | 2010 |
| Charlie Peace | Giles Croft | Nottingham Playhouse | 2013 |
| Enough Project | Alan Lane / Dep Arts | Dep Arts | 2013 |
| The Kite Runner (European Premiere) | Giles Croft | Nottingham Playhouse | 2013 |
| Northern Big Board | Slunglow / Chol / Emma Adams | Shipley Swimming Pool | 2012 |
| Diary of a Football Nobody | Matt Aston | Nottingham Playhouse | 2012 |
| The Mamba | Kully Thiarai | West Yorkshire Playhouse | 2011 |
| Mapping the City | Slunglow | A promenade play in Hull | 2011 |
| Trilogies | Piano Circus – Colin Riley | Kings Place London | 2011 |
| Of Mice and Men | Mind the Gap | National tour (40+ venues) | 2011 |
| Irresisitble | Mind the Gap | Ilkley Moor | 2010 |
| Clockwork | Breaking Cycles | National Theatre | 2007 |
| Ragtime | LAOS | The Grand Theatre | 2007 |
| Darwins Worms | Bent Architect | Wakefield Arts Centre | 2007 |
| Roger Hiorns, Seizure | Arts Council Collection / Yorkshire Sculpture Park | Video documentary | 2013 |
| Garth Evans in conversation | Arts Council Collection – Southbank Centre | Video documentary | 2013 |
| Anish Kapoor Flashback | Arts Council Collection – Southbank Centre | Video documentary | 2012 |
| Sky Rainbow | Invensys China | Video documentary | 2012 |
| The Making of Irresistible | Mind the Gap | Video documentary | 2012 |
| Roger Hiorns | Arts Council Collection – Southbank Centre | Video documentary | 2012 |
| Structure and Material | Arts Council Collection – Southbank Centre | Video documentary | 2011 |
| WWF 50th | World Wildlife Foundation – Big Picture TV | Video documentary | 2011 |
| Of Mice and Men: The Making | Mind the Gap | Video documentary | 2011 |
| Chillventa 2010 | Invensys / Eliwell | Video documentary | 2010 |
| Aeropress | Opposite Cafe | Advert | 2010 |
| Im With Stupid | Mind the Gap | Short | 2010 |
| The Gathering | Arts Council Collection | Video documentary | 2010 |
| Turning Point | Arts Council England | Video documentary | 2010 |
| Jumbly Girl | Hull Sinfonietta | Short | 2010 |
| Its Not Over Yet | Middleman | Music video | 2010 |
| NHS Award Nominees | Dependable Productions | Video documentary | 2010 |
| Canvas 2012 | Leeds Creative Partnership | Short | 2009 |
| Born Survivor | BBC3 | TV documentary | 2009 |
| No to Knives | Royal Amouries | Advert | 2009 |
| The Collector | Interplay | Short | 2008 |
| Rude Girl | Interplay | Short | 2008 |
| HCMF | Huddersfield Contemporary Music | Advert | 2006 |
| Dance for Me | Mark Morrison | Music video | 2006 |
| Martini Lime and Ice | Rawsoul, Martini | Advert | 2006 |
“Moods and vistas are enhanced by William Simpson’s evocative video projections”
Alfred Hickling, Guardian
Of Mice and Men, Mind the Gap, National tour
“Impressive use is made of top down projection. Watch and marvel”
Kevin Berry, The Stage
Of Mice and Men, Mind the Gap, National tour
“Beautiful visuals and great storytelling”
Andrew Loretto, Audience member
The Kite Runner, Nottingham Playhouse
“Elegant, minimalist design of carpets, giant kite wings and a San Francisco skyline – always looks good”
Lyn Gardner, Guardian
The Kite Runner, Nottingham Playhouse
“Stunning”
Pam McIlroy, Audience member
The Kite Runner, Nottingham Playhouse
“The visuals complemented and even enhanced the music. I never imagined it would be so effective. Thank you!”
Audience member
Piano Circus performance, Kings Place
“The whole performance proved challenging, interactive and just plain fun. An epic cross-arts performance”
Kay Kempin, Bach Track
Piano Circus performance, Kings Place
“A unique experience”
morethanmusic.co.uk
Piano Circus performance, Kings Place
Blog – http://wills.at
Twitter – http://twitter.com/willfilmmaker
