Prodigy has signed much admired director duo Underpants to its roster. Underpants is the creative pairing of Auckland-based moving image practitioners Paul Freeman & Rachel Guidera.

“They offer a unique blend of expertise in direction, animation, VFX, design, online and editing,” says Prodigy EP Stephen Douglas. “Their work is highly innovative, meticulously detailed and in many cases striking.

Commercial credits include Telecom Spark (NZ), Comfort Crème (UK), Sci Fi Channel Bumps (Australia), Singapore Police Chess and the Tip Top Goody Goody Gumdrops (NZ).

Douglas says Prodigy is thrilled to be working with Freeman & Guidera. “In keeping with the name Prodigy, our focus is always on identifying outstanding directorial talent and, without putting too fine a point on it, we believe Underpants are one of the most exciting directing teams around.

“I have absolutely no doubt that together we will produce outstanding work for our clients in New Zealand, Australia and internationally.”

Freeman says part of the appeal of working with Prodigy was their shared holistic vision for capturing the entire creative process under one roof.

“Boundaries between production and post are becoming blurred and that provides limitless opportunities for fresh ideas and creative innovation,” he said. “The collaboration also provides us with the opportunity to develop a global platform for marketing Underpants via Prodigy’s international networks.”

Underpants work can be viewed at www.underpants.tv.