xtatx.studio

02/02/2024

🔥 Playing with fire… 🔥
"Le Feu" ("The Fire") produced by XTATX Studio for the Nikon Film Festival is a short animated film based on a text which came to mind on a sleepless night. The words spilled across the page, transforming themselves into a story that is universal. It takes us through the stages of life from which no one escapes.
A quirky animation, grounded in a timeless message.

Available to watch on the Nikon Film Festival platform along with all other submissions.
We won't say no if you want to give us a vote for the opportunity to win the public's choice! 😌 You can access the film via our link in bio ➡ .studio

✒ Words written and spoken by Martine Stephen
🎧 Additional sound created by Ellwood-Leo Spafford and Martine Stephen
🎬 Creative direction by Ellwood-Leo Spafford and Martine Stephen
👨‍💻 Animation by Ellwood-Leo Spafford

🇫🇷 Nous jouons avec le feu… 🔥
"Le Feu", produit par XTATX Studio pour le festival de film Nikon est un court métrage animé basé sur un text qui est venu en tête lors d'une nuit d'insomnie. Les mots se sont étalés sur la page pour aboutir à une histoire universelle; les étapes de la vie par lesquelles on passera tous(tes). Une animation ludique et abstraite, posée sur un message intemporel.

C'est disponible sur la plateforme Nikon Film Festival à côté des autres court-métrages.
On accepte tout vote du public 😌 Trouvez le lien dans notre bio ➡ .studio

✒ Mots écrits et prononcés par Martine Stephen
🎧 Son supplémentaire créé par Ellwood-Leo Spafford et Martine Stephen
🎬 Direction artistique par Ellwood-Leo Spafford et Martine Stephen
👨‍💻 Animation par Ellwood-Leo Spafford

07/09/2023

⚡ Purpose driven creativity ⚡

That's the gist when it comes to my work with .studio

Registered in Nov 2019, XTATX had a small starting portfolio of work to share.

A mixture of client commissions and internal passion projects, some of it serious some of it eccentric.

Along with our origin story, and I have compiled our business' first collection of pre-registration creative work. Dare to peek? 👀

Link in bio ⤴️

24/08/2023

🏖 Summer months are usually quieter for agencies - summer and school holidays are on, clients are having their annual leave, the sun is shining… At XTATX, this summer has been busier than ever! We have taken on some new clients as well as the enormous task of re-finding, rebranding, and restructuring our own internal voice. Not only are we back on socials, guys, we are coming back transformed 💫

👀 What have you noticed changing in our brand? Visit our website (link in bio) and let us know how you are finding it! ⤵️

10/02/2023

🗓 Got any plans next Tuesday 14th Feb?
💫 Join us at for a fun night full of surprising chats with friends and strangers alike! Bring a date, or not. Who knows, this could turn into a match making gig... Either way, come down for a different take on St Valentines.
🙂 Laughter guaranteed!
🎟 Free to attend, just show up from 7pm.
Hosted by .creates & .design at .studio

29/12/2022

✨Have you been having a good holiday?!
As expected and anticipated, we've taken some time to enjoy the Christmas fesitivities, spending time with family 💜

Our co-founder Martine Ingrid has taken some time to reflect on the past 12 months - our 1st year of full time production (!!) and has shared a few thoughts on what she's most proud of + a brief look at what's ahead! 👀

☕️Grab yourself a hot drink, and indulge in our run-down of the year 2022!

Wishing you a fantastic close to the year, and plenty of health, joy, warmth, and success for 2023 🌠

https://awesome-builder-7088.ck.page/posts/a-happy-end-of-year-to-you-xtatx-s-first-year-in-review

23/12/2022

Our recap of 2022 ⚡

xtatx.studio thanks you for your support in our first official year of full-time production! This year has been experimental, positive and full of new experiences and we can't wait to show you what else is to come 🤩

As a team we are inspired to keep growing and learning, to create more magic for you in 2023 💥

Happy Holidays and we wish you an awe-inspiring new year, from all of us at XTATX Studio! 🎄 ✨

Video edited by Annika Hueffer

Featuring Martine Ingrid, Annika Hueffer, Ellwood Leo, Daniel Lintern, and Julienne Anaïs Stephanie Kadima - The Team ⭐

15/11/2022

Looking for something to do this Thursday evening? Join us on 17th November at the Camden Chapel for an evening full of original folk music, brought to you by French-British eclectic folk singer/songwriter Chloe Levaillant. The evening will be opened by the published British Palestinian poet Tasneim Zyada with her spoken word.
Chloe Levaillant
We can’t wait to be part of this lovely evening and hope to see you there!
Doors open at 19.00. Tickets available now https://bit.ly/CamdenChapel

Chloe Levaillant - Live at the Camden Chapel🎤🎶

31/03/2022

We’re looking back at the Power of Women International Women’s Day event that platformed and celebrated the incredible art of local women and nonbinary talent, whilst raising funds for Refuge. This video gives you a feel for the night and covers a little bit of everyone involved. This was a people-powered event as you can see throughout.

As we reach the end of Women’s Month, let’s make sure that each and every day of every month of every year, greater equality is sought for all people across all genders, sexes, races, ethnicities, abilities, beliefs, nationalities, socio-economic backgrounds, and identities.

Event and video content produced by xtatx.studio!

https://youtu.be/vdjFBQgrnCQ

More information www.xtatx.studio/events

Performing artists:
Alejandra Gissler Hernandez, Amar, Amaroun, Barbara Pugliese, Angelina Luzi, Cheryl Dawn Jennings, Chloe Levaillant, Lesley Ewen
Event hosted by Antoinette Daniel, founder of Just Helpers

Many thanks to our event sponsors:
African Diaspora Dance Association, Cobalt Partners, Glassmoon, LAB, MAMA.codes, South of the River Pictures, That Gorilla Brand

Our event partners: Peckham Levels, 081 Pizzeria Peckham, Near & Far Peckham

Businesses present: Birdsong London, Chic Quin, The Word Bookshop

In celebration of International Women's Day 2022, XTATX Studio presents The Power of Women.An evening platforming local women and nonbinary performers across...

18/03/2022

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭! The final numbers are in and we’re ecstatic to share that thanks to the generous support of individual crowd funders, company sponsors, event attendees, performers, host and events team...

📣 𝑿𝑻𝑨𝑻𝑿 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 £1,651 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒈𝒆!

What does this actually mean for Refuge and the people they support? In numbers, this amount can provide the equivalent of one of the following services:

🗯 110 essential packs provided to women on arrival in a refuge.

🗯 33 programmes of activity provided to children during their stay in a refuge.

🗯 32 nights provided to women and their children for a safe stay in a refuge.

Beyond the numbers, the support Refuge provides is qualitative too. In the words of Louise Rafferty, Community Fundraising Manager at Refuge who joined us at the event to share valuable insight on the work they do:

🦋 “[refuges] are more than just emergency accommodation, giving someone a roof over their head. They are also giving women the space and time to be able to make decisions about their future.”

So many thanks to our event sponsors and partners:
081 Pizzeria Peckham
African Diaspora Dance Association
Cobalt Partners
Glassmoon
LAB
MAMA.codes
Near & Far Peckham
Peckham Levels
Quick Print London
South of the River Pictures
That Gorilla Brand

To our crowd funders, so many thanks to:
Alex Bertomeu-Gilles, Andrew Goodchild, Antoine Simon & Virginia Valentini, Carole Edmond, Carrie Hitchman, Chloe Levaillant, Elspeth Barron, Farooq Chaudhry OBE, Garry Stephen, Hope Dimmer, Jade H, Joe Ormondroyd, Kate Spires, Liane Katz, Linnea Friden Gronning, Lucas Stephen, Matiela Zeniou, Michael Stirling, Nathaniel Lunn, Nichole Solomon, Nicolas Jacob, Ruth Jarratt, Sana Ali/ Sana London, Tatiana Stephen, Tazara Spafford, Thaïs Sala, Tom Adeyoola, William Guicheney, as well as all our supporters who preferred to remain anonymous.

Stay tuned for more on the incredible performances made by
Alejandra Gissler Hernandez
Amar
Amaroun
Barbara Pugliese feat. guest artist Angelina Luzi
Cheryl Jennings (Dawn)
Chloe Levaillant
Lesley Ewen

Event host: Antoinette Daniel, founder of Just Helpers

Many thanks to the local businesses who showed up to share their work: Birdsong London, Chic Quin & The Word Bookshop

Massive thanks to the team who made it all possible:
Caitlin O’Reilly, stage manager
Cedric Brunel, videographer
Ellwood-Leo, videographer
Korhan Aydogan, sound engineer
Martine Ingrid, event producer
Pedro Mangueira Brito, front of house
Robyn Salt, photographer
Thiago Bogossian, front of house

22/02/2022

We've officially started announcing our line up. Here you have three performers for "The Power of Women" - an event organised on International Women's Day to celebrate female and nonbinary talent, all whilst raising money for Refuge.

One of the most passionate and eclectic artists in the UK, Amar's process is about harnessing the now and detaching from their original circumstances to create an honest and non-judgmental expression of the self in order to reach their true potentiality in life and within their artistry.

Lesley Ewen is an incredible contemporary performance maker working in various media, as required by what wants to appear, avoiding binaries and silos.

Tilda Allie is an exciting Swedish music producer, vocalist and visual artist, exploring alternative soundscapes mixed with electronic-pop, soul, jazz, and cinematic music.

These are just three of our nine performers lined up for the evening. Find out more about each artist in their individual introduction posts on our newly created Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/power.of.women.22/

16/02/2022

This International Women's Day, xtatx.studio is producing an event which not only celebrates THE POWER OF WOMEN, but also raises money for Refuge, a charity doing incredible work supporting women and children escape domestic violence!

Join us on Tuesday, 8th March at Peckham Levels. Doors will open at 6.30pm.

Get your early bird ticket before they run out!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/xtatxstudio/652361 #

Looking forward to seeing you there. All humans across the gender spectrum are welcome!

The Power of Women for International Women's Day 2022 at Peckham Levels, Tue 8 Mar 2022 - Join us this International Women's Day to celebrate "the power of women". Watch, listen and experience the incredible power of female and non-binary talent. This event is a charity fundraiser for Refuge: a char...

26/11/2021

09/10/2021

What's with the name?

Pronounced: extatex

XTATX is a palindrome, meaning that whichever way you read it, you get the same result - a metaphor for the idea that with whichever perspective you approach art and design, whichever medium you use, it is the process which truly counts. 

If the input is greatness, that is what will result. Your efforts will reflect back at you.

XTATX mirrors the excitement with which we would like everyone to see the world.