Zuhair Mehrali

Chaii-fueled Multimedia Creative based in Birmingham, UK.

For nearly 10 years I’ve worked with brands and original IPs to craft digital designs and animated content using an Integrated Design, Motion and Post-Production skillset.

Brands
Bright Little Labs, Colors of the Culture, Dyson, Jeem, Warhammer

Studios
Farside Features, Philosophi, Sun & Moon Studios, You Kicked My Dog Productions

Specialties
2D Motion Design, Graphic Design, Animation Compositing, Video Editing, Sound Editing

Out-of-hours

In my free time I’m usually:

  • On long walks

  • Re-watching episodes of Hannibal

All while sipping on a hot cup of cinnamon-infused karak chaii. Click below for my favourite recipe.

Image by Freepik

Writing & Speaking

- Episode 5: Meet Zuhair for Sun & Moon: Animation Chats, 2024

- Multimodal Memories (Interview with Liz Timbs) for Africa is a Country Magazine, 2019

- Sketches: Reconstructing Meaning of Displacement for i-Docs, 2018

Awards & Recognition

For Warhammer: Hammer & Bolter (2021-2023)
- Best Animated Series, Nomination in Royal Television Society, Bristol, 2023

For Recollection (2019)
- Best Music Video, Nomination in Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, Online, 2018

For Sketches (2017)
- Best Experimental Film, Winner in Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, 2019
- Best Documentary Cinematography, Winner in Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, 2019
- Best Student Film, Winner in NYC Film Awards, New York, 2018
- Best Experimental Film & Best Student Film, Winner in The Monthly Film Festival, Glasgow, 2018

Testimonials

- Dylan Shipley, Co-founder & Director at Sun & Moon Studios:

Over the past two and a half years we have been lucky enough to have Zuhair on our team, as an editor compositor on a visually rich, fast moving animated series project here at Sun & Moon.

His role was very varied and he did such an amazing job for us. He has a thick skin and is able to adapt and be flexible with changes to a project. Swapping hats between, video/sound editing and comping as needed. His communication skills were also excellent, we worked remotely but he was always quick to respond. He also pulled some after hours time for us at short notice occasionally which was really appreciated. He is also technically strong with software and is able to learn new programs quickly. Zuhair's compositing and grading work on this series also shows what he can bring creatively too with subtle artistic flair while working well as part of a 3 person comp team. His skills in graphic design and motion graphics are also a great asset and he recently went above and beyond there, producing titles, which I imagined would be simple white txt on a black BG ended up as a set of beautiful animated title cards.

Zuhair is a great all rounder but not a jack-of-all-trades, he's just very skilled in all areas!

- Nick Horne, Creative Director at True Digital:

Can't recommend Zu highly enough. He's a creative in the truest sense of the word, with a passion for craft, deep conceptual thinking and executed with genuine diligence and care. Not to mention he's a top human being.

- Ryan James Neal, Director at Farside Features:

Zuhair has been an absolute joy to work with during our time at Farside Features. He's always delivered a high standard of work in the face of tight deadlines whilst not only working as one of our compositors, but editor as well. Throughout the production he kept great communication to ensure he knew exactly what was being asked of him and was an all round great guy to talk to. I highly recommend him!