Creep

What Creep does

Creep is a London-based post-production studio founded in 2018, employing approximately 22 people across offices in London and Dublin. The studio specializes in visual effects, editing, colour grading, motion graphics, CGI, and compositing services, operating on a B2B, project-based pricing model. Creep serves two distinct client segments: long-form content producers working on series and films for streaming platforms and broadcasters including Netflix, Apple TV+, HBO, BBC, ITV, Sky, Paramount+, A24, and Focus Features, and brand and advertising clients working with agencies on campaigns for brands including Aston Martin, Bugatti, Honda, ASICS, Skechers, Alexander McQueen, Jo Malone, Panini, Onken, Emmi, Pipedrive, Ruggable, Tottenham Hotspur, Affinity Water, Debenhams, and Mercedes.

The studio's technical capabilities span traditional VFX work such as 3D CGI, compositing, liquid simulation, and weather transformation alongside newer real-time workflows including Unreal Engine previz and live virtual production integration. Creep has positioned AI-Assisted Concept Development as part of its service offering. The studio's work has been recognized with BAFTA, Emmy, and Broadcast awards, and the team includes Emmy- and BAFTA-winning personnel.

Creep operates a project-based business model with notable scale demonstrated on productions such as Sex Education Series 4 (476 shots, 49 minutes of screen time, 74,079 frames rendered) and Top Boy Series 3 (207 shots, 35,829 frames). The studio engages through both direct client relationships and agency partners including T&Pm, Exposure, Eleven, Merman, Left Bank Pictures, Mindhouse, Cowboy Films, Big Things Films, and Moonage Pictures. The studio remains privately held with no disclosed funding rounds or M&A activity.

Name

Creep

Website

https://imacreep.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creep is a London-based post-production studio with a Dublin office, providing VFX, CGI, compositing, and editing services to streaming platforms, broadcasters, film studios, and premium brands on a project basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Post-Production Services

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Animation Services for VFX (Creature/Character, Crowd, Simulation Support) (MPADAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Animation Production (2D/3D/Stop-Motion) (MPAAAMAD)

Keywords

• Post-production services
• Visual effects
• Video editing
• Color grading
• Motion graphics

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Creep is a London-based post-production studio that delivers visual effects (VFX), editing, colour grading, motion graphics, CGI, and compositing services for commercials and long-form content. Founded in 2018, the studio operates with a team of approximately 22 staff supporting advertising and film/streaming clients end-to-end through post-production pipelines.

Product overview

Creep is a fully independent, end-to-end post-production studio offering a comprehensive suite of services: VFX (including CGI, compositing, fluid simulation, and invisible/hidden effects), Edit, Colour (grading), Motion (graphics and design), Online/Finishing, and Beauty post-production. The studio is structured into two primary portfolio areas — Commercial (brand advertising, broadcast, cinema, and digital campaigns) and Longform (TV series, feature films, and documentaries). Creep delivers projects across the full post pipeline from concept development and on-set supervision through to final delivery, working with agencies, production companies, broadcasters, and streaming studios. Notable client work includes Netflix series (Sex Education, Top Boy, Bad Sisters, Steve, Bodies), BBC productions (Dear England), Apple TV+ (Bad Sisters), HBO (Brexit: The Uncivil War), Sky (Atomic), Paramount+ (The Road Trip), and commercial campaigns for brands such as Nike, Adidas, Apple, Honda, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Bugatti, Skechers, ASICS, and McLaren.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visual Effects (VFX) VFX service for commercials and long-form content, delivered as part of Creep's post-production studio work for brand, agency, and entertainment clients.
• Editing Offline and/or online editing service for commercials and long-form content, provided to agencies, brands, and entertainment producers.
• Colour Grading Colour grading service applied to commercials and long-form content projects for advertising and entertainment clients.
• Motion Graphics Motion graphics design and animation service for commercials and long-form content, supporting brand and entertainment productions.
• CGI Computer-generated imagery (CGI) production service for commercials and long-form content, used for visual assets and integration within finished pieces.
• Compositing Compositing service combining live-action, CGI, and graphic elements into final deliverables for commercials and long-form content.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced 476 shots / 49 minutes / 74,079 frames for Sex Education Series 4
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers33 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jellyfish Pictures: London-based VFX and animation studio providing CGI, virtual production, and post services for film, episodic, and brand content — closely comparable to Creep in size, geography, and offering.
• Glassworks: Independent London post-production and VFX studio with services across advertising and long-form — a peer in scale, geography, and offering mix.
• Smoke & Mirrors: London post-production studio delivering VFX, colour, and finishing for advertising and entertainment — a direct peer competing for similar brand and broadcast clients.
• Absolute Post: London post-production house offering VFX, colour grading, and finishing for advertising and broadcast — directly comparable to Creep's colour and finishing services.
• The Mill: London-based VFX and post-production studio serving advertising, film and episodic clients with CGI, design, colour, and finishing — directly comparable to Creep's commercial VFX and brand work.
• BlueBolt: London VFX boutique delivering visual effects for film and high-end TV — a similar-sized peer with comparable tier-1 streamer client relationships.
• Framestore: London-headquartered VFX and post-production studio offering CGI, compositing, animation, and immersive content for film, episodic, and advertising — directly comparable to Creep across long-form and commercial VFX.
• MPC (Moving Picture Company): Global VFX and post house with a strong London presence serving feature film, episodic, and advertising clients across CGI, compositing, and colour — a direct peer in scale and capability to Creep.
• Union VFX: London VFX studio specialising in visual effects for film and episodic, with growing advertising work — a direct peer competing for similar tier-1 streamer mandates as Creep.
• Time Based Arts: London-based VFX and design studio serving commercials and long-form content with CGI and compositing — a direct peer for advertising and episodic VFX mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creep-post-production

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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