Where Giants Roam

Rhiannon and Blair Porter run Where Giants Roam, a CGI and 3D creative agency based in Scotland, offering their clients, such as Glenfiddich and Braun, high-end advertising content through virtual photography, motion design and VFX. They worked with the team at our Edinburgh Accelerator, graduating in December last year. 

"It’s kind of hard to describe what we do," Blair said. "So pitching in the Accelerator was tough. I guess put simply; we’re a CGI and motion studio which creates content for brands. We make things that aren’t real, look real. If a client says: ‘I thought that was a photo’, we know we’ve done a good job. The great thing about what we do is that the only actual limit is our (and our clients') imagination."

The imagination and skill of Rhiannon and Blair’s work was recognised recently with Where Giants Roam taking the ‘Creative Services Company of the Year’ at the Creative Pool awards (pictured above). "We were delighted to win," Rhiannon said. "As a studio we are lucky to work with some of the best and biggest agencies and brands in the world and it means a lot to be formally recognised. It was really rewarding the judges acknowledged not only our output, but also our team culture and push for gender equality, both of which are at the core of the studio."

Amanda points out: "They're a real success story for us; they joined with a team of 6 and turnover of approximately £20k per month. During their time with us their team doubled and turnover increased to around £75k per month. They also accessed £43k of funding through grants during that time.

"I think they really benefitted from the 1-1 coaching, our workshops and collaboration with other entrepreneurs. The main challenges they faced were growing and shaping their team, getting the roles and people right for the vacancies, acquiring new clients across different sectors and building their mission, vision and values. 

"We also helped with corporate introductions through event invites and the use of the London Hub space as they began to grow beyond Scotland."

And now, as 'alumuni' of our Accelerator programme, Rhiannon and Blair can access events at the hubs, make use of coaching sessions and continue to network with peers.