We are pleased and excited to be supported by Creative Enterprise and Innovate UK.
The Founders
We have always worked in various parts of the creative industries...
Eleanor Long RCA
Eleanor is a Royal College of Art Alumni, and won a string of awards and commissions in her former career in Architectural Glass. Commissions include large-scale permanent exterior artworks for the Royal Geographical Society, and for The Crown Estate in Regent Street, London.
Prior to this, she worked as a model-maker for film and TV, including making props for The Borrowers and Pinocchio live action films.
Eleanor was also selected for the prestigious Creative Enterprise Female Founders cohort 2022/23.
Eleanor is a member of Animated Women UK - AWUK Spotlight -
Trevor Young
Trevor is a film visual effects expert having worked in the feature film industry for over 15 years.
Trevor specialised in creating post-production effects shots, and leading teams in high pressure, high profile projects. He worked on many films including three of the Harry Potter movies, Hunger Games - Catching Fire, and so many others.
Trevor’s work is heavily influenced by working with high profile film directors such as Terry Gilliam and Guillermo del Toro.
Trevor’s full film list is on IMDb
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Tapocketa Ltd (pronounced Ta-pocket-ah) was set up in 2021 to innovate and explore rich and engaging animation techniques to tell stories that reach beyond the norm.
We are really interested in building connections between the world of animation and digital storytelling, with the experience of paper and real life tactile stuff.
We love working with people who also enjoy their work and on projects that have a positive impact on both others and the environment around us, from the thoughtful to the funny. Unethical projects won't impress or interest us. And an open and welcoming appreciation for all things equal (ie everyone) is the way to go. We recognise and value top quality and skilled work and believe that adventure lies in the opportunities, collaborations and discoveries yet to come.
A great way of seeing more of our work and behind-the-scenes processes.
Speaking Events
Eleanor and Trevor are open to invitations to speak about their work, innovating in the creative sector.
Eleanor is a member of Toastmasters, an organisation that pursues excellence in public speaking.
Eleanor is also a Selected Speaker for the National Federation of Women’s Institutes.
The Move Summit
Eleanor spoke at the Move Summit in Edinburgh 2025, a premier event for the animation industry. Graced by some of the big players in the animation industry, it also has a deep focus on new and emerging talent. Eleanor was proud to be selected to speak on Emerging Talent Day to a packed hall of students eager to discover new potentials for their craft.
BookMachine: Talking Production
In 2020 Eleanor and Trevor spoke at BookMachine’s ‘Talking Production’ event about how they create their work and its impact on children’s literacy.
Digital Book World, USA
We were pleased to be keynote speakers at the annual Digital Book World conference in Nashville, US. We spoke about the experience of creating our multi award-winning interactive animated digital publication, to an audience of over a thousand people.
If you would like us to speak at your event or be interviewed on your media channels, please get in contact via a contact form or email.
