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Our team is here to guide you to the right place and the right person for your shoot — whether you're a producer, agency, VFX or grip, we'll make your production come to life.

The People Behind It

Meet the Team

Tom founded Sandstorm in 2000 and has guided the company and our clients through the many changes that have happened since in film and advertising. Although he champions using the right tool for every project, whether film, digital or AI, without doubt, Tom is most fond of traditional film-making and is happiest on-set with a TechnoDolly.

Tom Ward

Founder / Lead TechnoDolly Operator

Jen has been with Sandstorm for over 13 years and has helped our clients get the best out of every project. She takes a no nonsense and honest approach to every production, with a real passion for problem solving.

Jenny Chapman

Production / Bookings Manager

Jason has been part of the Sandstorm team since 2016, although his role has changed over the last few years with us, mainly working as a consultant for the business and more recently focusing on our Brand Partnerships. If you want to know how Sandstorm can collaborate with your brand, give him a shout.

Jason Dollery

Brand Partnerships & Business Development

Our lovely TechnoDolly assistant and driver, Ethan is a brilliant set of hands on your production and has been with us now for 4 years.

Ethan Heather

TechnoDolly Assist / Electrical

Cam has worked with the team since 2018. He is a superb camera operator and TechnoDolly Assistant, as well as having a natural eye for within the lighting team. Perfect if you are shooting as a small team, or rehearsing without the main unit, he can an invaluable addition to the shoot.

Cam Smith

TechnoDolly Assist / Camera Operator

Frazer has a deep knowledge of Q-Take and Trigger synchronisation as well as working as a TechnoDolly assistant. He is on hand when complex moves require multiple layers of video, triggers sending to sound, light, SFX etc. N.B. We also have a full Q-Take setup with monitoring available.

Frazer Hopkins

TechnoDolly Q-Take / Trigger Assist

Alex works across Sandstorm’s marketing and digital communications, helping us share our work, sharpen our thinking and reach the right audiences. She loves a business challenge and a last minute deadline...

Alex Watts

Marketing & Comms

Ayo spent over twenty years in some of the world’s leading creative agencies, producing TV commercials and integrated campaigns. In his agency production role he met Tom and Sandstorm in 2001. The two have worked together ever since, traditionally with Ayo as the agency lead and now, as of 2016, as the strategy lead for Sandstorm.

Ayo Hughes

Business Strategist

Alfie is the beating heart of the artistry behind our VFX, CGI and AI work. He's got an incredible energy and style - creating work for our clients which looks superb and utilises all the best of modern AI tools and more traditional 2D & 3D tools.

Alfie Bacon

VFX, CGI & AI Artist

1993 — Today

Our Filmmaking History

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2024

Sandstorm begins

Tom's first attempt at an edit suite marks the start of a journey that would span three decades of filmmaking.

Open in Soho, London

Our original office in Falconberg Mews by the Astoria becomes the creative hub for a growing slate of commercial and narrative work.

Expand to Wroughton

The hangars at Wroughton become Sandstorm's first out-of-London studio space, opening up larger-scale production possibilities.

Build our own studios

The Old Dairy in Badbury is transformed into custom-built studio facilities, giving Sandstorm full creative and production control.

Expand to Ealing Studios

Sandstorm joins one of the most iconic names in British filmmaking, with four sound stages and full production support on our doorstep.

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Come and See Us

We're based in West London with exceptional transport links — making your journey to us, or ours to your location, quick and efficient.

By Tube & Rail

Ealing Broadway Station — 10 minutes walk (Elizabeth, District & Circle Lines)

South Ealing Station — 15 minutes walk (Piccadilly Line)

West Ealing Station — 23 minutes walk (Elizabeth Line)

By Bus

Stop R — E2, E7, E11, N11 (7 minutes walk)

Stop M — 207, 483, E8, N83, N207, SL8 (8 minutes walk)

By Car

Parking available on-site subject to availability, plus access to an NCP car park 5 minutes walk away.

By Air

Heathrow Airport — Elizabeth Line direct to Ealing Broadway in 27 minutes; 27 minutes by car.

At Ealing Studios, we also have 24/7 on-site security to keep your production safe and sound.

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Take a Tour

From a brand new reception, 14,000ft² stage plus 3 existing stages, production offices, workshops and premium dressing rooms, we have everything you'd need for your shoot on-site — so there's no walking miles when every minute counts.