There’s a new creative studio in Australia, launched by brothers, Pat Langton (founder & chief creative) and Matt Langton founder & chief moving image). Industry legend, Mike Allen, is coming on board as chairman.
The new Melbourne studio has been formed to make creative things that people actually want to engage with. Hook believes the industry has changed, people are literally paying not to see ads, so things have to change no matter what. They do this by collaborating with clients from start to finish, no ‘ta-da’ moments, more of a ‘that makes sense’ throughout the whole process.
Pat Langton is am awarded creative and published author, previously a partner at MoP with Mike Allen who went on to sell the agency in 2022. Matt Langton, has worked as a motion graphics designer in both Melbourne and London for the last 20 years, creating film for some of the world’s biggest brands.
Pat Langton commented, “We wanted to launch not just an agency, but a creative studio. The industry has changed and big agencies aren’t changing quick enough. The advertising landscape is more crowded than ever, so brands need to find creative ways to cut through the noise. Advertising isn’t just an ad anymore, it’s an experience, a book, a new product, or even a video game.
“When you look at advertising as entertainment, it changes the way you talk to your audience. We want to bring a bit of fun back into advertising. Hook was an idea that I had published back in 2021, and I’ve applied the knowledge and principles from the book building it into a creative studio.”
Mike Allen added, “The industry has changed so much since I started over 35 years ago and video is now what clients want. We’re bridging the gap between agency and production.”
Matt Langton stated, “Video is more important than ever and a lot of agencies are just not set up to deal with the TikTok generation. Hook is positioned to deal with this problem and provide clients with creative solutions across all mediums that suit all their needs. In my experience, the video trend isn’t going away. In fact, it’s even more important than ever before. You just have to look at social media and see that video is king.”
Hook has put together a brand film to demonstrate its 2D/3D abilities in-house and even produced the song featured in the film:
Agency: Hook Creative Studio
3D/2D animation: Hook Creative Studio
Music: Hook remix of the classic piano piece, La Campanella, by Franz Liszt.
