FrameThrower · Actors · Simon Farnaby
Simon Farnaby
3 films · 195 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2009–2016
Born 2 April 1973 · Yorkshire, England, UK
Simon Farnaby is an English actor, comedian, children's entertainer, writer and singer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective, where he has written and starred in productions including the sketch show Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts, as well as writing for film.
Farnaby earned BAFTA nominations for his co-writing of Paddington 2, both for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best British Film, and was the winner of the 2023 Television BAFTA for memorable TV moment. In 2023, he co-wrote and appeared in Wonka, a film which serves as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, exploring Willy Wonka's origins.
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How their films are shot
Measured across 195 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Simon takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 47% of their frames are day, 45% natural — the look of the work Simon takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 195 frames from Simon Farnaby's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.