Artist-Led Projection Mapping & Immersive Animation Studio

Bright Side Studios transforms buildings, landscapes and interior spaces into immersive narrative experiences through projection mapping and animation - collaborating with museums, festivals, cultural organisations and event producers across the UK.

Explore our work

From Story to Light

Projection mapping of Edinburgh Castle for Castle of Light Event

Projection Mapping
Turning buildings, landmarks and landscapes into living canvases.

Water screen artwork The Enchanted Forest, an animation of a bee with honeycomb patterns with orange, white, and purple lights, reflected on the water surface, with silhouettes of spectators in the foreground.

Holographic Experiences
Illusion with intension.

A band experience, a dark, reflective surface with a sci-fi themed graphic featuring a stylized spacecraft and starry background.

Immersive Brand Experiences
Bringing brand stories to life through experience.

A person with short brown hair wearing a multicolored striped sweater, standing with arms raised playing with an installation at a museum, looking at a starry background and the Earth, creating the illusion of being in space.

Museum & Heritage Experiences
Illuminating stories, from ancient worlds to outer space.

Blurry close-up of a video editing timeline with purple and blue clips, and an abstract background with warm hues and dark silhouettes.

Creative Content and Animation
Film and animation sit at the heart of everything we make. 

Cristina Spiteri and Susanna Murphy Visual Aritst and co-founder Bright Sid Studios. Two women sitting outdoors on a hillside at night, illuminated by purple and blue lighting, smiling and looking content.

Meet the Artists
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As animators and visual artists, we create the imagery, stories and animated content at the heart of every experience - bringing our creative vision to projection mapping, holographic display, museum installations, brand experiences and live events across the UK.

Our Collaborators

A selection of institutions and organisations we’ve collaborated with.

Two women sitting outdoors on the ground at night, illuminated by orange streetlights, with dry grass around them.

The Artists Behind the Light

We are Cristina Spiteri and Susanna Murphy - the artists behind Bright Side Studios. Based in Edinburgh, we've spent over a decade bringing stories to life through light, animation and projection across Scotland and the UK.

Every project begins with narrative. Whether we're illuminating a castle facade, creating an interactive museum installation or building an atmospheric brand experience, the story always comes first. The technology is simply how we tell it.

We work closely with our collaborators at every stage - leading projects from the first idea through to final delivery, or stepping in as creative partners to help realise another director's vision. However we work together, we bring the same care, craft and creative investment to every project.

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“Breathtaking animation that perfectly captured the magical essence of the event.”

"Bright Side Studios have brought our Enchanted Forest projection show to life with breathtaking animation that perfectly captured its magical essence. Cristina and Susanna combine extraordinary creativity with technical expertise, translating complex ideas into visually stunning storytelling. Their professionalism, innovation and commitment to excellence elevated the entire experience for our audiences, a joy to collaborate with, and we wholeheartedly recommend them."
Karen Falconer - Creative Director - Wavemakers Live

The Enchanted Forest
“Emotive and moving content with brilliant technical ability.”

“We have worked with Bright Side Studios on several projects and they have consistently provided creative, carefully considered and well-crafted digital content. Their work for us in the Hall of Remembrance at Aberdeen Art Gallery combined brilliant technical ability with content which was emotive and moving. They are a highly talented team and an absolute delight to work with.”
Lyndsey Bowditch - Director - Studio Arc

Aberdeen Art Gallery
“The experience evoked an emotional response in our audiences.”

“It was a dream to work with Bright Side Studios. They showcased real creativity when developing our interactive digital installation. The experience evoked an emotional response in our audiences… ‘A huge hit – it alone made the visit worth it’, ‘we had a good discussion about it’ and ‘something different than I have ever seen before’.”
Gina Cookie - Senior Events Manager

Manchester Science and Industry Museum
“An absolute pleasure to work with from start to finish.”

“Bright Side Studios were an absolute pleasure to work with from start to finish. They instantly understood the brief, and their creativity and attention to detail were fantastic. I would highly recommend using Bright Side Studios for any immersive storytelling experiences or creative and digital design.”
Holly Aynsley - PR, Marketing and Events Manager

Holyrood Distillery

Story. Animation. Experience.

At the heart of our work is story.

As artists, we use animation, light and moving image to create immersive experiences where narrative and atmosphere unfold across buildings, landscapes and interior environments.The technology supports this process; a tool that allows narrative, atmosphere and memory to take shape in physical space.

Working predominantly with projection, including waterscreen, holographic and projection mapping, and selectively with LED and screen-based formats, we have spent the past ten years bringing stories into cultural and public spaces across Scotland and the UK.