Easy Rider: Darth Vader and the wild Chipmunk (How it's done)

Clever, quirky and often comical photography of action figures and chipmunks.

As this video will show, it's all happening right there in front of the camera. The challenge for Chris McVeigh, is to capture the chipmunk engaged in a real and rather extraordinary situation. And keep in mind that this is a wild chipmunk, not a pet.

About

James Théophane

Portrait credit: Nadav Kander

James Theophane, or Theo, is a dilettante residing in London. When he's not dabbling, he's an Assoc. Creative Director at R/GA, with his creative partner Dan John: danandjames.com

He has worked with Lost Boys, Grey, Modem, Framfab, Wheel, DNA and GT.

He has created work for Nokia, Toshiba, Rankin, D&AD, Chelsea FC, Electrolux, Sony, Ericsson, PlayStation, Sega, Channel 4, Oxfam, Canon, Brahma, Marks & Spencer, Wired Magazine and Audi. View all work

He has won a few awards such as D&AD, Webby, LIA, Revolution, Campaign, BIMA and Epica.

Sometimes he gets called up for a little bit of jury service too. He's paid his dues with D&AD, IAB Creative Showcase and London International.

Occasionally he gets asked to do a bit of public speaking. But to be frank, he's not so keen on that.

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