We collaborated with Agb Events to create a large scale projection on Cairns City Library with local renowned artist Roland Nancarrow. Unveiling Nature's Symphony captured the essence of tropical flora in a delicate Dance of light and shade. Each wash of watercolour brought to life the intricate details and radiant hues of hibiscus, orchards, and other exotic blossoms.

Involvement: Animation, Direction
Design Director, Motion Graphic Animator: Anna Fraser
Artist: Roland Nancarrow
Artistic Director: Giles Westley
Sound Design: Nick Wishart
Videographer/Photos: Andrew Watson
Production: Agb Events

Involvement: Animation
Design Director: Anna Fraser
Creative Director: Michael Killalea
Project Lead: Dr. Sarah Barns
Technical Direction: Leif Wilson
Music Composition: Freya Berkhout
Creative Technologist & Software: Rene Christen (Socketumi)
Production Assistance: Sarie O'Brien
Videography: Brendan Blacklock
Client: Australian Museum

We created a 12 minute animation of The Birds of Australia. A touring exhibition, showcasing the incredible world of Australia's birdlife. Presented on STORYBOX, an interactive storytelling cube, The Birds of Australia, brings to life the iconic bird illustrations of John and Elizabeth Gould together with First Nations storytelling and knowledge.

View a couple sections of the animation below.

We collaborated with Agb Events to create a large scale projection on Cairns City Library with local renowned textile designer and artist Francoise Lane. Her gorgeous and compelling artworks are inspired by her connection to the Torres Strait Islands and her exploration of visual storytelling.

Originating from Kerriri (Hammond Island) in the Torres Strait, Lane’s artwork is an exploration of visually storytelling inspired by stories of connection to country. Her creative practice and artwork speak to the personal connection to the sea and marine life, to the nutrients it provides to those living above it and the coastal forests lining our shores. A beautiful, magical visual narrative of the importance of our waterways and the life sustained by it.

Involvement: Animation
Artist: Francoise Lane
Design/Art Director: Anna Fraser
Artistic Director: Giles Westley
X Particles: Chris Thompson
Sound Design: Dobby
Videographer/Photos: Andrew Watson
Production: Agb Events

Designed Animated & Directed by: JULIANNA
Client: The Pulse
Creative Director: Fabio Nardo
Technical Producer: David Hoare

Projected on a Migaloo sculpture, this epic hand painted, frame by frame animation was commissioned for the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
This story is a journey of Migaloo the white humpback whale, seen through his eyes. Through his POV we see him travel from the Antartica to the Great Barrier Reef.

The technique of smudging each frame in photoshop across every piece of artwork, then importing into after effects was a labour of love!

This work was made with my co collaboration entity 'Julianna'. A co directing team with Anna Fraser. You can see our work here:

www.juli-anna.com

We collaborated with Australian retailer, Big W and Zebrar to create “The Big Headed Bilby”, a unique hybrid experience encouraging families to have fun and get creative during the school holidays.

Zebrar developed an interactive Facebook Messenger bot to guide artists through the journey. Artists follow along using simple crafts from home or purchase them online through Big W. Then they snap a photo of their creations through the messenger bot, and see their characters come to life!

Zebrar’s bespoke software removes the background from their photo, and using our custom programming algorithm, extracts the keyframe animation from the film and applies that animation to the users’ character. Each craft character is then rendered into the film, interacting with the prebuilt story to create each artist's unique mini movie, complete with personalised credits.

The Big Headed Bilby campaign was recognised by all major industry publications for innovation and creativity.

All the environments/animations were hand drawn and painted in Photoshop then put together in After Effects.

Involvement: Character Design, Animation
Environment Design, Illustration: Anna Fraser
Production: Zebrar
Producer: Simone Clow
Client: Big W
Agency: M&C Saatchi Sydney
Sound Design: Song Zu

We collaborated with Agb Events to create a large scale projection on Cairns City Library of renowned artist, the late Arone Meeks, a Kuku Midigi man, raised in Yarrabah and El Arish, Mission Beach, Far North Queensland, his country being the area around Laura, Cape York.

Spirit Ark is based on Arone’s personal story, as navigated by the stars, the boat being both a symbolic vehicle allowing him to travel to the dreaming whilst making a connection with country, spirit and place. This is a fitting tribute to this man who has given the region so much from his artistic life.

Involvement: Animation
Artist: Arone Meeks
Design/Art Director: Anna Fraser
Artistic Director: Giles Westley
Sound Design: Dobby
Production: Agb Events

Involvement: Hand drawn animation
Client: Australian Turf Club
Agency: Hype Republic
Production Co: Hype Republic
EP: Allan Hardy ACS & Macario De Souza
Creative Director: Allan Hardy ACS
Post-Production
Producer: Camille Cannings
Editor: Jarred Lammiman
Colourist: Joe Lancaster
Sound: Justin Harrison
Music Composition: Oliver Keenan-Lyu
Animation by SQUEAK
Animation Director: Ian Anderson
Animation Team: Ahmed Nashabe, Rob Conn, Cam Wright, Leyton Brown, Amy Wheelhouse, Phil Jackson, Bruno Ribeiro Profeta, Bradley Coomber
Animation Producer: Sarah Taylor
Animation Coordinator: Rylee Bannan

Involvement: 2d Animation
Agency: Imagination
Design Director: Simon Connell
Producers: Anna Richmond, Louisa Ryan, Amelia Eagan

Hand drawn and painted in Photoshop then put together in After Effects. The final animation was projected in the Telstra Store over Christmas.

Involvement: 2d Animation
Post Production - Monster Children Films
Director: Stefan Hunt
Editor: Braden Trotter
Post Producer: Jam Hassan
VFX: Chris Thompson
Colourist: Fergus Rotherham
Illustrator: Tim Waters
Music Composition: Jonny Higgins
Sound Post Production: Sonar Music (Michael Newton, Timothy Bridge, Haylee Poppi)
Voice Over Artist: Bill Young (RMK)
VO Artist Management: Jules Tyler & Kristy Sanger
Agency - Monster Children Creative
Creative Director: Matt Pike
Executive Creative Director: Chris Searl
Client Service: Ben Murgatroyd & Kieran Burke
Designer: Jye Kwong
4 Pines Brewing Company
CMO: Todd Atkinson
Marketing Manager: Tom Wallage
Brand Manager: Jade Hughes
Assistant Brand Manager: Max Farrow

Involvement: Design/Animation/Director
Design/Animation: Gary Nicholson
Agency: Host/Havas
Production Director: Alistair Ferrier
Creative Art Director: Marina Vasilieva
Copywriter Creative: Taylor Thornton
Account Executive: Justin Westlake
Sound Design: Song Zu

Working with the team at Host/Havas we created these two chemistry educational videos for Sydney Water.

Involvement: Design/Animation Design/Animation: Gary Nicholson Production Company: Marshlandia Sound Design: Derek Allan, Zig Zag Lane

Step into Paradise explores the compelling stories and unique vision of iconic Australian designers Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson. This first in-depth survey captures the dynamic energy of their creative journey over four decades.

Kee and Jackson have transformed Australian fashion with their colourful expressions of Australia's natural and cultural landscape, exuberant Flamingo Follies parades and the flamboyant excess of the Flamingo Park frock salon in Sydney's Strand Arcade.

Commissioned by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney to create animated stories for the atrium section of the exhibition. Designed to be in darkness, the stories unfolded some of the important creative background to their later success. The work was animated in collaboration with Anna Fraser or Juli-anna as we are known.

Directed/Designed/Animated by: JULIANNA   
Animation: Sam Hoh
Comping: Fiona Lu
Company: Agb Events
Art Director: Giles Westley
Sound Design: Nick Wishart
Job: Lights of Christmas
Client: Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, Australian Catholic University, Catholic Cemeteries & Crematoria.

The theme chosen this year was 'Joy to the World' revealed through nature. I collaborated with Anna Fraser to make this a dream-like journey of enchantment and imagined worlds. Fireflies lead us on our expedition through underground caverns, then rising up to the skies and returning to the ocean. Hand drawn and painted in Photoshop then put together in After Effects. The final animation was projected onto Sydney's biggest Cathedral. It ran from 7th to 25th of December. Starting each evening at 7:30pm and stayed on until midnight.

Into the wild’ Courthouse projection.
Design Animated & Directed by: JULIANNA
Produced and Curated : Essem Projects
Original composition, Sound Design : Tactile Music

The brief was nature and the evolution of life from the first cell in the sea through to humanity.

This work was made with my co collaboration entity 'Julianna'. A co directing team with Anna Fraser. You can see our work here:

www.juli-anna.com

Directed/Designed/Animated by: Julian Burgess
Animators: Mina Mileva, Tony Zmak
Compositing: Sam Hoh
Producer: Nina Salter
Agency: Ogilvy & Mather
Design/3D/Editing: Rob Moffett
Head of Broadcast: Rob Spencer
Creatives: Ash Myburgh, Jane Le
Producer: Cassie Floriana, Lee-Ann Hyman
Client: Coca Cola
Job: Epic Summer

Designed Animated & Directed by: JULIANNA

Hand drawn & painted in Photoshop, composited in After Effects.
Projected at Surry Hills Festival / Double Take, the projection piece ran from the 23rd to the 15th of October each evening between 7pm & midnight.

Directed/Designed/Animated by: JULIANNA   
Producer: Nina Salter
Agency: TBWA
Creative Director: Clive Blackstone
Agency Producer: Amanda Cairns-Cowan
Senior Account Director: Anthony Brooker
Client: Brancott Estate
Marketing Director: Stefano Furini
Marketing Manager: Celest Kenny
Job: A Fresh Perspective

TBWA approached us to design and animate four stories of where Brancott Estate has applied a fresh perspective to its winemaking.

Involvement: Director/Designer/Animation
DOP/Animation: Nelson Alves
3d Technical: Chris Thompson
3d Animation: Gary Nicholson, Andy Noonan
Producers: Timothy Leckie, Tom Ferguson
Client: Jeep/Fox Sports
Job: Fox Footy/Jeep Etched In Mud

A combination of stop motion, hand drawn and 3d animation. All the mud was animated in Dragonframe. Then the 3d depth pass was used to push the Jeep through the mud animation.

Involvement: Director/Designer/2d Animation
Designer/3d Animation: Gary Nicholson
2d Animators: Tony Zmak, Mina Mileva, Lily Dell, Amy Wheelhouse
Producers: Timothy Leckie, Tom Ferguson
Client: NAB/Fox Sports
Job: Leaps & Leapers

Involvement: Director/Designer/2d Animation
Design/3d Animation: Gary Nicholson
2d Animator: Lily Dell
Assistant Animator: Tony Zmak
Senior Producer: Timothy Leckie
Producer: Tom Ferguson
Client: Fox Sports/Carlsberg
Job: Carlsberg UEFA Euro 2016 Competition

Involvement: Director/Designer/2D Animation
Designer: Anna Fraser
Compositing/3d Animation: Andy Noonan
3d Animation: Chris Thompson
Company: Agb Events
Art Director: Giles Westley
Composer: George Ellis
Job: Lights of Christmas 2015
Client: Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, Australian Catholic University, Catholic Cemeteries & Crematoria.

Hand drawn and painted in Photoshop then put together in After Effects. The final animation was projected onto Sydney's biggest Cathedral. It ran from 7th to 25th of December. Starting each evening at 7:30pm and stayed on until midnight.

Involvement: Animation Director/Compositing
2d Animator: Lily Dell
Assistant Animator: Tony Zmak
Post Production: Cutting Edge
Producer: Lara Allen
VFX Supervisor: Jess Vines
Animation Director: Ian Anderson
Creative Director Finn Spencer
Agency: Archibald Williams
Client: News Corp
Product: Dr Seuss Metro Mastheads

Working with the talented team at Cutting Edge, I was given the opportunity to direct the animation for this 15 second spot. Also working with the talented Lily Dell it was definitely a dream project to animate Dr Seuss.

Involvement: Animation
Design: James Price
Production Company: The Foreign Correspondents’ Club
Client: Museum of Food and Drink

Involvement: Director/Designer/2D Animation
Company: Agb Events
2D Animation: Ian Anderson
Comping/Animation: Andy Noonan
Art Director: Giles Westley
Sound: Nick Wishart
Job: Lights of Christmas 2014
Client: Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, Australian Catholic University, Catholic Cemeteries & Crematoria.

Everything was hand drawn and painted in Photoshop then put together in After Effects. The final animation was projected onto Sydney's biggest Cathedral. It ran from 7th to 25th of December. Starting each evening at 7:30pm and stayed on until midnight.

12 Days of Christmas was also projected onto Boston Public Library in Copley Square on the 17-20 December 2015. Forming part of Boston’s holiday celebrations and kicking off a new festive tradition for the city. 

Involvement: Animation
Design: James Price
Animation: Gary Nicholson
Production Company: Pixel
Producer: Haley Polacik
Client: Yellow Pages
Agency: isobar

Involvement: Animation Direction/Animator/Design
Animators: Sam Hoh, Ian Anderson
Producer: Simone Clow
Post Production: Cutting Edge
Production Company: Photoplay
Director/Lead Design: Lucinda Schreiber
Producer: Suzanne Kim
Agency: Leo Burnett
Client: Jay Jays Denim

Involvement: Illustration/Animaton
Company: iloura
Client: Ogilvy & Mather
Prod Co: Robber's Dog

Directed/Designed/Animated by: JULIANNA
Design/Animator: Sam Hoh
Producer: Ken Smart
Company: Z Space
Client: ACU

Involvement: Director/Design/Animaton
3D: Gary Nicholson
Company: 166 Productions
Client: McCann Erickson

Involvement: Design/AFX/Animaton
Design/AFX: Gary Nicholson
Company: 166 Productions
Client: McCann Erickson

Involvement: Design/AFX/Animaton
Design/AFX: Gary Nicholson
Company: 166 Productions
Client: McCann Erickson