YOUR VOTE WILL HELP SHAPE AUSTRALIA

for BMF

and Australian Electoral Commission

YOUR VOTE WILL HELP SHAPE AUSTRALIA

for BMF
and Australian Electoral Commission

“Mighty Nice are such a talented bunch and an absolute delight to collaborate with.The work they delivered pretty much speaks for itself… I look forward to working with them on future projects.”

MATTHEW HUGHES

BMF Designer / Art Director / Project Partner

Democracy bureaucracy
but, like… cooler

“Colourful”. Not a word you’d usually associate with a government campaign. Lucky for us the good folks at the AEC are far from beige. This series to inspire voter engagement invited us to highlight the diversity of the Australian community.

Politics can be colourful, but government advertising is generally… well, not.  The ask here? Create a plasticine animation that represents the diversity of the Australian community. Capture the cultures, religions, dreams, and people that represent the rainbow of an entire nation.

No biggy. Oh and make sure you steer clear of the colour palette of any particular political party.

Shaping Australia
frame by frame

It takes character to create characters. And the affection we feel for these guys and their morphing, sculptured transitions lingers on long after the voting booths closed.

Before we were even voted in for the job, the entire storyboard was lovingly hand-painted in soft pastels for community testing.

This project came with technical challenges that broke a few brains but turned into something we love to watch to this day.

In the early stages of the pitch and project this was a truly collaborative effort as we all researched modern, plasticine animation effects and colour palettes. Bonnie Forsyth took the lead in the animation, relying on a 2D drafting process to guide the 3D team, and Gary Fouchy refined the final grade and print deliverables.

Together we explored plasticine animation effects.

and the most decent human beings you’ll probably ever meet…

DIRECTOR

Bonnie Forsyth, Gary Fouchy

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Darren Price

HEAD OF PRODUCTION

Tina Braham

PRODUCER

Diana Angelius

HEAD OF STUDIO

Jeremy Howdin

3D LEAD

Ben Seager

DESIGN

Pete McDonald, Darcy Woodbridge, Bonnie Forsyth

MODEL/SURFACE

Andrew Silke, Michael Mascarenas, Lina Ngo, Cosmo Park, Guy Robinson

RIG

Miquel Campo

LAYOUT

Duncan MacLaren, Jins M Jose, David Smith

ANIMATION

Duncan MacLaren, David Smith, Cameron Tyler, Ben Hubbard, Helen Bucknall

2D ANIMATION

Darcy Woodbridge, Kylie Sun

LIGHT/RENDER

Serge Kovalenko, Trent Rogan, Billy Harrison

PROPS

Tessa Eden

COMPOSITE

Gary Fouchy, Oliver Faldo, Fiona Lu, Chris Charlton

PRINT

Alea Trinajstic

CLIENT

Australian Electoral Commission

AGENCY

BMF

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