Development

Studio Hackett is first and foremost a place where people share ideas, create content that engages and a place that enjoys new collaborations.

James Hackett is a thought leader in the creation of content and branding. Over 20 years, he has marked his place as a trusted advisor to many. Creatives, broadcasters, corporations and production companies seek his advice about creative direction and branding for optimal audience engagement. James has spoken at universities, conferences and professional development days. If you’d like to have James speak at your event, contact us.

Alternatively, if you have a creative project you’d like to discuss with our team, no matter what stage of development it is at, come and see us.

05.06.24

Murray-Darling Basin for Cox Inall Ridgeway

We worked with the First Nations social agency Cox Inall Ridgeway, to support a Healthy Rivers and Sustainable Communities campaign for the Federal Government. The content celebrates the profound connections First Nations peoples have with the Murray Darling Basin. We worked …

19.12.23

AGNSW- Wik & Kugu in Aurukun

In September 2023, our Creative Director, Jake Duczynski, along with a team from The Art Gallery of NSW spent time on Wik-Mungkan Country (FNQ) to hold creative workshops with the local Aurukun community and discuss new collaborations. Facilitated by Wik …

18.12.23

Australian Aboriginal Child and Family Services – Family Voice, Family Choice

The Australian Aboriginal Child and Family Services asked us to produce a 3-minute animated documentary of an Indigenous family reflecting on their experience with the Family Group Conferencing (FGC) process. ‘Family Voice, Family Choice’ uses 2D animation to maintain interviewee …

12.09.23

NSW Aboriginal Languages Trust

In 2023, the NSW Aboriginal Languages Trust asked us to write, design and animate a not-so-typical explainer video. The brief was to weave historical truth-telling, staunch advocacy, policy changing moments and document the Trust’s Strategic Plan that looks to the …

23.08.23

National NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony

In collaboration with our friends at Blacklock Media, Studio Gilay produced a kaleidoscopic tribute to Country for the NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony 2023. Adapting the artwork of Bobbi Lockyer, our team produced a whopping total of 90 animated videos in …

06.07.23

ReachOut Australia – Persona Videos & Comics for Young Mob

We worked with ReachOut Australia to write, direct and produce 3 x 60 sec animated videos based on three unique personas. The videos explored some of the challenges young people face, encouraging them to reach out to their friends, family, …

09.12.22

Ticket To Ride

The 30 second cut for an HIV awareness campaign developed with Frost Collective for ACON. It’s quirky, sometimes a little silly, and has its tongue planted firmly in its cheek. We hope to encourage more people to go get tested …

08.07.21

UNSW Environment Recovery Project

An introductory video for the Environment Recovery Project, a community of citizen scientists available to join through the iNaturalist app. The project aims to assist scientists at the University of New South Wales in monitoring recovering species after the devastating …

25.01.21

ABC Kids Listen

Working with Jan Stradling and Emma Gibbs, we developed a hand-drawn animation style that will wiggle its way into your heart. There are four promos. Here’s one to give you a taste!

06.09.19

Heart Health & Lung Health

To help St. Vincent’s Hospital combat Dr. Google, we created a series of fifteen short animations to inform patients and their families of complex medical procedures. In close consultation with the Hospital, we developed the character Vinny, a 3D model …