Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival

We were recently invited by Lily Shearer and Moogahlin Arts to create visuals for the 8th Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival, held on the banks of the mighty Bawun River, Brewarrina.

The team had a lot of fun digitising artworks from the incredible Tommy Barker, Tracey Walford and Dianne Kelly.

We also experimented in Unreal Engine 5 to visualise Baiame’s return, a powerful scene that opened the ceremony.

 

Development Process

Each artist supplied us with still images of their wonderful artworks. Our 3D team dived right in, using the photographs to create models, paint textures, project elements, refine particles and finalise the timing allowing the audience to enjoy all the delicate details found throughout their work.

 


 

 

Baiame’s return

 

 

Credits

Creative Direction

Jake Duczynski

Gomeroi / Mandandji

Production

Chloe Marshall

Producer

Artists

Genevieve Stewart

Character Designer

Kuku Yalangi / Wemba Wemba

Jalamara Towney

3D artist

Wiradjuri

Emily Hestelow

3D artist

Dhimanth Rao

3D artist

Sound

Robert Hartigan

Sound Design

Gamilaroi

Special Thanks

Dianne Kelly

Barkindji / Ngemba

Tom Barker

Murrawarri / Yorta Yorta / Wiradjuri

Tracey Walford

Ngemba / Yuwaalaraay

Client – Moogahlin Performing ArtsĀ 

Lily Shearer

Artistic Director

Murriwarri / Ngemba

Stephen-Wilson Barker

Digital Producer

Murriwarri / Ngiyampaa / Wiradjuri

Lacey Boney

Regional Projects Officer

Murriwarri / Ngemba