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, and the ReachOut online community for support.

Our work consisted of scripting, storyboarding, character design, environment design, animating and compositing, sound mixing, mastering, and title cards. The full gamut!

 

Character Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also worked with a focus group of First Nations students to write, design and produce 2 x comic strips about Helping Your Mob and Overcoming Shame.

Visual Development

 

 

 

Credits

Persona Videos

Creative Director – Jake Duczynski (Gomeroi / Mandandanji)

Producer – Chloe Marshall

Writer – Jonathon Saunders (Woppaburra) & Jake Duczynski (Gomeroi / Mandandanji)

Design – Emily Hestelow

Design/Animation – Genevieve Stewart (Kuku Yalangi / Wemba Wemba)

Design/Animation – Jonathon Saunders (Woppaburra)

Design/Animation – Zoe Velonas

Animation/Composite – Andy Summerfield

Sound – Electric Sheep Music

Voiceover – Davey Thompson, Genevieve Stewart (Kuku Yalangi / Wemba Wemba), Jessica Mulet

 

Comics 

Creative Director – Jake Duczynski (Gomeroi / Mandandanji)

Producer – Chloe Marshall

Writers – Jonathon Saunders (Woppaburra), Jake Duczynski (Gomeroi / Mandandanji)

Illustrator – Jonathon Saunders (Woppaburra)

Finished Artist – Emily Hestelow