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Australia's National Sport Is...
Agency FINCH / Sydney + The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song / Sydney + ARC Edit / Alexandria + MassiveMusic / Sydney
Category
Direction / Single
Annual ID
OS24_MI050M
About the Work
The director crafted a grand slam of an argument that pings between different sports, spiralling out of control with the fervour of fans and athletes, until, finally, the ‘Australian Research Centre’ settles it once and for all. He brings an epic cinematic feast to the most parochial of debates - what is Australia’s national sport?
In order to articulate the breadth of sports required with limited screen time and resources, the director introduced the top down sequence, solving the challenge in a creative way that added visual intrigue whilst still keeping a narrative arc across the whole film. He set another sequence in a desert void, as an original, metaphorical depiction of how the debate about sport rages across the entirety of Australia. These decisions allowed for more screen time to be spent on storytelling, characters and drama whilst still conveying the diversity of sports required.
In order to articulate the breadth of sports required with limited screen time and resources, the director introduced the top down sequence, solving the challenge in a creative way that added visual intrigue whilst still keeping a narrative arc across the whole film. He set another sequence in a desert void, as an original, metaphorical depiction of how the debate about sport rages across the entirety of Australia. These decisions allowed for more screen time to be spent on storytelling, characters and drama whilst still conveying the diversity of sports required.
2024 Awards
Total Points: 3
Merit
Credits
Agency
The Monkeys, part of Accenture Song / Sydney
Production Company
Finch / Sydney
Music / Sound Production Company
MassiveMusic / Sydney
Post Production Company
ARC Edit / Alexandria
Chief Strategy Officer
Hugh Munro
Tara Ford
Composer
Jonathan Dreyfus
Copywriter
Lizzy Wood
Creative Director
Dan Fryer
Stuart Alexander
Director
Nick Ball
Director of Photography
Jeremy Rouse
Editor
Elise Butt
Executive Producer
Nick Simkins
Producer
Catherine Anderson
Sound Designer
Simon Kane
Executive Producer / Managing Director
Corey Esse
Senior Art Director
Brett Edwards
Senior Producer
Kaija Wall
Casting Director
Peta Einberg
Colourist
Alex Bickel
Group Chief Executive Officer
Mark Green
Head of Business Management
Topher Jones
Head of Production
Penny Brown
Lead VFX Artist
Stefan Coory
Managing Director
Matt Michael
Production Designer
Annie Beauchamp
Senior Business Manager
Celine Dinant
Mitch Bevan
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