2023 Griffith Film School Graduate Productions
We welcome you to view the creative production outcomes from our 2023 Griffith Film School Bachelors and Honours students from film, animation, and games design.
Due to distribution restrictions, only authorised users are permitted to view the 2023 productions in full with a password.
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2023 Film and Screen Media productions
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- Theda
- Maya and Lucas's exciting arrival at their new country home turns dark as Maya realises her cherished painting supplies have been forgotten or misplaced. Troubled by the loss of her only comforting hobby, Maya's introduction to the house is only worsened when the chauvanistic elderly man next door, Bernard, uncovers his startled wife, Theda, inside a cupboard in Maya's own home. Maya's prospects of nearby employment dwindle, and as she is left alone to herown elements, she begins to fear for the future of her relationship as uncanny similarities are drawn between the couple up the hill and herself.
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- Writer/Director: Callum Moore
- Producer: Maxim Ashman
- Director of Photography: Rory Masterson
- 1st AC: Jamie Crockett, Maggie Solomon
- 2nd AC: Andrey Goulter
- 1st AD: Declan Doyle
- Gaffer: San Elliott
- Editor: Seth Gardner
- Assistant Editor: Ella Brown
- Colourist: Bella Lee
- Production Designer: Emily Clarke
- Assistant Production Designer: Maxwell Star
- Wardrobe: Alavina Woodford
- Script Supervisor: Dougal McCulloch
- Sound Recordist: Troy McAndrew, Ryan Li
- Sound Recording Assistant: Madi Hislop-Stoessel, Michael Derbyshire
- Sound Design I Cinema Mix: Ethan Clarke
- Composer: Kaden Jamal
- Grip: John Smith
- Unit Manager: Sinead McBrien
- Production Assistant: William Bye, Liam Miller
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- The Couple Across The Way
- John Goddard and Abbie Mitchell meet through mutual friends at their local pub in a small coastal town in Australia. Sparks fly between them and the two quickly begin to date. As their relationship progresses, they struggle to find ways to communicate their feelings. This lack of communication culminates when a life-changing decision arises that the pair must make together.
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- Director: Archie Waterson
- Producer: Molly Humphreys
- Director of Photography: Adam Potts
- Editor: Cooper Huizing
- Production Designer: Rhianna McLeod
- Production Manager: Joanna Ta'ale
- 1st AD: Talia Bowles
- Sound Designer: Dhruv Patel
- Costume: Marianthe Boobaris
- Continuity: Roman Norling
- Sound Recordist: Lachlan Wormwell
- Gaffer: Maggie Solomon
- 2nd AD: Charlotte Schafer-Bock
- 3rd AD: Saige Heron
- Sound Assistant: Archie Wilson
- 1st AC: Sam Goldsmith
- 2nd AC: Finnlay Magill
- Grip: Sefo Lo Tam
- Lighting Assistant: Sam Cotton-Wong, Ethan Clark, Lachlan Sumner, Josh Donchak
- Production Design Assist: Cassie Sharp
- Colourist: Roman Norling
- Data Wrangler: Elise Chinnery
- Runner: Lachlan Sumner, Aundrey Goulter
- BTS Photographer: Finn Mullen
- Graphic Designer: Julen Gani
- Makeup: Skye Ann Meredyth
- Makeup Assistant: Aleisha Creed
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- Spit of You
- On the weekend of his grandmother’s funeral, Vietnamese-Australian teenager Van Lê must find a way to break through the shell of his stern immigrant father to help them both process the loss. In a family where what is not said speaks volumes more than what is, Van is challenged to be vulnerable and discover whether the apple ever falls far from the tree.
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- Writer - Tai Scott
- Director - Tai Scott
- Producer - Jude Buxton
- Producer - Tai Scott
- Production Manager - Morgan Searle
- 1st Assistant Director - Ella Bowles
- Continuity - Mason Bye
- Casting Supervisor - Adelaide Lapere
- Director of Photography - Sam Goldsmith
- 1st AC - Jamie Bressow
- 2nd AC - Callum Johnston
- 2nd AC - Lachlan Mulheran
- Drone Operator - Michael McEwan
- Vehicle Grip - Jack Martin
- Sound Recordist - Zac Fitzsimmons
- Sound Designer - Michael McEwan
- Boom Operator - Louie Lara
- Music Composer - Tai Scott
- Music Producer - Ryan Smart
- Gaffer - Noah Thompson
- Lighting Assistant - Eivind Torjussen Fossheim
- Lighting Assistant - Callum Stone
- Lighting Assistant - Bailey Leis
- Lighting Assistant - Lucas Ryan
- Lighting Assistant - Michael McEwan
- Lighting Assistant (POC) - Max Maynard
- Lighting Assistant (POC) - Lachlan Mulheran
- Production Designer - Adelaide Lapere
- Costume Designer - Adelaide Lapere
- Art Assistant - Declan Doyle
- Art Assistant - Emily Clarke
- Art Assistant - Cassandra Lee
- Editor - Antonio Vasaj
- Post Coordinator - Antonio Vasaj
- Colourist - Troy McAndrew
- Colourist - Sam Goldsmith
- Titles/Graphics - Xavier Holmick
- Data Wrangler - Antonio Vasaj
- Makeup Artist - Perdita Gould
- Safety Officer - Nathan Lawson
- Safety Officer - Darko Tuskan
- GFS Project Supervisor - Priscilla Cameron
- Set photographer - Finnian Mullen
- Set photographer - Michael McEwan
- Set photographer - Morgan Searle
- Set photographer - Roman Norling
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- Shullbit
- When two art curators accidentally destroy a multi-million dollar abstract painting the night of its unveiling, they must secretly recreate it while entertaining their esteemed international guests.
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- Producer: Amy Lightbody
- Director: Jarrah Marchio
- Unit Manager: Sinead McBrien
- 1st AD: Kristie Corkill
- 2nd AD: Nate Bundy
- Script Supervisor/Continuity: Rowan Williams
- DOP: Jamie Crockett
- 1st AC: Indio Coe
- 2nd AC: Max Maynard
- Grip: Joe Bedford
- Sound Recordist: Louie Lara
- Boom Operator: Zac Fitzsimmons
- Gaffer: Callum Stone
- Lighting Assistant: Lucas Ryan, Harvey Robinson, Noah Thompson
- Production Designer: Teagan Methorst
- Wardrobe Director: Emily Clarke
- Hair & Make-up: Tess Fellman
- Art Assistant: Miranda Ketterer
- Editor/Data Wrangler: Elise Chinnery
- Assistant Editor: Antonio Vasaj
- Sound Designer: Louis Lara
- Colourist: Jamie Crockett, Jarrah Marchio
- Composer: Joe Bridges
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- Sand Boy
- 15-year-old Damian, in his desperate urge to be a man, convinces his 21-year-old brother Tyler to take him on his boys’ beach camping trip, where he discovers the toxic reality of his older role models.
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- Writer / Director: Nathan Bundy
- Producer: Keziah Mojica
- Director of Photography: Samuel Cotton-Wong
- Production Designer: Miranda Ketterer
- Editor/Data Wrangler: Louis Putz-Hogan
- Composer: Isabella Tate
- Script Supervisor/Continuity: Luc Hallesy
- 1st AD: Charlotte Schafer-Bock
- 2nd AD: Talia Bowles
- Sound Recordist: Max Hateley
- Sound Designer: Archie Wilson
- Sound Assistant / Pickups 2nd AC: Lachlan Wormwell
- Sound Mixer: Tfer Newsome
- Gaffer: Ethan Clark, Samuel Elliott
- Lighting Assistant: Max Maynard, Zach McKenzie
- BTS Photographer: Roman Norling, Zach McKenzie
- Unit Manager: Jihua Pan
- Unit Assistant: Aaron Ye
- 1st AC: Adam Potts
- 2nd AC Leila Sahihi
- Pickups 1st AC: Maggie Solomon
- Grip: Cooper Huizing
- Costume Designer / Pickups Script Supervisor: Imogen Wernick
- Safety Officer / Stunt Supervisor: Nathan Lawson
- Production Assistant / Fire Safety Supervisor: Holly Orr
- VFX Artist / Drone Operator: Lachlan Margetts
- Production Assistant / Driver: Braxton Cross
- Production Assistant: Nixon Smith
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- Rusted Embrace
- Suffering from a severe case of lead singer’s syndrome, Scott Leather thinks he’s the next big thing in Australia’s grunge scene. This dream comes to a grinding halt as he is blindsided by his bandmates who characterise him as a wannabe and replace him with a new front man. Down on his luck, Scott decides the only way to become a real rockstar is to purposefully fabricate his own tragedy so he can be like the tortured artists he romanticises. Falling down a path of self-destruction, Scott begins to abuse substances and intentionally sabotage his life whilst coming to terms with whether this will lead to the success he desires.
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- Director: Aiden Van Dyke
- Producer: Kate Tully
- 1st AD: Holly Orr
- D.O.P: Grace Newlands
- Sound Recordist: Samuel Hughes
- Sound Designer: Jordan Himing
- Production Design: Laura Silva
- Gaffer: Callum Johnston
- Editor: Xavier Holmick
- Script Supervisor: Isabella Woodward
- 1st AC: Harrison Jones
- 2nd AD: Jack May
- Assistant Editor: Mason White
- Colourist: Grace Newlands
- Production Assistant: Luc Hallesy
- Sound Post Assistant: Byrin Jackson
- Data Wrangler: Bobby Cole
- Lighting Assistant: Dhruv Patel
- Sound Assistant: Holly Hillis
- Boompole Operator: Nicholas Harwood
- Grip: Bailey Leis
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- Portions For Foxes
- In the 17th-century village of Eyam, two sinners – Colette and Finlay – confront the danger of their pre-marital pregnancy in their parish town. As the black death descends on their village, all sinners are persecuted in a desperate attempt to cleanse Eyam of the plague. Harbouring a now lethal secret, Colette and Finlay must make a fateful choice: flee the quarantined town in a daring escape, risking isolation and rejection from neighbouring civilisations, or stay and confront the weight of their forbidden love and the deadly consequences it might bring.
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- Director: Dominic Vaughey
- Writers: Ani Parry and Dominic Vaughey
- Producer: Ani Parry
- First Assistant Director: Sefo Lo Tam
- Script Supervisor: Bridget Shanahan, Rowan Williams
- Director of Photography: Jamie Bressow
- Gaffer: Eleanor Gough
- Production Designer: Imogen Wernick
- Costume Designer: Abbey Rose
- Hair and Makeup: Anastasia Zatorsky
- Music Composer: Zachary Miezio
- Sound Recordist: Adam Reynolds
- Sound Designer: Manuluisa Soakai
- Editor: Finnlay Magill
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Lechwalensa Lo Tam
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- Cut Fruit
- Aspiring chef, David is called upon by his estranged mother to prepare a banquet for his entire family during their Chinese New Year’s celebration. As the New Year festivities unfold, simmering tensions between David and his cousin Alan come to a boil, ultimately exposing David's web of lies about his career in a bid to gain his mother's approval. After the family departs, David muster’s the courage to return to the house, where he offers a heartfelt apology. In a poignant moment of acceptance, his mother responds, presenting a plate of meticulously cut fruit that holds the power to mend their fractured relationship and nurture the bond between them.
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- Written by: Ming Zhang & Josh Donchak
- Directed by: Ming Zhang
- Produced by: Holly Hillis
- DOP: Bob Hsuing
- Edited by: Tyler Mason
- Continuity: Cassandra Lee
- Gaffer: Nicholas Harwood
- Sound Recordist: Nathan Simmons
- Sound Designer: Jessica Morrison
- Production Designer: Adelaide Lapere
- Costume Designer: Mollika Prak
- Composer: Chloe Fraser
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- Clear Days
- Upon meeting at a park bench, a young woman exchanges life stories with an elderly lady who struggles with her fading memories.
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- Director: Kumbelin Fox
- Producer: Ethan Clark
- Director of Photography: Harrison Jones
- Editor: Ella Brown
- Gaffer: Michael Qualischefski
- 1st AD: Max Maynard
- Production Manager: Aaron Ye
- Sound Recordist: Anthony Leyva
- Sound Design: Brayden Downes & Josh Clutterbuck
- Production Design: Leila Sahihi
- Continuity: Lechwalensa Lo Tam
- 1st AC: Rory Masterson & Sam Cotton Wong
- 2nd AC: Teagan Methorst
- Grip: Bailey Leis
- Best Boy: Sam Elliott
- Supervisor: Ethan Clark
- Boom Swinger: Ryan Schmiede
- Sound Assist: Max Hateley
- Sound Post Assist: Adam Reynolds
- Production Assist: Luca Cramp
- Production Design Assist: Laticia Josephson
- Editing Assist: Finn Francey
- Colourist: Anthony Leyva
- BTS: Bob Hsiung, Bella Lee, Callum Johnston
- Credit Footage: Callum Moore
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- And I Realised
- Afraid to show his true passions in life, Victor a 56 year old construction worker reconnects with his inner child to find the joy he used to have.'
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- Producer: Drystan McCullagh
- Director Isabella McPherson
- 1st AD Saige Heron
- DOP Eivind Torjussen
- Gaffer Joseph Bedford
- Production Designer Tashi Richards
- Sound Recordist Ryan Schmiede
- Sound Designer Byron Jackson
- Editor Lara Smith
- Continuity Jessie Tafani
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- Welcome To The Esh Life
- Set in late 2000's Logan, Rayan, a sixteen-year-old South Asian lives in an abusive and low socioeconomic household. One summer day, a chance encounter with a group of Eshays leads to an unlikely companionship that teaches Rayan a new way of life and its consequences.
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- Writer, Director, Producer: Abdul Mateen (A.M)
- Producer: Vincent Villanes
- First Assistant Director: Campbell Paton
- Second Assistant Director: Shav Datt, Drishti Soni
- Producers Assistant: Courtni Hamilton
- Production Assistant/Runner: Lara Smith
- Casting Director: Abbey Rose
- Script Supervisor/Continuity: Finn Francey
- Director of Photography: Chris Radman
- First Assistant Camera: Joseph Bedford
- Second Assistant Camera: Nathan Simmons
- Grip: Remy Keys
- Production Designer: Ned Brooks, Jasmin Jones
- Production Design Assist: Alex Vivienne
- Costume: Kayla Rudd
- Hair and Make-Up Artist: Luna Verzar
- Sound Recordist: Jaidyn Dean
- Sound Designer: Nicholas Nelson
- Boom Swinger: Nicholas Nelson
- Sound Assist: Zac Fitzsimmons
- Gaffer: Pranisha Manandhar
- Best Boy: Zun Wang
- Lighting Assistant: Julian Anderson
- Editor: Brock Kemper
- Data Wrangler: Nicholas Thompson
- Graphic Designer: Tyler Morris-Mason
- BTS/Production Stills Photographer: Kyrah Tunks
- BTS/Production Stills Photographer: Natasha Wojciechowski
- BTS/Production Stills Photographer: Jack Harvey
- BTS Videographer: Martin Kidd
- Caterer: Soul Danaher
- Second Unit: 1st AC: Dubu Linggi
- 2nd AC: Mimzy Mob
- 2nd AC: Remy Keys
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- Maneater
- Eleven years deep into their world tour of thievery and deceit, twin flames Judas, vampire, and Delilah, human, are cruelly torn apart by the vile hands of a repugnant, hateful man. As a routine encounter spirals into a horrifying assault, their lives take a tragic turn. Left to avenge her accomplice, Judas is forced to confront the harrowing possibility of living a solitary existence, questioning the worth of a life lived alone.
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- Producer: Lauren Poulier
- Writer/Director: Sinead McBrien
- Production Manager: Isobella Windsor
- First Assistant Director: Jardin Wallace-Neely
- Script Supervisor: Erin Woodcock
- Director of Photography: Indio Coe
- Gaffer: Maggie Solomon
- Production Designer: Maxwell Star
- Sound Recordist: Man Lai Ryan Li
- Sound Designer: Mason White
- Editor: Bella Lee
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- Cleo's Corner
- Cleo’s Corner is an experimental horror comedy that welcomes you to her world full of fun, puppet characters, and a splash of the macabre. Take a trip into the sugary-sweet world of Cleo as she explores today’s theme: self-care! Beware the secrets and dark magic hiding beneath the surface ready to bubble over.
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- Created & Produced by: Alisa Hamilton
- Directors/Associate Producers: Matthew Munns, Manuluisa Soakai, Matthew Munns
- Writer: Natasha Wojciechowski
- Production Designer: Alex Vivienne Muller
- Production Design Assistant: Nellie Brooks, Erin Woodcock, Melody Hartmann, Morgan Searle, Matilda Heck, Lachlan Scott, Cassie Sharp, Marni Walker
- Costume Designer: Isobella Windsor, Alisa Hamilton, Alex Vivienne
- Editor: Ben Allison
- Motion Graphic Designer: Bobby Cole, Vincent Villanes
- Audio Director: Manuluisa Soakai
- Audio Assistant: Sam Hughes, Nadia Monteiro
- Sound Designer: Sam Hughes
- Sound Mixer: Tfer Newsome
- Colourist: Brock Kemper
- Composer: Zi Hui Chen
- Floor Manager: Jack May, Saige Heron, Zander Gulline, Samuel Long
- Assistant Director: Nicholas Thompson
- Technical Director: Ben Allison
- Camera Operators: Nathan Dickman, Bailey Leis, Tashi Richards, Jessie Tafani, Jardin Wallace-Neely, Cooper Huizing
- Cable Hands: Cassie Sharp, Cooper Bartlem, Dagoberto Murrieta Lagos
- Continuity/Script Supervisor: Bridget Shanahan
- Vision Switcher: Nicholas Harwood
- Camera Control Unit Operator: Isabella Woodward
- 3-Play Operator: Ella Bowles
- Lighting Director: Ryan McCarthy
- Lighting Assistant: Kayla Rudd, Nicholas Harwood
- Autocue Operators: Aimee Dunn, Eric Paterson
- Production Assistant: Bridget Shanahan, Jardin Wallace-Neely, Zarli Summers. ‘Moral Compass’ by Sunday Service
2023 Animation productions
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- A Special Gift
- Our story follows Robert, a young orphan moth living with his best friend Emma near a derelict church. With Christmas approaching, Robert aims to surprise Emma with a wagon, but lacks one single coin. After a challenging search to obtain the coin, Robert arrives too late to buy the wagon. Defeated, a chance encounter with a garbage worker and discarded trash inspires a creative solution. The next morning, Emma wakes up to her ‘special gift’, and a heartwarming celebration of their friendship.
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- Written and Directed by: Kody Lindquist
- Assistant Director: Patnaree Franklin
- Producer: Mia Kilgour
- Production Assistance: Minh Tri Pham
- Art Director: Blaine Hall-Campbell
- Storyboard Artist: Kody Lindquist
- Draft Storyboard Transcription: Kody Lindquist & Lachie McKinlay
- Lead Animator: Kody Lindquist
- Background Lead Artist: Patnaree Franklin
- Background Artists: Ruby Barry, Elyse Batey, Kiara Chu, Patnaree Franklin, Bijou Gracie Henry, Bronte Jarrett, Miles Sullivan, Minh Tri Pham, Daniel Valentine, Alisha Vo, Queena Yuen
- Sound Designer: Mitchell Dentler
- Music Composer: Thomas Balshaw
- Initial Music Drafter:Ella Yeoman
- Concept Artists: Miah Anderson, Amy Backhouse, Ruby Barry, Elyse Batey, Alice Borches, Bailee Carter, Kiara Chu, Patnaree Franklin, Bijou Gracie Henry, Mia Kilgour, Seoyeon Lee, Kody Lindquist, Eva Napier, Chris Nelson, Minh Tri Pham, Daniel Valentine, Alisha Vo, Queena Yuen
- Animators (2D): Miah Anderson, Amy Backhouse, Ruby Barry, Rhiannon Bray-Narai, Fabrizia Erlich, Bijou Gracie Henry, Mia Kilgour, Kody Lindquist, Emma Perry, Chris Nelson, Minh Tri Pham
- Clean up (2D): Miah Anderson, Amy Backhouse, Ruby Barry, Rhiannon Bray-Narai, Fabrizia Erlich,Patnaree Franklin, Bijou Gracie Henry, Mia Kilgour, Kody Lindquist, Minh Tri Pham, Chris Nelson,Emma Perry, Ace Webb
- Compositors: Kody Lindquist, Minh Tri Pham
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- Cadence
- Azar and her young daughter Nedah share a sheltered life in a home surrounded by trees. Their routine is disrupted when Nedah encounters a bird’s curious chirping; she innocently repeats its cadence causing the trees that confine their garden to part and reveal an outside world of wonder. With Nedah wanting to explore this new world, and Azar terrified of what lies ahead for her youngest child, will Azar once again repeat her mistakes?"
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- Written and Directed by: Ava Rasouli-Matin
- Producer: Amy Ni
- Art Director: Queena Yuen
- Animation Director: Rhiannon Bray-Narai
- Technical Director: Elyse Batey
- Storyboard Artists: Ava Rasouli-Matin; Elyse Batey; Kobey Davies; Rhiannon Bray-Narai
- Sound Designer: Mitchell Dentler
- Music Composer: Behrang Ghodrati
- Musician:Sina Motamed
- Vocal: Rhiannon Bray-Narai
- Concept Artists: Ava Rasouli-Matin; Queena Yuen; Elyse Batey; Kiara Chu; Kobey Davies; Amy Ni; Edzalyn Gaudinez; Jasmine Nguyen; Julian Charlouis; Amy Fairleigh; Kimberley Townsend; Alisha Vo; Ash Ryan
- 3D Modellers: Kimberley Nelms; Charlotte Bentley-Corley; Elyse Batey; Queena Yuen
- Layout & Background Artists: Ava Rasouli-Matin; Amy Ni; Kiara Chu; Elyse Batey; Jasmine Nguyen; Edzalyn Gaudinez; Bijou Gracie Henry; Queena Yuen; Julian Charlouis; Kobey Davies; Alisha Vo
- Animators: Rhiannon Bray-Narai; Queena Yuen; Daniel Valentine; Kiara Chu; Casey Donald; Ace Webb; Maggie Buckley; Patnaree Franklin; Edzalyn Gaudinez; Amy Backhouse; Miah Anderson; Fabrizia Erlich; Shakira Simpkins; Amy Ni; Ava Rasouli-Matin; Elyse Batey; Kobey Davies Jasmine Nguyen; Julian Charlouis; Maddison Davis
- Compositors & Editors: Elyse Batey; Maddison Davis; Kiara Chu; Ava Rasouli-Matin; Queena Yuen; Rhiannon Brai-Naray; Amy Ni; Nathaniel Forrest
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- Shyla
- A young girl named Shyla suddenly awakes in a strange, blood-red forest. Encountering threatening demons, obstacles and physical ailments, she must run, fight and struggle her way through the right path to the magical gateway that calls her.
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- Director: Samantha Summers
- Producer: Kendall Hansen
- Writer & Storyboard: Samantha Summers, Kendall Hansen, Maddison Davis
- Concept Artists: Samantha Summers, Kendall Hansen, Maddison Davis, Emma Perry, Amy Backhouse, Skye Matherson, Mary Power
- Background Artists: Samantha Summers, Maddison Davis, Emma Perry, Rowan Test, Riley Holland, Faolan Bentley, Ash Ryan, Tri Pham, Alisha Vo, Bijou Gracie-Henry, Daelyn McKay, Bronte Jarrett, Soy Lee
- Animators: Samantha Summers, Kendall Hansen; Maddison Davis, Emma Perry, Casey Donald, Shakira Simpkins, Patnaree Franklin, Ace Webb, Amy Backhouse, Sarah Beavan, Filip Cieślar, Liam Waterhouse
- Clean-Up Artists: Samantha Summers, Kendall Hansen; Maddison Davis, Emma Perry, Mary Power, Rowan Test, Riley Holland, Casey Donald, Maddison Eastell, Chiara Pereira, Ace Webb, Sarah Beavan, Amy Backhouse, Oliver Von Mayenburg, Hannah Hebron, Julian Charlouis, Eunsoo (Sunny) Kwon, Filip Cieślar, Zachary Windred
- Colour Artists: Samantha Summers, Kendall Hansen; Maddison Davis, Emma Perry, Mary Power, Rowan Test, Riley Holland, Casey Donald, Maddison Eastell, Chiara Pereira, Skye Matheson, Lachie McKinlay, Zachary Windred
- VFX Artists: Samantha Summers, Riley Holland, Sarah Beavan, Hannah Hebron
- Titles & Credits: Sarah Beavan, Oliver Von Mayenburg
- Music & Sound Design: Filip Cieślar
- Editor: Maddison Davis
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- Dear Teacher
- Ana writes a letter to her old teacher, as she does so, she recalls a younger version of herself with no motivation to be creative. Under the guidance of her teacher, Pete, she discovered the possibilities of art and what she was capable of. Through a journey of various art movements Ana realises the impact of her teacher Pete, hopeful for the future ahead.
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- Director / Script: Deborah Chen
- Co-Director / Art Director: Grace Huang
- Producer: Amy Fairleigh
- Concept Artists: Deborah Chen; Kiara Chu; Fabrizia Erlich; Amy Fairleigh; Bijou Gracie Henry; Grace Huang; Seoyeon Lee; Jasmine Nguyen; Amy Ni; Alisha Vo; Queena Yuen
- 3D Artists: Akirah Crocker; Kimberley Nelms; Hannah Hebron
- Rough Animation: Rhiannon Bray-Narai; Deborah Chen; Casey Donald; Fabrizia Erlich Patnaree Franklin; Hannah Hebron; Grace Huang; Emma Perry
- Clean Up / Colour: Rhiannon Bray-Narai; Deborah Chen; Kiara Chu; Akirah Crocker; Fabrizia Erlich; Amy Fairleigh; Patnaree Franklin; Hannah Hebron ;Grace Huang; Daelyn McKay; Jasmine Nguyen; Emma Perry; Queena Yuen
- Layout Artists: Deborah Chen; Fabrizia Erlich; Amy Fairleigh; Patnaree Franklin; Jack Hopper; Grace Huang
- Background Artists: Amy Fairleigh; Patnaree Franklin; Jack Hopper; Grace Huang; Mia Kilgour; Jasmine Nguyen; Alisha Vo
- VFX Artists: Deborah Chen; Hannah Hebron; Grace Huang
- Editing: Deborah Chen; Amy Fairleigh; Grace Huang
- Title & Credits Design: Sally Hoang
- Music: Delice
- Sound Design: Seedking
- Dialogue Recording: Mitchell Dentler
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- Sunny's Dead
- After a tragic loss in the community, a group of friends come together to mourn, reflect and piece together the memories of their friend, wishing they could have one more Sunny day.
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- Director: Isabelle Anderson-Schmidt
- Producer: Bridget Goddard
- Art Director: Shae McGuigan
- Animation Director: Brody Linderberg
- Concept Artists: Shae McGuigan, Dae McKay, Ruby Barry, Christopher Nelson, Maximiliaan van den Boogaard, Lilly Manion
- Storyboard Artists: Isabelle Anderson-Schmidt, Christopher Nelson
- 3D Modelers: Isabelle Anderson-Schmidt, Bridget Goddard, Ben Spooner, Brody Linderberg, Dae McKay
- 3D Texture Artists: Shae McGuigan, Dae McKay, Isabelle Anderson-Schmidt, Andrew Cruwys
- 3D Rigging: Bridget Goddard, Isabelle Anderson-Schmidt
- Lighting: Jasmine Nguyen, Brody Linderberg, Isabelle Anderson-Schmidt
- Layout: Isabelle Anderson-Schmidt, Bridget Goddard
- 2D Animators: Ruby Barry, Sunny Kwon, Seoyeon Lee, Lachie McKinlay, Bridget Goddard, Isabelle Anderson-Schmidt
- 3D Animators: Brody Linderberg, Isabelle Anderson-Schmidt, Bridget Goddard, Isabelle Deegan, Charlotte Bentley-Corley, Liam Jordan Griffiths, Kimberley Nelms, Lilly Manion
- Sound Designer: Mitchell Dentler
- Composer: Tom Balshaw
- Compositing: Mitchell Dentler
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- Change in Trajectory
- Hugh, a bold space pilot, is stranded in a remote part of the galaxy with no way to communicate and diminishing fuel. His desperate attempt to escape a black hole leads to an unexpected outcome, as he wakes up in a alternate world, face to face with strange yet familiar beings."
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- Director: Heath Stewart
- Producer: Zara Jones Gee
- Art Director: Zarah Martin
- Technical Director: Andrew Cruwys
- Animation Director: Kimberly Nelms
- Story: Heath Stewart and Zara Jones Gee
- Scriptwriter/Editor: Zarah Martin
- Concept Artists: Bijou Gracie Henry, Zarah Martin, Zara Jones Gee, Heath Stewart, Faolan Bently, Mary Power
- Storyboarders: Zarah Martin, Dae Mckay, Zara Jones Gee
- Animatic: Zarah Martin, Heath Stewart
- 3D Layout: Andrew Cruwys
- Camera Set Up: Heath Stewart, Andrew Cruwys
- Lighting Artists: Heath Stewart, Andrew Cruwys
- Motion Capture Artists: Andrew Cruwys, Heath Stewart, Logan Bradshaw
- Animators: Kimberley Nelms, Zarah Martin, Logan Bradshaw, Heath Stweart ,Isabelle Deegan, Dan Reye
- 3D Modelers: Owen Loakes, Kimberley Nelms, Charlotte Bentley-Corley
- Texture Artists: Owen Loakes, Andrew Cruwys, Zara Jones Gee, Charlotte Bentley-Corley
- Music Composer: Cole Forfang Phan
- Sound Design: Heath Stewart
- SFX: Heath Stewart
- VFX: Heath Stewart, Andrew Cruwys
- Rendering: Heath Stewart, Andrew Cruwys, Kimberley Nelms
- Compositing: Heath Stewart
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- The Tragic Life of A Fishman
- All he wants is to belong in the human world, but Fishman—a man with a fishy head and fins for hands and feet—fails at every turn, even when he finds someone (or something) that could finally understand his troubles.
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- Written and Directed by: Ash Ryan
- Producer: Mia Kilgour
- Art Director: Bijou Gracie Henry
- Technical Director: Blaine Hall-Campbell
- Animation Director: Amy Backhouse
- Storyboard Artists: Miah Anderson, Chris Nelson, Ash Ryan, Ace Webb
- Concept Artists: Miah Anderson, Amy Backhouse, Ruby Barry, Julian Charlouis, Bijou Gracie Henry, Mia Kilgour, Shae McGuigan, Emma Perry, Ash Ryan, Miles Sullivan, Minh Tri Pham, Alisha Vo
- 3D Modellers: Charlotte Bentley-Corley, Akirah Crocker, Blaine Hall-Campbell, Liam Jordan, Brody Linderburg, Emma Perry, Minh Tri Pham, Ash Ryan
- Texturers: Zara Gee, Blaine Hall-Campbell
- CGI Lighting Artist: Jasmine Nguyen
- Animators (2D): Miah Anderson, Amy Backhouse, Ruby Barry, Fabrizia Erlich, Zarah Martin, Chris Nelson, Emma Perry, Ash Ryan, Minh Tri Pham, Ace Webb
- Colourists (2D): Miah Anderson, Amy Backhouse, Ruby Barry, Mia Kilgour, Zarah Martin, Chris Nelson, Emma Perry, Ash Ryan, Minh Tri Pham
- Sound Designer: Heath Stewart
- Music Composer: Oscar Gill
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- The Sunriser
- After cheating death, Una must serve punishment for this crime and is sentenced to make the sunrise every day. The task is gruelling and exhausting, as she must physically manoeuvre all of the machinery to send a platform towards the sun pushing through the ocean’s surface. After countless time has passed, Una believes she has served her time and is finally free.
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- Written and Directed by: Maximiliaan van den Boogaard
- Producer: Lilly Manion
- Supervising Director: Dr Paul Mason
- Character Design: Lilly Manion & Max van den Boogaard
- Lead Prop Design: Seoyeon Lee
- Concept Artists: Amy Backhouse, Amy Fairleigh, Lilly Manion, Max van den Boogaard, Ruby Barry, Seoyeon Lee
- Background Artists: Dae Mckay, Max van den Boogaard, Mia Kilgour, Miles Sullivan, Ruby Barry, Seoyeon Lee, Tri Pham
- Colour Script: Lilly Manion & Ruby Barry
- Animators: Amy Backhouse, Ace Webb, Brody Linderberg, Christopher Nelson, Dae Mckay, Kimberley Townsend, Max van den Boogaard, Patnaree Franklin, Ruby Barry, Seoyeon Lee
- Storyboarding: Max van den Boogaard
- Sound Designer: Mitchell Dentler
- Composer: Madeline Ryan-Kerr
- Credits Design: Lilly Manion
- Trailer Visuals: Lilly Manion
- Trailer Sound: Mitchell Dentler
- Griffith Film School Faculty Supervisors: Dr Peter Moyes Dr Paul Mason Dr Louise Harvey Dr Leila Honari Dr Zeynep Akcay
2023 Games Design productions
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- Shifting Shadows: Intrigue
- Shifting Shadows: Intrigue is a thriller-noire murder mystery game set in 1950s vague America. Main inspirations include old-school horror comics and visual media along the veins of Tales from the Crypt, Calvino Noir, Genesis Noir and Sin City. Play as Tommy, a private investigator set on solving a series of murders surrounding his city's local criminal underbelly. The current demo explores the first case in this series where an 'old friend' from his forlorn past requires his assistance. Featuring striking visuals and immersive 3D environments, this game prides itself on its aesthetics and narrative. The game was created in Unity, URP for PC.
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- 3D Modeller / 3D Artist / Level Designer / Technical Artist: Andrew Hunt
- 3D Modeller / 3D Artist / Level Designer / Animator: Majella Hine
- Programmer / Level Designer / QA Tester / Writer: Clynton Smith
- 2D Artist / UI Designer / Technical Artist: Cooper Angelov
- 2D Artist / Concept Artist / Writer: Eli (Thuy) Nguyen
- Composer / Sound Director: Fin (Matt) Williams
- Initial Concept Artist: Daniel Humphris
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- Lunova
- Lunova is an enchanting underwater adventure game that invites players to embody a celestial mantaray born from a fallen star. Set in a mesmerizing aquatic realm, your mission is to gather the scattered stars of your constellation and ascend back to the celestial skies. Glide gracefully through immersive, cinematic landscapes, featuring breathtaking visuals, vibrant flora and fauna, and captivating soundscapes. Dive into a world where your every movement feels fluid and free, as you unravel the mysteries of the deep. Prepare to be spellbound by the ethereal beauty of Lunova, where every moment is a sensory masterpiece.
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- 3D Artist, Animator & Texture Artist: Taelah Wood
- Game Designer, Technical Artist & Programmer: Blake Barrett
- Game Designer, Technical Artist & Cutscene Animator: Caitlin Crowley
- Composer & Sound Engineer: Matthew Williams
- Storyboard Artist, Concept Artist & Texture Artist: Madeline Dixon
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- Combat Car
- Combat Cars, is a 1v1 vehicular survival action party game. The game is unique through its simple engaging mechanics and is a game you can easily pick up and start playing with a friend. The game has a variety of levels and a variety of cars for players to explore and play with. Players will require to use some different strategies depending on the level they choose. Designed for Xbox One/ Series X consoles, the game features low-poly style cars and levles.
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- Technical Designer/ UI Programmer / Support Level Designer: Aidan Nave
- 3D Modeller/ Level Designer: Brandon Montenegro
- 3D Modeller/ Level Designer: Alexander Christensen
- Programmer/Technical Design: Ben Davis
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- Everbloom
- Everbloom is a 2D puzzle platformer designed to be played on PC. It is a game created to immerse the player in stunning visuals and worldbuilding as the player takes the role of spirit guardian. The goal of the game is for the player to use their spiritual energy to solve environmental puzzles and progress through the world.
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- Programmer: Taiki Matehe
- Programmer: Connor Bartolozzi
- 2D Artist & Animator: Kheim Le
- TA & Level Designer: Feiyang Xu
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- The Hue Within
- Journey through the fragmented psyche of Timmy, a young boy grieving the loss of his best friend, Huebert the dog. Platform through broken islands and bring life back through the world by reliving the fondest memories of Huebert with Timmy. The Hue Within is a 3D puzzle platformer with Tim Burton-inspired aesthetics that explores themes of love and loss through the player helping Timmy find joy and peace in old memories.
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- 3D Art and UI art: Laura
- 3D Art and Technical art: Charlie
- Programmer: Brendan
- Technical Art and Level Design: Eric
- Technical Art and Project Manager: Kyle
- Sound Design: James Stewart
- Motion Capture: Cameron Atkins
- Motion Capture Actor: Isaiah Harrison
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- Soteria
- The fiery heart of the Chimera burns with Vengeance! A shift of power has unsettled the underworld and brought with it the beginning of a new mythos. The chimera, after her defeat by Bellerophon, has been given the chance to redeem herself and aid Orcus in his reign over the underworld. Now, reduced to a mortal body, she must regain her strength by slaying powerful champions of legend. Soteria is a 2D Action platformer with a unique visual presentation based on shadow puppetry and Ancient Greek Art.
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- Programmer: Brendan Goulding
- Environmental Artist and Music Composition: Hibiki Oka
- Programmer and Technical Artist: Izaak Oates
- 2D Artist and UI Design: Linda Tran
- 2D Artist and Character Animation: Ross Hay
- Programmer and Level Designer: Taylor Fontaine
- Motion Capture: Cameron Atkins
- Motion Capture Actor: Isaiah Harrison
2023 Honours
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- The Giant and the Albatross (Animatic)
- Long ago, in the middle of the ocean, under the cliffs of a little island, there lived an old giant named Torsbeard. Torsbeard loved to spend every morning roaming the blue waters, catching fish for his friends the sea birds. But time passed, and things changed. Now he sits dormant, his body cliff-bound and slowly eroding. The birds have not visited. The fish are gone. The island is quiet. And then one day, Torsbeard finds a dying albatross chick on his arm, and he shelters it. While recovering, this little chick discovers that Torsbeard is filled with rock pools, all teaming with fish! The young albatross recovers fully, and stays on with Torsbeard, the two becoming good friends.
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- Producer/Creator: Stephanie Wallis
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- The Wonderland Stalker (Animatic)
- Alice wanders through Wonderland’s dark and dangerous woods in search of a way home. Startled by an horrific sight, she sprints into a clearing only to be greeted by a mysterious and ominous stalker who turns out to be the iconic Cheshire Cat!
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- Cast: Stephanie Wallis, Sean Curran
- Main Crew: Chantal Smith Moraga, Harrison Littler
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- Gunbrawlers
- Gunbrawlers is a Roguelite game about an adventurer entering dangerous dungeons equipped with only their trusty Gunblade. The adventurer must slash and blast their way through the monsters trapped in the dungeons.
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- Producer/Creator: Lawrence Culley
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- MAK Design and Application
- A collection of practical techniques and analysis of the kit design workflow. These findings were demonstrated in a Modular Asset Kit (MAK) that was applied in 2 different contexts: an action shooter and a horror environment. The end result gave insight into a major part of MAK creation and application that is underserved in the formal research. The ability to generate situational knowledge from the given rules of thumb heavily impacts whether the outcome is successful or not. This stems from the generality of kit design’s knowledge base which limits the specificity for any particular use case. For example, making your kit diverse is a given heuristic but what does that mean when accounting for genre? Or gameplay? Or aesthetics? This project covers how you might answer these questions and how to generate that context-specific knowledge.
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- Student Investigator: Ezekiel Duffy
- Principal Supervisor: Louise Harvey
- External Supervisor: Jamie Lack
- Video is password protected due to distribution restrictions.
- Project Clockwork
- A 3D Action-Adventure with the collectives of two different research pieces, one which focuses on the fundamentals and strategies of applying embedded narrative into 3D action games and the implantation of Dynamic Extensibility through Dependency Injection. The conclusive result gave insights to the production value and instructions into split middle of narrative and art direction, and advance programming knowledge frameworks through formal research.
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- Environmental Artist/Level Designer, 3D Generalist: Callum Jervis
- Programmer, 3D Generalist and Mocap Animator: Cameron Atkins
- Mocap Actors: Madelyn Carthew, Jonty Hansen