We create animated films with that deliciously hand-crafted feeling
Animation Lead Peter Nizic
VANDAL
Managing Director Brenden Johnson
Executive Producer Anna Greensmith
Producer Naomi Gurr
Production Co-ord Alex Francis
VFX Supervisor Joseph Pole
Editor Joe Morris
Grader Scott Maclean
Online Rosano Lepri
Sound Nigel Crowley
Production Assistant Phillip Muzzall
Production Company Helium.film
Director Pete Moore
DOP Chris Miles
Production Manager Nicole Richardson
Art Director/ Wardrobe Jacqui Hudson
Agency The Mark Agency
Account Director Phil Trenbath
Strategy Talia Mihailakis
Art Director Kris Kang
Client Bega Group
We travel into a kaleidoscopic world of lens flares and lens effects, taking inspiration from the fantastic designs created for Hungry Jack’s 2024 range of free glasses.
Creative Direction Peter Nizic
VANDAL
Managing Director Brenden Johnson
Executive Producer Anna Greensmith
Producer Laura Tenison
Production Co-ord Alex Francis
VFX Supervisor Joseph Pole
Flame Artist Phil Stuart Jones
3d Artist William Macanamara
2d animation & Motion Graphics Peter Nizic
Editor Peter Nizic
Sound Nigel Crowley
Production Assistant Phillip Muzzall
Production Company Helium.film
Director Giovanni Pacialeo
Producer Ben O’Donnell
Client Hungry Jack’s
Director’s Cut
Public educators are constantly fighting for basic necessities, just to perform one of the most important jobs there is...
In this spot, we helped the team at Education Votes peel back the layers, bureaucracy and political red tape, to reveal the reasons why they'll be voting for President Biden and Kamala Harris in the upcoming US elections.
Director - Peter Nizic
Producer - Amelia Tovey
Script - Amelia Tovey
Design & Animation - Peter Nizic
Illustration - Hanna Syvak
CLIENT Education Votes
Inspiring people to “Back McHappy Day with every brick”, we developed, storyboarded, animated and delivered this Stop Motion social media campaign for McDonald’s annual McHappy Day fundraiser, with 100% of profits going to Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Director - Peter Nizic
DOP - Simon Higgins
1st AC - Danielle Paine
Animator - Peter Nizic
Post Production - Peter Nizic
AGENCY Akcelo
Creative Partner - Jon Foye
Creative Services Manager - Katie Morton
Account Director - Lea Nguyen
Producer - Stephanie Ceccaldi
CLIENT McDonald’s
Ever seen a backpack with an appetite for mischief? Watch in awe as it chomps up stationary faster than you can say "homework"! And just when you thought things couldn't get any crazier, behold the grand finale: the backpack's rainbow regurgitation in a technicolor explosion of school supplies!
Who knew a backpack could be so... expressive?
Don't forget to share the giggles with your classmates – after all, laughter is the best school supply of all!
Director - Peter Nizic
DOP - Simon Higgins
1st AC - Jonathan Heighes
Animator - Peter Nizic
Gaffer - Simon Walsh
Best Boy - Clay Elliott, Balint Major
Art Department - Irene Seeto
Article Wrangler - Kyle Shackleford
Post Production - The Funktion
Sound design - Smith & Weston
CLIENT Big W
Creative Lead Marketing - Ken Buchan
Art Director - Mike O’Rourke
Assistant Marketing Manager - Cheryl Sharma
Designer - Kim Gerard
AGENCY Blue Dot
Producer - Kirtsen Caly
Senior Art Director - Sam Curico
Post Production Lead - Andre Matkovic
BRONZE AWARD WINNER @ AEAF 2023
Did you know that 99.5% of the operational outputs at Cobram Estate get reused, recycled or upcycled? Cobram Estate really does go a little extra for the environment.
Teaming up with the fantastic folks at Pixel Melbourne and agency, Noisy Beast, we shot over 1200 stills in this stop motion campaign, highlighting the significant efforts Cobram Estate go to in an effort to ensure an environmentally sustainable business model.
PRODUCTION Pixel Melbourne
Executive Producer - Haley Polacik
Director - Peter Nizic
DOP - Simon Higgins
Producers - Matthew Pearson & Meline Samson
Animators - Peter Nizic & Jonathon Chong
Production Design - Jacqui Hudson
Production Assistant - Mia Knox
Storyboard & 2d Previz- Darcy Woodbridge
POST PRODUCTION The Funktion
Edit & compositing - Peter Nizic
FINISHING Moodlab
Colourist - CJ Dobson
SOUND POST Big Oscillator
Sound Design & Mix - Matt Sladen
AGENCY Noisy Beast
Managing Director & Partner - David Brown
Exec. Creative Director & Partner - Murray Bransgrove
Group Media Director & Partner - Ben Lynch
Art Director - Jamie Clifford
Copywriter - Taz Liffman
Senior Account Manager - Becky Yates
Media Account Executive - Lula Tiver Smith
CLIENT Cobram Estate
Marketing Manager - Lissy Byrne-Jones
Brand Manager - Amy Stratford
Assistant Brand Manager - Erin Wilson
BRONZE AWARD WINNER @ AEAF 2022
Best Idents & Stings
Collaborating with design agency, For The People and animation powerhouse, Mighty Nice, we directed, designed and animated genre based idents to play before and after the films showing at SFF 2021, along with editing a trailer to get everyone excited about the upcoming event, that almost never happened.
Director & Animator - Peter Nizic
2D FX - Alex Dray, Leanne Lee
Design & Edit - Peter Nizic
Mighty Nice
Executive Creative Director - Darren Price
Executive Producer - Tina Braham
Head of Studio - Jeremy Howdin
Producers - Diana Angelius, Chloe Marshall
For The People
Executive Creative Director - Jason Little
Creative Director - Mel Baillache
Account Director - Alice Marrows
Copywriter - Daniel St. Vincent
Sound Post Smith & Western
Sound Design - Dan Higson
Archie Rose Distilling Co. needed some striking content to explain how every bottle of their (well, actually… YOUR) Tailored Gin is made, so we developed a stop motion campaign to stop the audience in their tracks!
Using motion control rigs to program our movements and animated entirely at 25 frames per second, we created a beautifully crafted film to push Archie Rose Distilling into the world of video content.
Director & Animator - Peter Nizic
DOP - Simon Higgins
Post Production - The Funktion
Edit & compositing - Peter Nizic
Sound Post - Mighty Sound
Sound Engineer - Matt Perrott
Archie Rose Distilling Co.
Head of Marketing - Victoria Tulloch
Design & Marketing Product Manager - Nick Pike
Head of Hospitality - Harriet Leigh
Digital Marketing & Content Production Coordinator - Bek Murray
Assistant Brand Manager - Keira Scurry
Graphic Designer - Zikri Teo
Collaborating with RØDE, we helped them create a launch promo for the release of their first foray into professional over-ear studio headphones.
Just wanted to say thank you. I know it was a massive project and you probably lost countless sleepless nights on it. But we are stoked with the end result. Thankyou. It looks incredible.
- Angus Forbes. Creative Director, RØDE
Director - Peter Nizic
3d modelling - Greg Hunsburger & Tristan Brittaine
3d animation - Peter Nizic
Cloth simulation - Greg Hunsburger
Particle FX - Ferry Taswin
Lighting - Greg Hunsburger & Peter Nizic
Surfacing- Greg Hunsburger
Compositing & Edit - Peter Nizic
Client - RØDE
Creative Director - Angus Forbes
Creative Project Manager - Cate Murray
Marketing Director - Daniel Woodall
Product Marketing Manager - Cindy Ngo
Copywriter - Nick Stillman
Sound Post by Postmix
Sound Design & Mix - Damien Kent
Video production is typically accompanied by a high environmental impact, something that was not an option in this project for enviro telco felix mobile. This collection of stop-frame animated videos had a strong consideration for its impact on the planet, while also promoting the brand’s product message and peachy feel. Collaborating with Paper Moose, we turned their brief into a fun and tactile solution that matched felix’s “Mobile plan with a bigger plan” key message. The whole shoot was powered by certified green energy. All the props were either borrowed, re-used or re-homed. The whole production was both green and peachy, perfectly aligned to the campaign concept.
Director & Animator - Peter Nizic
DOP - Simon Higgins
Production Designer - Antony Miller
Post production - The Funktion
Edit & compositing - Peter Nizic
Colourist - Matt Campbell
Sound Post - Mighty Sound
Sound Design - Matt Perrott
Composer - Caleb Jacobs
Paper Moose
Executive Creative Director - Nick Hunter
Creative Director - Jeremy Willmott
Head of Production - Maren Smith
Copywriter - Peter Saladino
Producer - Lucy Whirledge
Strategy - Eddie Bennett
Head of Design - Reese Geronimo
Art Director - Georgia Shillington
Account Director - Liz Stephens
Due to Covid-19, Tourism Noosa had to pivot to a domestic market, appealing to NSW residents who were still able to travel within Queensland. The only problem: how to appeal to your audience without being able to use the location. We helped creative agency, Paper Moose, bring these stunning landscapes to life using stop-motion, with expertly crafted miniature landscapes and quirky characters in over 1,500 individually-shot frames.
Director & Animator - Peter Nizic
DOP - Simon Higgins
Producer - Nicole Hofstadter
Production Designer - Jacqui Hudson
Model Maker - Chris Marinovich
Character Design - Amber Theron
3d Modelling - Greg Hunsburger
Colourist - Matt Campbell
Sound Designer - Nick Keate
Paper Moose
Executive Creative Director - Nick Hunter
Copywriter - Jazz Twemlow
Strategy - Eddie Bennett
Head of Design - Reese Geronimo
Art Director - Katie Mcintyre
Graphic Designer - Georgia Shillington
Tourism Noosa
Head of Marketing & Events - Sonia Shillington
Journey with Ben Marshall, Head of Contemporary Music, as he relives his "invisible apprenticeship" in London.
Director Peter Nizic
Executive Producer Stephan Renard
Producer Sharon Lim
Cinematography Ben Lindberg
Stop-motion animation Peter Nizic
Props Peter Nizic, Terrence O'Brien, Kavi Jarrot, Antony Miller, Ailisha Sabalburo, Seth Laster, Stephen Favaloro, Dani Martin, Stephan Renard
3d Modelling and animation Seth Laster and Ailisha Sabalburo
3d Lighting and Rendering Dylan Neill
Edit and Compositing Peter Nizic
Rotoscoping Terrence O'Brien
Storyboards and animatic Melanie Shin
Sound design & mix Todd Falusi (Sound Reservoir Sydney)
Behind the scenes: vimeo.com/238512095
Music produced and performed by River Boy
Director - Peter Nizic
Animators - Peter Nizic, Robbie McKinstry, Matthew Roberts & Micheal Cheng.
Client - Koala
VP Creative - Andrew Cameron
Director of Project Management - Kathy Ngo
Agency - We Are Social
General Manager - Tom Richards
Editorial Director - Suz Tucker
Senior Account Manager - Cece Chieng
Executive Producer - Alexa Hohenberg
Art Director & Illustrator - Dean Mathers
We developed two animations for the client, one aimed at consumers and the other for businesses. Both were directed and animated by Peter Nizic and use an aerial view with hands navigating the viewer through the wonders of UnionPay. With some collaborative post-production work alongside Darrin Hanley from VANDAL Sydney, art direction by Chesca Ruta from Uberbrand and produced by VANDAL
Vandal
Director - Peter Nizic
Executive Producer - Brenden Johnson
Producer - Michaela Fenton
Senior Designer - Darrin Hanley
Sound Engineer - Nigel Crowley
DOP - Paul Berry / Andy Letho
Colourist - Daniel Pardy
Uberbrand
Senior Designer - Chesca Ruta
Senior Creative - Jess Page
Production Manager - Amber Fairbairn
UnionPay
PR & Branding Manager - Jensen Yang
Produced by VANDAL.
Listed in the Animation & VFX category of Australian Creative Magazine's "Annual 2013", as one of the stand out works of the year.
FINALIST - 2014 Desktop Create Awards. Best Motion Design
Director - Peter Nizic
Creative Director - James Hackett
Producer - Sarah Harris
Stop motion animation - Peter Nizic, Nick Donkin
Props - Nicholas McDonnell, Dave Schepers, Elliot Grancha
Music - Zig Zag Lane
Cummins & Partners came to us to help them develop the look and feel for Heritage Bank’s next stage of their “Repay it forward” campaign. Art directed and illustrated at The Funktion and then the animation portion was handed over to Cummins & Partners in-house animation team.
Art Director & Producer - Peter Nizic
Illustrator - Dinalie Dabarera
Cummins & Partners
Producer - Afrim Memed
Art Director - Jenny Tang
Copywriter - Chris Ching
Animator - Julian Paul
Rumble Studios
Sound Designer - Liam Annert
Client - Heritage Bank
Mighty Nice and Leo Burnett Melbourne teamed up to create a super fun TVC, inspired by Bonnie Tyler's hit single, to celebrate the fact that HBF were not going increase their premiums in 2020.
Using as many 3d animated assets as we could from the 30 second spot, we were asked to create an extended lyric video to run alongside.
Lyric Video
Motion Direction - Peter Nizic
Design - Monica Higgins
MIGHTY NICE
Director - Darren Price
Art Director - Gary Fouchy
Head of Production - Tina Braham
Producer - Diana Angelius
Head of Studio - Jeremy Howdin
Storyboards - Mriganka Bhuyan, Bonnie Forsyth
Design - Monica Higgins, Bonnie Forsyth
Model & Surface - Tessa Eden, Billy Harrison, Trent Rogan, Ali Zreik
Rigging - Tessa Eden, Ali Zreik
Animation - Duncan MacLaren
Fur - Billy Harrison
Light & Render - Billy Harrison, Trent Rogan, Tessa Eden
Composite Lead - Gary Fouchy
Composite - Fiona Lu, Daniel Alvarez
Print - Tessa Eden
Client - HBF
Agency - Leo Burnett Melbourne
Home hardware giant, Bunnings Australia, needed a social campaign to promote to their range of products and services as thought starters for gifts for mum on Mother’s Day. Teaming up with agency Jack Nimble, we helped come up with 4 spots and then brought some stop motion quirkiness to each one.
Director & Animator - Peter Nizic
DOP - Simon Higgins
Production Design - Madison Kerry
Post-Production - The Funktion
Jack Nimble
Executive Producer - Angus Mullane
Creative Director - Adam Wise
Client - Bunnings Warehouse
WINNER GOLD PROMAX AUST/NZ 2015 - Most Outstanding Design in Promotion
WINNER SILVER PROMAX AUST/NZ 2015 - Best Design without Footage
WINNER GOLD PROMAX AUST/NZ 2015 - Best Movie Promo
WINNER GOLD PROMAX AUST/NZ 2015 - Best Music Composition
WINNER BRONZE PROMAX AUST/NZ 2015 - Best Traditional Animation
Role - Art Direction, design, edit, compositing and animation
Creative Director - Gabriel Ayoub
Promo Producer - Stefanie Reinboth
Camera Operator - John Masiello
Shoot assistant - Jemma Collins
Music - Adrian Reinboth
Sound Design - Jason King
To celebrate Foxtel Movies’ pop-up channel for Christmas, The Funktion was commissioned to develop, design and create a physical pop-up book to animate in stop-motion.
Animation & Art Direction - Peter Nizic
Cinematography - Simon Higgins
Foxtel Creative
Creative Director - Mikki Katz
Associate Creative Director - Lisa Kappel
Promo Producer - Alex Kery
Foxtel Design
Design Director - Sally-Anne Kerr
Senior Designer - Michelle Hunt
Logo Design - Ben Headon
Additional Design - Linda Soo, Matthew Roberts
Edit - Alex Kery
Compositing - Jason Morice, Michelle Hunt, Linda Soo, Richard Grant, Peter Nizic
WINNER GOLD WORLD PROMAX 2015 - Best On Air Illustration
WINNER GOLD WORLD PROMAX 2015 - Art Direction & Design: Best Program Promotional Spot
WINNER SILVER WORLD PROMAX 2015 - Art Direction & Design: Best Special Event Spot
WINNER SILVER WORLD PROMAX 2015 - Best Wraps Promo Campaign
FINALIST AEAF Awards 2015 - Best Commercials Animation
WINNER GOLD PROMAX AUST/NZ 2014 - Most Outstanding Design in Promotion
WINNER SILVER PROMAX AUST/NZ 2014 - Best Design without Footage
Role - Direction, design, compositing and animation
Creative Director - Gabriel Ayoub
Promo Producer - Mark Burnett
Design and animation - Jemma Collins
Sound Design - Jason King
Director, designer, paper craft & post-production Peter Nizic
Promo Producer John Masiello
Director of Photography Sam Collins
Focus Puller / Camera Assist Tobias Brittan
Sound Design Jason King
Additional support Sally-Anne Kerr, Tristan Brittaine, Marcus Chong, Thomas Urquhart and Natalie Horak.
SILVER AWARD WINNER @ AEAF 2021
Best Event Openers
Created with VANDAL to promote the Nearmap NAVIG8 2020 customer event, an open, online seminar and forum detailing Nearmap technology and progress with AI.
Using only high resolution satellite imagery, captured by Nearmap, to create some complex and beautiful designs to showcase the incredible technology.
Design & Animation - Peter Nizic
VANDAL
Creative Director - Richard Swan
Executive Producer - Cyril de Baecque
Producer - Michaela Fenton
Audio - Nigel Crowley
Director Peter Nizic
Producer Sharon Lim
Cinematography Ben Lindberg
Edit & post production Peter Nizic
Junkee
Head of Production Emma Metcalf
Production Co-ordinator Ruth Sayers
A promo spot for Sydney Opera House's podcast about Indigenous Australian's in the LGBTQIA community.
Director Peter Nizic
Executive Producer Stephan Renard
Producer Sharon Lim
Design & animation Peter Nizic & Thomas Urquhart
Music Pukulpa by Electric Fields
Working with the City of Sydney, I created animated screen content to lead the team in the 2019 Sydney Mardi Gras parade.
Footage and photography courtesy of City of Sydney.
SILVER AWARD WINNER @ AEAF 2019
Best Idents & Stings Broadcast
Channel re-brand development showreel.
Creative Director Richard Swan
Executive Producer Anna Greensmith
Producer Sarah Dicks
Lead Designer Darrin Hanley
3D design and animation Peter Nizic
Lighting and rendering Robo Dinnerville
Produced by VANDAL.
Director - Peter Nizic
Executive Producer - Stephan Renard
3D Lead - Wayne Osbourne
3D Dynamics Simulations - Charlie Wheeler
Compositing - Seth Laster
Design - Peter Nizic
CarsGuide required a 30sec Television Commercial to explain the best features of the new CarsGuide app.
Director Peter Nizic
Producer Stephan Renard
Animation Laura Heath
3D modelling Charlie Wheeler
Design Supriya Bhonsie
Voiceover Kristy Best
Sound Nylon
Opening title sequence for ABC panel show starring host, Merrick Watts.
FINALIST - 2013 AEAF Awards. Best Titles/Openers
FINALIST - 2013 Desktop Create Awards. Best Motion Design
Director Peter Nizic
Design Peter Nizic, Mary Benn, Rob Moffet, Kimberly Lund, Nathan Turner
3D Animation Rob Moffet, Nathan Turner
2D Animation Kimberly Lund, Mary Benn, Nathan Turner, Joscha Ortmeier
Compositing Peter Nizic, Nathan Turner
Edit Peter Nizic
