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Digital illustration blue-faced creature with purple background. Animedley SAE student project involving Audio and Animation students
ANIMEDLEY Student Collaboration
Animation
Animation
ANIMEDLEY
Student(s) Involved
Olivia Pease,  Blake Hardy-Young,  Harry MacKenzie,  Lochlan Walliker,  Chloe Charlesworth,  Jess Barbera,  Nathaniel Daniels,  Andrea Amirah,  Emily Gough,  Mark Hanna,  Amanda Jean,  Jade Andrew,  Jake Mander,  Ryusuke Ikeda,  Jeremy Emes,  Ella Reid,  Annie Adams,  Yvette Donner,  Lucas Aprile,  Joel Coleman,  Shaun Miller,  Danica Mica Macatulao,  Jai Barlow,  Kadijah Ali,  Nathaniel Carroll
Campus Brisbane
Year Produced 2020
Overview

Animedley is an animated short created by collaborating SAE audio and animation students, who worked in person and remotely.

From Olivia Pease –
“I curated the project by generating my own ‘project briefs,’ one for Animation [students], and one for Audio [students], each with their own specs/requirements specific to the disciplines plus an overall ‘theme’ for both disciplines to follow.”

“The project kicks off with audio as they generate tracks towards the project’s decided theme. After they have completed their work, the audio gets given to the animation students so they can animate. I generally edit it all together and help manage communication between the two disciplines through Slack.”

Design and artwork from SAE student animated short, Kukunochi
KUKUNOCHI Student Collaboration
Animation
Animated character from Kukunochi - an SAE student animated short
3D model & character design from Kukunochi - an SAE student animated short
3D model character from Kukunochi - an SAE student animated short
Animation
KUKUNOCHI
Student(s) Involved
Mia Dator,  Naomi Hermans,  Quan Tran,  James Goodchild,  Alex Ireland,  Jake Mendoza,  Jasbir Singh,  Abbey Janssen,  Nanda W.,  Daniel Villa,  Dylan Marinko,  Michael Gould-Brown,  Conor Atkinson,  Monica Petra Christina,  Charles Warner,  Audrey Daniella,  Samuel Bourke,  Qaliesha Trivino
Campus Perth
Year Produced 2022
Overview

Kukunochi is a sophisticated and cross collaborative short film involving students from Animation, Film, Design and Audio courses at SAE.

The Kukunochi film is the final capstone project for many of the students completing bachelor degrees at SAE Perth.

Synopsis: The story presents an arrogant girl, Katsumi, who learns a thing or two from Yamato, who embodies kindness and humility. Their unbalanced relationship is encapsulated through their sparring as they practice Kendo. Katsumi’s arrogance beats down on Yamato again and again. However, even when beaten repeatedly, Yamato’s determination never fazes.

They emotionally evolve after having experienced a confrontation with an angered spirit called the Kukunochi, where Katsumi learns the true meaning of humility.

Directed By
MIA DATOR
NAOMI HERMANS

Character Animator | MIA DATOR
Lead Character Artist | NAOMI HERMANS
Character Artist | QUAN TRAN
Rigging | JAMES GOODCHILD

Lead Environment Artist | ALEX IRELAND
Environment Artist | JAKE MENDOZA
Rigging Artist | JASBIR SINGH
Concept Artist | ABBEY JANSSEN
Storyboard Artist | NANDA W.

Cinematographer | DANIEL VILLA
Editor & Colourist | DYLAN MARINKO
Writer | MICHAEL GOULD-BROWN

Music Producer | CONOR ATKINSON
Audio Management | MONICA PETRA CHRISTINA
Mix Engineer | CHARLES WARNER
Voice Actor | AUDREY DANIELLA

Lead Branding and Marketing | SAMUEL BOURKE
Marketing | QALIESHA TRIVINO

Special thanks to our mentors

  • TIM KITEVSKI
  • DAVEY GOH
  • STEVE TEUNE
  • KALEB TRELOAR
Screenshot of animated 3D character - sync and mouthing dialogue. Student work created by SAE animation student
MIA DATOR - Dialogue practice Mia Dator
Animation
Animation
MIA DATOR - Dialogue practice
Student(s) Involved
Mia Dator
Campus Perth
Year Produced 2022
Overview

SAE Animation student, Mia Dator, chose dialogue from Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy for Animation Studio 4 unit of the Bachelor of Animation degree.

Mia’s chosen specialisation is 3D Animation and in this project she focused on character development.

She spoke about her project..
“I focused on improving my skills in ‘subtle’ animation where facial expressions are what carry the scene rather than an action-heavy sequence. I sourced a live-action dramatic scene from the Netflix show called The Umbrella Academy – an episode that was emotionally charged where the characters were static and just talking to each other.”

Woman wearing helmet sitting in desert at dusk. Commander Sam film
COMMANDER SAM Student Collaboration
Film
Film
COMMANDER SAM
Student(s) Involved
Liam Fouracre,  Daniel Robbins,  Jordan Montgomery,  Syaheed Ismail,  Monique Bettello,  Melisa Visca,  Alex Pedraza,  Skantha Rajahn,  Heidi Yla-Ajos,  Nikki Wong,  Samuel Abrehart,  Joel Davies
Campus Melbourne
Year Produced 2019
Overview

Commander Sam is an award-winning film created by SAE students from SAE Melbourne.

The story is about Sam and Neil, who are astronauts, and their world is surrounded by space-inspired creations. Sam spends her night in a spaceship forged from her father’s work van who works night construction, but after a dangerously close encounter, their relationship is challenged.

Digital design of rabbit. Text reads Bunny Killer Lives with Me
BUNNY KILLER LIVES WITH ME! Student Collaboration
Animation
Animation
BUNNY KILLER LIVES WITH ME!
Student(s) Involved
Phillip Nguyen,  Mya Allen,  Christopher Gardiner,  Jamie Morhain
Campus Perth
Year Produced 2020
Overview

The collaborative animated feature, Bunny Killer Lives with Me, was created by SAE Animation and Audio students from SAE Perth.

Person on motorcycle. Mountains in background. 3D Compositing by Phoenix Batchelor.
COMPOSITING PHOENIX BATCHELOR
Animation
Animation
COMPOSITING
Student(s) Involved
PHOENIX BATCHELOR
Campus Byron Bay
Year Produced 2021
Overview

Phoenix Batchelor worked on a project of compositing for the Diploma of 3D Animation course.

He reflects on the project: “My goal for the shot was to try and build a world using Nuke. I thought it would be interesting to go for a sort of post-apocalyptic/dystopian future scene in which the biker is riding away from a grand tower in ruins, and as he rides, he passes through a graveyard of all the people who came before him.”

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