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iron-chef

sixty40 creates the titles and graphics package for Australia’s Iron Chef.

the-biggest-loser

The titles for The Biggest Loser needed to squeeze in twice as many contestants into the same amount of time. It was difficult, but we did it. Good luck to them.

alphabreaks

Disney called sixty40 in to create an animation treatment and art direction style that would set them apart from other children’s programming.

seven-network-oreo-branded-ident

This cross promotional Ident puts the Seven and Seven Two TV Guys in a delicious struggle over the sharing of a delicious Oreo Cookie.

shine-australia

When production company Shine launched in Australia they came to us for a concept for an ident that would stand out.

sbs-two-stairs-promos

New programming for SBS TWO explored in a stylised 3D world of spiral stairs leading to doors full of entertainment.

tv1-summer-idents

Australian cable channel TV1 came to us to capture the spirit of summer in stop motion.

seven-coke

In this branded ident, we see Seven’s mascot caught up in a massively refreshing tsunami of coke.

cfer-in-melbourne-2

To celebrate the Comedy Channel’s move to Melbourne, they asked us to create these idents featuring Cfer roaming amongst the people.

music-jungle

“MJ” the monkey hops between realities on his way to the Music Jungle.

cfer-in-melbourne-st-kilda

To celebrate the Comedy Channel’s move to Melbourne they asked us to create these idents of Cfer roaming amongst the people.

cfer-in-melbourne-tram

To celebrate the Comedy Channel’s move to Melbourne, they asked us to create these idents of Cfer roaming amongst the people.

cfer-in-melbourne

To celebrate the Comedy Channel’s move to Melbourne, they asked us to create these idents featuring Cfer roaming amongst the people.

comedy-channel-iconic

You can find comedy in a whole bunch of unexpected places…

coke-mtv-avma-2008-promo

For this Promax award winning promo for the 2008 MTV AVMAs we replaced the famous Sydney Coke sign with something more… promotional.

mythbusters

For Beyond Productions we reinvented the classic Mythbusters’ title in 3D and HD.

vh1-idents

For this series of idents for VH1 Australia we were given the pick of any song we wanted. For each one we created a unique look that represented the individual nature of everybody’s music experience.

vh1-devil-inside

In this series of station promos, for VH1 Australia, Sixty40 developed two creative concepts meant to reinforce VH1’s status as a top notch music channel while exploring the unique nature of individual’s music experience. In this series Sixty40 brings the lyrics of great songs to life.

vh1-once-in-a-lifetime

In this series of station promos, for VH1 Australia, Sixty40 developed two creative concepts meant to reinforce VH1’s status as a top notch music channel while exploring the unique nature of individual’s music experience. In this series Sixty40 brings the lyrics of great songs to life.

vh1-thriller

In this series of station promos, for VH1 Australia, Sixty40 developed two creative concepts meant to reinforce VH1’s status as a top notch music channel while exploring the unique nature of individual’s music experience. In this series Sixty40 brings the lyrics of great songs to life.

mtv-avma-package-2005

A short film about clown killing for the opening of MTV Music Video awards, 2005.

commercials

fetchtv

Sixty40 designed and directed these character-driven spots for FetchTV, a “new breed of entertainment”. They combine charm, humour and slick animation: which happen to be our favourite things.

optus-giraffe

M & C Saatchi asked us to put a giraffe to the test.

heinz-simply

This Heart-warming, 3D and 2D water-colour infused journey is a nostalgic trip back to a simpler time where baby food was just picked off the tree.

amex-cinema

Whether we be flying over the Swiss alps looking for righteous pow-pow or drifting through a field of dandelions, these 2 cinema spots for American Express mix 3D animation and paper texture just right.

bulla-splits-lets-split-this-summer-tvc

The Bridge asked us to create a 15sec dynamic television commercial with a cut-through style, conjuring up childhood memories of carefree days and ice cream at the beach.

instant-scratchies-mr-monopoly

In this TVC for Instant Scratchies we bring Mr Monopoly to life and even get to channel a classic scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

kmart-super-toy-sale

Sapient Nitro brought us a radical concept for a Kmart Toy Sale to create a world inspired by the freedom of kids’ imaginations.

kmart-bring-your-home-to-life

Inspired by vintage Hollywood dance sequences, a teaspoon leads an array of Kmart home wares in an elegantly choreographed number.

blockbuster

3 spots reminding the viewer that it’s “Safer Inside this Summer” so they stay safe, stay inside and rent videos.

village-coburg

A modern take on classic 50’s UPA cartoons featuring the first ever mobile phone / popcorn love tryst.

the-nudge

Reach Out! asked Sixty40 to come up with a campaign for their site relaunch, based around the concept that Reach Out! is “the Nudge you know you need”.

psycho-teddy

Psycho Teddy is a politically incorrectly labelled character we created for Sony Music to seize some of the massive Ringtone market of the time

jagermeister

Amazing things that happen when you drink Jagermeister.

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nbn-explained

A series of videos explaining the National Broadband Network: The $36.9 billion national infrastructure project designed to deliver broadband to 100% of Australians.

amex-suitcase

Ogilvy Sydney asked us to animate this journey of discovery and fish for American Express.

visa-prepaid

Tequila Sydney commissioned this piece to explain how much better your world can be when you choose Visa Prepaid travel cards.

foxtel-delhi-2010-sports-centre

After the success of last year’s exploration of the lesser known sports of the Winter Olympics, Foxtel asked us to … more

australandzealandland

M&C Saatchi asked Sixty40 to direct their answer to the question posed on the smash hit show The Gruen Transfer. … more

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netstarter

Award winning web design agency “Netstarter”, came to us to produce a piece of anaglyph stereoscopy to help them stand out in the crowd.

optus-evolve

Animated promo to explain Optus video communication and collaboration software to busy business types.

spaa-fringe-virals

Two viral campaigns to promote SPAA Fringe, aimed at the people who work in screen media everyday of their lives.

qantas-frequent-flyer-icons-launch

Another great collaboration with Mark Digital. This online video launched a new system for keeping track of your Frequent Flyer points.

wootonia-bounce

Sony Music commissioned us to create this band of 4 super-stars from the Planet Woot. The campaign included a music video, interviews and even became McDonalds Happy Meals toys!

foxtel-a-very-short-guide-to-the-winter-olympics

This series of spots introduced Australians to obscure Winter Olympics sports. They had to be funny, fast and jam packed with winter trivia.

tech-reel

A collection of work by sixty40 that seeks to explain, expand and examine things in the world.

spaa-fringe-2009-promo

Our third year of producing promotional films for the Spaa Fringe (here’s what’s online). This one promotes a feature of the conference called “The Melting Pot” – a service that connects like minded but differently skilled film buffs to encourage collaboration.

the-pond-montage

A video installation tracking the reclamation of a disused space and it’s transformation into a luscious, beer featuring garden.

iag-transformers

Internal video to inform staff and get them hyped about a series of improvements in an online car insurance form. Boring? No way!

throw-us-a-bone

We were invited by Mark Digital to be part of a groundbreaking interactive campaign to raise funds and awareness for the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home.

womf

Charming explanation of the Word of Mouth Forum, an international service encouraging consumer feedback and community information sharing on local services.

full-psycho-teddy-film-clip

Psycho Teddy is a politically incorrectly labelled character we created for Sony Music to seize some of the massive Ringtone market of the time.

2008-spaa-fringe-festival

This movie to promote the 2008 SPAA Fringe Festival tells the haunting tale of a writer at wits end. Using a puppet hand-made by Sixty40 with so much love you can taste it. Sixty40 also created the welcoming titles for the conference in the same theme.

independent

outinthestreet

In the future, Recycling is murder. This half music video, half short film, for Africa Hitech on Warp Records, tells the tale of Robots who choose a sort of rough dignity.

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yo-idiom

Yo Idiom! is a show about the efforts of two Raccoons and how they celebrate the weirdness of the English language. It’s set to banging Reggae music.

battlestar

Film Clip for Harmonic 313 on Warp Records. A mindbending stereoscopic adventure.

dr-prawn

Dr. Prawn is an ongoing writing project for Sixty40 which involves Dr. Prawn answering any question people send him: because he’s a Doctor and a Prawn.

the-eduganda-panda-show

Experience “The Eduganda Panda Show” a mix of education and propaganda presented by a passionate panda who, over time, has become increasingly deranged.

the-eduganda-panda-show-show-trailer

This is the trailer for the series The Eduganda Panda Show Show, which is a long form spin-off of our original series The Eduganda Panda Show.

pandas-who-need-people

“Pandas Who Need People”. A version of the Streisand classic, brought into the contemporary gestalt of pandas just trying to make it in the real world.

ringtone-death-match

Our pilot for a show about ringtone characters, each one is pitted against the other via a phone voting system.

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Word Of Mouth Forum. Optus Evolve. IAG Transformers. NBN Explained. Visa Prepaid.    

The Reel It’s as short as possible, we promise. ——————————————————————————————————————————– Kmart “Toys” Kids are transported into an entirely invented world … more

integral-energy-energy-awareness

Borrowing from airport safety cards and vintage diagrams, a charming animation about saving energy in your home.

australia-council-creative-intersections

We created this video from scratch – a combination of live action and motion graphics, the final video debuted at the World Summit for the Arts in Johannesburg.

telstra-ideas-for-good

Droga5 and Telstra came to us to bring a print campaign to animated life … all for a good cause.

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curious-creatures-2
tv1-sausage-party

The third in a series of idents for TV1 exploring the quintessential Australian summer. ”Sausage Party” celebrates the culture of the backyard barbecue including listening to the cricket, highly flammable accelerants, blokey jostling and impromptu cricket matches.

tv1-beach

Client: TV1
The second in a series of 3 idents for TV1 exploring the quintessential Australian summer. This time, delicious summer fruit, hot summer days on the beach and refreshing underwater wonderlands.

tv1-celebration

Client: TV1
The first of three promos we’ve been doing for TV1 celebrating the essential experiences of summer. Shouts out to PES for inspiring this series of stop motion wonders.

channel-v-2008-new-presenters-campaign

Channel [V] came to Sixty40 for their expertise in composited 2D animation. The task was to create
five 2D characters and environments that would blend creatively with the 3D and live action done
in-house at Foxtel, with an emphasis on contemporary super hero styling. The brief was to capture each presenter’s own unique…

qantas-kids-fly-free-sale

Sixty40 was tasked with creating this spot featuring carefree flying kids for this Inflight commercial for Qantas for Singleton Ogilvy and Mather.
We combined 2D with 3D animation to get maximum movement and freedom.

mr-firth-goes-to-washington

Animated elements to expand and explain VO in ”Mr Firth goes to Washington”. Featuring Charles Firth from The Chaser, it helpfully explained American Politics to the average schmo.
More info…

cool-stuff-and-how-it-works

Armoured Car.
Transitioning from live action shots to exploded views to explain how cool stuff works. In this case, an armoured car. Part of a series that covered Play Stations, Turbines and artifical legs.

mythbusters-finger-in-the-barrel

To explain the myth of being able to stop a bullet by putting your finger in the end of a barrel, we recreated a classic Looney Tunes style but with Adam and Jamie as characters.

stand-up-australia

We were asked for a title sequence that avoided all the Standup comedy cliches. So we avoided brick walls and late night comedy clubs and instead opted for golf in space and squids attacking ships. For the Comedy Channel.

mythbusters-kill-bill-myth-explained

To explain the myth of being able to stop a bullet by putting your finger in the end of a barrel, we recreated a classic Looney Tunes style but with Adam and Jamie as characters.

meet-me

Animation to describe a dating service that uses your 3G phone to mediate your introductions.

eduganda-panda-show-feathers

Eduganda Panda is a 30 second animation in which Eduganda Panda teaches kids things they “need to know”. This is one in a series of 31. For more information on this show contact info@sixty40.com

eduganda-panda-show-spiders

Eduganda Panda is a 30 second animation in which Eduganda Panda teaches kids things they “need to know”. This is one in a series of 31. For more information on this show contact info@sixty40.com

eduganda-panda-show-air-guitar

Eduganda Panda is a 30 second animation in which Eduganda Panda teaches kids things they “need to know”. This is one in a series of 31. For more information on this show contact info@sixty40.com

eduganda-panda-show-zombies

Eduganda Panda is a 30 second animation in which Eduganda Panda teaches kids things they “need to know”. This is one in a series of 31. For more information on this show contact info@sixty40.com

nicklodeon-summer-lineup

A promo about kids, summer and a whole lot of great shows on Nick.

eduganda-panda-show-dream

What if it was all a dream? Another important life lesson for the kids.
Eduganda Panda is a 30 second animation in which Eduganda Panda teaches kids things they “need to know”. This is one in a series of 31. For more information on this show contact info@sixty40.com

eduganda-panda-donu

The Eduganda Panda Show is a 30 second interstitial. Eduganda Panda has been teaching kids a mix of education and propaganda for a little too long, but he’s committed to education: no matter what the cost.

creature-features

“Animal Relay” a high intensity animal race for ABC Kids. We also did weekly animated segments for the last 2 series of the show.

seany-b-happy-today-film-clip

Sixty40 takes an r’n’b performance and throws it into a highly graphic 8 bit environment filled with helmet-clad, choreographed, cold-hearted nymphettes. The result is an excursion through 80’s neon and en masse dancing sequences, telling the tale of a cruel…

motoalert

World of stencils for MTV Asia. Soundtrack composed by Sydney electro artist, Stick Figures.

the-lair

Logo design and compositing of this title for MTV Australia for weekly music program.

outback-wildlife-rescue

Titles for a show about saving animals in the Australian Outback. For Freehand Productions, screened on Channel Seven, Australia, and distributed by BBC Worldwide.

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