MEET
THE TEAM.
We’re a collective of specialist artists passionate about bringing ideas to life across multiple platforms. We offer a full suite of post production services within our purpose built facilities in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. Our creative campus is a place where you can come and concept, shoot, produce and finish high quality content all under one roof. For us it’s all about our artists, and for them, it’s about crafting beautiful work. We have some of the most talented and collaborative people in the business who love bringing ideas to life. They’ve created award winning work for some of the biggest brands and agencies, specialising in editing, motion graphics, CGI, 3D, retouching and finished art.
JAMES MCDONALD
James is our Production Lead of CGI and Retouching . With experience working for advertising agencies and production companies around the world, he brings a mixture of CGI, Retouching and animation skills to the team. Working both on the tools and directly with the production department allows for efficient and creative approaches to even the most challenging briefs.
BEN GREENFIELD
Ben is our Creative Lead of CGI and Retouching. With a never ending passion for craft, and an eye for detail, Ben has been producing award winning pieces over a career of nearly 20 years... With both production and agency experience, working worldwide with photographers and brands, Ben has a unique skillset and ensures our end product is best in class.
CONOR GOONER
Our Senior CGI artist, perpetually in beta phase and looking for the next tool to add to his impressive arsenal of skills. Having worked in the CGI industry for eight years, the latter six and a half being spent as senior CGI artist at Cream studios, creating some of the most awarded images. Inspired by all forms of art, notably Disney, Miyazaki and Jack Kirby. Conor specialises in hard surface, photo realistic renders.
DEMI MACKRILL
Demi is our Retoucher and third member of the CGI team, with a strong focus in fashion, landscape and editorial work. With a background in the arts, Demi thoroughly enjoys integrating CGI and Retouching to create striking work. Always on the lookout for new visual trends, Demi offers a unique lens and thinks outside the box.
MATT BRUNNER
Matt is a VFX director and post-production veteran with 20 years experience at some of Sydney and London's best post houses. Having worked on Oscar and AFI winning films, acclaimed TVCs and top rating television shows, Matt has built a reputation for delivering creative and technical solutions to the most challenging film projects. Combining 2D and 3D effects and animation with a background in design, Matt steers the post process with technical efficiency and an exceptional eye.
SAM BRUCE
Sam is a director/editor with a head full of ideas. Some are good, some aren't so good and the rest are dad jokes. He's worked across a broad range of formats including TVCs, short films, documentary and music videos. His approach to film making revolves heavily around the human aspect, focusing on performance and emotion and bringing the human element to each piece. He loves a good backlit shot and is prone to shooting at dawn/dusk.
ALEKSANDRIS MANOU
Aleks is an animator, editor and everything-in-betweener. He has a passion for characters, storytelling, animation, game design and interaction. Often labelled as an ‘After Effects Wizard’, Aleks knows all things motion. His work spans multiple styles across 2d vector, hand-drawn and 3d animation.
TOMMY THOMS
Tommy is a director and photographer with extensive experience across many mediums and styles such as music videos and documentaries. He has created content for brands such as Toyota, RSPCA, Smirnoff, Suncorp, NIB & Canon. He has a passion for stylised documentary content, capturing the stories of real people and bringing them to the screen. He is extremely comfortable working with real people, and his flexible and collaborative directing style means he is able to work around the talent and capture unscripted content with ease.
ALEXANDER STOECKEL
Alexander has been working in production for 5 years as a Photographer and Videographer as well as a production assistant/retoucher for leading Australian commercial photographers. Since joining Prodigious, he has worked on numerous TVCs, web content and photography projects. Alexander is highly skilled at After Effects and Premiere, as well as Photoshop.
CHRIS COLONNA
Professional art and musical producer with over two decades of experience. Chris has worked as a producer/mixer/writer/composer (and also singer!) for some of the world’s leading electronic, hip-hop, punk, rock and pop artists. He has also worked and composed for leading advertising companies and filmmakers with his high level of audio skills and sound design.
His music clients include Alison Wonderland ,The Vines , Radiohead , Lacoste , Nike and Director Tom Kuntz.
His music clients include Alison Wonderland ,The Vines , Radiohead , Lacoste , Nike and Director Tom Kuntz.
TIM PIETRANSKI
Executive Producer, Sydney
tim.pietranski@prodious.com
+61 412 679 574
tim.pietranski@prodious.com
+61 412 679 574
LUISA PETERS
Senior Producer, Melbourne
luisa.peters@prodigious.com
+61 417 058 894
luisa.peters@prodigious.com
+61 417 058 894
KAREN HAYWARD
Senior Producer, Brisbane
karen.hayward@prodigious.com
+61 402 105 451
karen.hayward@prodigious.com
+61 402 105 451
ASH WEAVER
Producer, Sydney
ash.wearver@prodigious.com
+61 413 068 038
ash.wearver@prodigious.com
+61 413 068 038
CASSANDRA JONES
Junior Producer, Melbourne
cassandra.jones@prodigious.com
+61 431 705 719
cassandra.jones@prodigious.com
+61 431 705 719
SOPHIE ELLIOTT
Junior Producer, Sydney
sophie.elliott@prodigious.com
+61 449 716 162
sophie.elliott@prodigious.com
+61 449 716 162
MADELEINE PIKE
Content Producer, Sydney
madeleine.pike@prodigious.com
+61 439 401 620
madeleine.pike@prodigious.com
+61 439 401 620
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OUR
COLLABORATORS.
Here at Prodigious we also like to team up with some equally talented people. Below is just some of our regulars but if you have a preferred artist we’d love to get them onboard. For us it’s all about getting the right people together to deliver beautifully crafted work.