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.
BRENDAN THOMAS
As head of Production Brendan’s role is to enable our artists to reach their full potential, and to ensure that each project is resourced with the right artists and the right tools. He leads all aspects of technical production at Prodigious and oversees our workflow, equipment, technology and processes that support our artists in producing world class motion and still life content. He also shoots, directs, edits and has worked on a diverse range of subjects.
BEN GREENFIELD
Ben is our Creative Lead of CGI and Retouching. Having entered the industry and learning his craft from the best production houses in the country. Now having over seventeen years of image creation experience. With a unique blend of skills and tools at his disposal, both across CGI and Retouching, and a passion for the craft. Ben has been working with people across the industry both domestically and internationally.
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.
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 thouroughly 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.
JUSTIN BELLCHAMBERS
Justin has joined us from Cream Electric Art as a Creative Retoucher, with a flair for style and grading. Justin has worked for several agencies over his ten years in advertising before his move to production, including Leo Burnett, Banjo Advertising and M&C Saatchi. Trained in Graphic Design he is also a highly proficient Designer. Justin balances the technical with the creative with ease.
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.
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.
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.
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.
JUSTIN OLEYAR
Justin has been working in post-production for the past six years, starting off as a content shooter & editor for an Australian-based magazine publisher, then moving into an agency role as a video editor and motion designer. He’s worked across a range of TVCs and web content and is skilled in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X & After Effects.
DOMINIC GIVNEY
All Things Audio” is Dom’s jam, with extensive skills in audio engineering, sound design, mixing and location sound recording. His background in music recording and production has provided him with a keen ear for fitting the right music with the right voice, for the perfect end result. He is Avid Pro Tools Certified, proficient across all facets of audio recording and mixing, and comes with bonus Adobe Premiere Pro skills
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.
VFX
Stu Cadzow
Heather Galvin
Viv Baker
Scott Geerson
COLOURISTS
Ben Eagleton
Matt Fezz
Billy Wychgel
Tristan La Fontaine
Julien chichignoud
STORY EDITORS
Simon Njoo
Danny Tait
Gabby Muir
Seth Lockwood
Michael Houlihan
Neil Harvey
Dave Anlezark
LUISA PETERS
Senior Producer, Melbourne