BLOCKHEAD VFX

We are thrilled to report Creative Review UK has announced the craft award winners for 2026 and we helped create 2 of them, both Telstra projects. We are very proud of the work and can't thank Telstra @telstra and Bear Meets Eagle On Fire @bearmeetseagleonfire enough for having us along for the ride ! A huge congratulations to everyone involved , especially Revolver @revolver.ws + Steve Rogers and Randy Krallman + Smuggler @smugglersite Jana Kotatko, Brent Smart, Alita McMenamin, Nicky Bryson, @plus61co , @omd_australia Click on the links below to watch each winning piece: /project/telstra-scamageddon/ /project/telstra-small-business/

The future is here. It’s mostly VFX! Production Company – Good Oil @goodoilfilms Director – Hamish Rothwell Producer – Tracey-Lee Permall @tpermall Executive Producer – Sam Long @samdilong DOP – Crighton Bone @crightonbone Edit House – ARC @arc_site Editor – Lucas Baynes @lucasbaynes Edit Producer – Sally Quade Post Production – Blockhead VFX @blockheadvfx VFX Supervisor –Nigel Mortimer @nigetime Post Executive Producer – Charlotte Plowman @charlotteplowman / Laura Noonan Original Music & Sound Post – Sonar Music @sonarmusicofficial Social Media Campaign – Hello Social @hello.agency_ Stills Photographer – Matt Baker, @louisandco Budget Direct - @budgetdirect_au Chief Growth Officer, Growth Ops – Jonathan Kerr Associate Director, Marketing, Media & Acquisition, Growth Ops – Andrea Peters General Manager, Marketing and Communications, Growth Ops – Warren Marsh Head of Brand, Sponsorship & PR, Growth Ops – Katie Lansdale, Jess McGown (maternity leave cover) Brand Manager, Growth Ops – Darren McStay Agency- 303 @303australia Chief Executive Officer – Joanna Gray Chief Creative Officer – Bart Pawlak Chief Strategy Officer – Jody Elston Creative Director – Adam Whitehead Client Services Director – Ben Glasson Client Service Project Lead – Jen Hird Head of Production – Skye Lanser Executive Broadcast Producer – Jacqueline Archer

Dream job to be part of, and damn, that's a good looking car! Client: Honda @hondaaustralia GM of Brand, Marketing & CX: Eva Barrett Head of Marketing: Terri Golder Marketing Communications Manager: Sylvia Chew Marketing Specialist: Bronte Sassella Coordinator: Hayley Pepper Creative Manager: Glenn Gibbons Technical Specialist: Adam Rivvett Agency: Special Group Australia @specialgroupaus CEO/Partners: Lindsey Evans @lindseyevanspugh , Cade Heyde @cadeheyde CCO/Partners : Tom Martin @tom_e_martin , Julian Schreiber @schreibersan CSO/Partner: Rebecca Stambanis @rstambanis National Managing Director: Sasha Firth National Head of Production: Tash Johnson @tashjohnson_16 Strategy Director: Sam Butcher Group Creative Directors: Sian Binder sian_binder & Lea Egan @leaegan Team Lead: Kelly Larken Snr Business Director: Marnie Dunn Business Manager: Madeleine Williams Executive Producer: Tania Jeram Integrated Producer: Will Sealey Production Company: Revolver @revolver.ws Director: Justin Kurzel Managing Director / Co-Owner: Michael Ritchie @michaelbritchie Executive Producer / Partner: Pip Smart @psmarty Senior Producer: Serena Paull @saweenap DOP: Stefan Duscio @stefanduscio Production Designer: Enzo Iacano @enzo_production_designer Wardrobe: Alice Babidge @alicebabidge Hair + Make up: Lin Parups @seelinierun Casting: Mullinars @mullinarscasting Editorial: ARC @arc.site Editor: Elise Butt @elisesmelise Grade: Company 3 @company_3 Colourist: Yoomin Lee @yoominleecolourist Post Production /VFX: Blockhead VFX @blockheadvfx Music / Sound: Sonar Music @sonarmusicofficial Sound Designer: Timothy Bridge @t_bridge Executive Producer: Haylee Poppi hpoppi Music Supervision: Level Two @leveltwomusic

Under direction from the amazing Mr Steve Ayson at 3&7 and the creative minds at McCann New Zealand, One NZ's Episode 3 has dropped and we are very proud to be part of the epic (and incredibly scenic!) journey. Client: @onenewzealandofficial Agency: @mccannnewzealand Chief Creative Officer: Leisa Wall Creative Director: Hywel James Creative Director: Angelo An Creative Director: Alan Jones @mralanjones Production Company: 3&7 Director: @3and7steveayson Producer: Larisa Tiffin Casting: AKD Casting DOP: Marty Williams Offline editor: Simon Price Visual FX: @blockheadvfx Colourist: @maticprusnik Sound design & Music: Cam Ballantyne / Beatworms

Careful what you wish for Kid. A great spot from the ageless Mr Steve Ayson via Special with digital skin ageing and hair by Blockhead. Client: @Ubereats Creative Agency: @specialaus CDs: Peter Defries & Alan Wilson Lead Creatives: Lauren Regolini, Locki Choi, Garret Fitzgerald National Head Of Production: Tash Johnson Senior Producers: Christina Wilmot, Alyce Guy Production Company: @the3and7 Director: Steve Ayson @3and7steveayson VFX and Finish: @blockheadvfx Sound: @rumblestudios Edit: @arc.site

ICE ICE BABY! For Budget Direct’s new Frozen commercial, we shot in a family home and then transformed it entirely with VFX. Every shot was wrapped in CG ice, built with a custom break-and-shatter system, plus frosty breath added to the talent and a full family of CG penguins brought to life. Huge thanks to Budget Direct, director Hamish Rothwell @Goodoil , and the team at 303Mullenlowe for allowing us to blast a regular house with a full arctic freeze. 🐧 Director: Hamish Rothwell Producer: Tracey Lee-Permall EP: Sam Long @samdilong Production Company: Good Oil @goodoilfilms DOP: Crighton Bone @crightonbone Production Designer: Neville Stevenson Edit House: ARC Edit @arc_site Post: Blockhead VFX @blockheadvfx Sound: SONAR @sonarmusicofficial Agency: 303 MullenLowe @303mullenlowe CCO: Bart Pawlak Creative Director: Adam Whitehead Group Business Director: Ben Glasson EP: Jacqueline Archer Client: Budget Direct @budgetdirect_au Chief Growth Officer, Growth Ops: Jonathan Kerr Associate Director, Marketing, Media & Acquisition, Growth Ops: Andrea Peters General Manager, Marketing and Communications, Growth Ops: Warren Marsh Head of Brand, Sponsorship & PR, Growth Ops: Katie Lansdale, Jess McGown

A new spot for Toyota Australia directed by Justin Kurzel @revolver.ws together with @saatchiaus Director: Justin Kurzel @justinkurzel Production Company: Revolver @revolver.ws Managing Director / Co-Owner: Michael Ritchie Executive Producer / Partner: Pip Smart @psmarty Senior Producer: Serena Paull DOP: Andy Commis Production Designer: Enzo Iacono Costume Designer: Bridgette Hungerford Casting: Nick Hamon @nickhcasting Editorial - Offline: the Editors @the_editors65 Editor: Alexandre de Franceschi ASE Post-Production: Blockhead Studios @blockheadvfx Sound: Rumble Studios @rumblestudios Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Australia @saatchiaus Chief Creative Officers: Dave Bowman , Mandie van der Merwe, Avish Gordhan Creative Director: Piero Ruzzene @pez_ruzz Creative: Rosita Rawnsley-Mason, David Govier, Iain MacMillan Head of Design: Tod Duke-Yonge Integrated Designer: Sophie Whitehead National Director of Production: Michael Demosthenous @mdemosthenous Senior Integrated Producer: Jodie Wright Chief Client Officer: Ben Court Executive Planning Director: Joe Heath Group Business Director: Zoe Kypros Senior Business Director: Lauren Ellis Senior Business Manager: Tish Wiseman Business Executive: Noah Thompson Client: Toyota Motor Corporation Australia @toyota_aus Senior Manager, Marketing Operations: Anthony Nobile Manager, Communications - Commercial & Brand: Kylie Graham Senior Brand Specialist: Amber Mottram Brand Specialist: Ruby Cowling

Future tech is something we employed to help create this fun spot from our mates @finchcompany , @alexrobertsgram . Using Blockheads custom AI+CG pipeline enabled us to turn around some challenging and complex shots rapidly and economically. Director: Alex Roberts @alexrobertsgram Production Company: FINCH Company @finchcompany Managing Director / Executive Producer: Corey Esse @coreyesse Producer: Nikki Walker @nikkiwalkerdesign DP: Andy Commis Production Designer: Neville Stevenson @nevillegstevenson Editor: the Editors @the_editors65 Grade: Ben Eagleton @eagleton_ben Post-Production: Blockhead Studios @blockheadvfx Sound: Sonar Music @sonarmusicofficial Strategy and Creative: Princess - A Creative Company @princess_acreativecompany Producer: Renata Barbosa @renatabarbosa00 Comms Strategist: Jarryd Patel Business Lead: Cece Chieng @cecechieng Client: MLC Australia @mlcaustralia

From the initial call with the legendary Martin Krejci we were buzzing about this idea from the genius minds over at @plus61co . Working with one perfectly timed camera move and the intricacies of hundreds of instruments, our CG needed to hit the right beat not just visually but musically. We designed a system that allowed the control of hundreds of components to both animate in time to the music, yet feel organic in movement. The result is a remarkable one-er that we think is the greatest drumroll of all time Director: Martin Krejci @martindakrejci Production Company: EXIT Films @exitfilms Producer: Alex Taussig @alechachacha EP’s: Leah Churchill-Brown @petaldolly , Declan Cahill @mr_nalced Managing Partner: Wilf Sweetland @wilfsweetland Production Company: Ruffian LLC @ruffian.co EP: Robert Herman Production Company: Merman @mermanbranded EP: Spencer Dodd Agency: +61 @plus61co CCO Bear Meets Eagle On Fire: Micah Walker @micahjwalker Creative Director: Doug Hamilton @dougjham Creative Director: Chris Cheeseman @chrischeeseman Executive Producer: Lauren Reilly Post Production: Blockhead Studios @blockheadvfx DOP: Sam Chiplin @samchippy DOP: Aaron McClisky @aaronmclisky Editor: the Editors @the_editors65 Composition: Score Music Services @scoremusicservices Sound House: Rumble Studios @rumblestudios Client: Telstra x Apple

Pants off Thursdays! Director: Hamish Rothwell Production Co.: Good Oil @goodoilfilms Executive Producers: Juliet Bishop and Sam Long @samdilong Producer: Tracey-Lee Permall @tpermall DOP: Crighton Bone @crightonbone Post Production: Blockhead @blockheadvfx Edit House: ARC @arc_site Editor: Lucas Baynes @lucasbaynes Sound: @rumblestudios 
 Creative Agency: BMF @bmf_australia Client: ALDI Australia @aldiaustralia

Incredible to be sharing the podium with ALT + FIN as Australia smashes it out of the park in this year’s SHOTS awards. Thank you so much to our amazing team and everyone we have had the pleasure of creating incredible work with. You are literally, the best.❤️

Born free, born cheeky, born at Blockhead. Celia’s officially loose thanks to director @adamgunser @Goodoil , @ddbgroupaotearoanz and @aainsurancenz Director: @adamgunser Production Company: @goodoilfilms Managing Director: @gtsmackenzie Executive Producer: @andrewmclean26 Producer: @annamstuart DOP: @martyjwilliams Editor: Simon Price Post Production: @blockheadvfx Sound Design: Miller Christensen-Yule Agency: @ddbgroupaotearoanz Chief Product & Marketing Officer: Shaun Rees
 Senior Manager - Brand, Content & Sponsorship: Minna Reinikkala
 Brand Lead: Amanda Hogg Client: @aainsurancenz