RALPH STEVENSON
ANIMATION
Independent Animations
My Country
Made in collaboration with Jelena Sinik, this animated adaptation of Dorothea Mackellar's iconic poem "My Country" was selected as a finalist for the 2014 ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) Awards for Best Tertiary Animation, and has been awarded "official selection" status in sixteen national and international film and animation festivals including the 2014 St Kilda Film Festival's Top 100. festivals
Commercial Animations
Systems Engineering Promotional Video
Animations in a promotional video for UNSW Adfa's Systems Engineering course, which I also worked on as lead animator for. The Massive Online Open Course covered the 'Introduction to Systems Engineering' and was animated in collaboration with the course academics.
Flying Wings
This animation explores the tense relationship between two great German aviators: Hugo Junkers, an engineering visionary, and Anthony Fokker, the man behind the German air force in WWI. Created for the 2014 Experimental Narrative Workshop at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
The Case for - Repealing Spy Agency Powers
Animation for UNSWtv's 'Case For' series, bringing academic insight to a wider audience. In this episode, UNSW Scientia Professor George Willams highlights 5 things you should know about Australia's new anti-terrorism laws. Promoted on the Sydney Morning Herald website.
Best Before: Ennui du Fromage
Faced with the prospect of an undignified end, a once proud cheese seeks to master his fate. Animated for the Introduction to 3D animation for the University of Technology, Sydney.
How Did We Get Here
UNSWtv and Darren Curnoe present this educational web series exploring human evolution. I worked as one of the animatros on the animated comedic interstitials. A great project combining my love of education and comedy.
The Deep End
The Deep End follows my early childhood experience of attempting to follow my father into the deeper water at a rock pool at Bronte beach. Animated in Flash for my 2012 Masters in Animation at the University of Technology Sydney.
Back from the dead: Catastrophic Science
Animation for UNSWtv's 'Catastrophic Science' series, which unearths some of the positive work being done in the wake of catastrophic events. The projectile frogs were a delight to animate in the name of science.