HELP. IT'S WHAT AUSTRALIANS DO

Silver Spike

Demo Film

Film

TitleHELP. IT'S WHAT AUSTRALIANS DO
BrandWESTPAC
Product / ServiceWESTPAC
CategoryA11. Visual Effects
EntrantALT.VFX Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
Idea Creation DDB SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Media Placement DDB SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Production ALT.VFX Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
Production 2 DDB SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Production 3 EXIT FILMS Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Additional Company THE BUTCHERY Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Credits

Name Company Position
Colin Renshaw Alt.vfx VFX Supervisor
Mark Molloy EXIT Films Director
Ben Welsh DDB Sydney Chief Creative Officer
Tara Ford DDB Sydney Executive Creative Director
Sevda Cemo DDB Sydney Head of Integrated Content
Libby Spark DDB Sydney Post Production Co-Ordinator
Noah Regan, DDB Sydney Head of Art
Jason Woelfl DDB Sydney Art Director
Dave King DDB Sydney Copywriter
JJ Winlove DDB Sydney Art Director
Leah Churchill Brown EXIT Films Executive Producer
Karen Sproul EXIT Films Producer
Steven Jones Evans EXIT Films Production Designer
Cappi Ireland EXIT Films Costume Designer
Adam Arkapaw EXIT Films Cinematographer
Jack Hutchings The Butchery Editor
Tyrone Estephan Alt.vfx Executive Producer
Matthew Chance Alt.vfx Head of 2D
Matt Chandler DDB Sydney Creative Partner
Paul Jansen DDB Sydney Senior Designer
Phillipa Smith DDB Sydney Production and Post Assistant
Aleks Manou DDB Sydney Motion Graphics Designer
Richard Maxton DDB Sydney Content Creator
Cushla Morton DDB Sydney Senior Print Producer
Fran Clayton DDB Sydney Chief Strategy Officer
Dom Hickey DDB Sydney Group Business Director
Joseph Smeaton DDB Sydney Planning Director
Chiquita King DDB Sydney Managing Partner
Topher Jones DDB Sydney Group Business Director
Rebecca Grant DDB Sydney Senior Business Manager
Tim Lunken DDB Sydney Senior Project Manager
Simon Lister NYLON Studios Sound Engineer
Karl Richter Level Two Music Music Supervision/ Composition
Andreas Smetana Flint Photographer
Rachel Rider Flint Producer - Photography
Martine Jager Westpac Chief Marketing Officer
Jenny Melhuish Westpac Head of Group Brands, Advertising & Media
Adrian McCaffrey Westpac Digital, Marketing, & Customer Experience
Nicole Bardsley Westpac Head of Westpac Brand Strategy
Karissa Fletcher Westpac Acting Head of Westpac Brand Strategy
Andrew Howie Westpac Head of Westpac Advertising
Karina Brown Westpac Marketing Manager

Brief Explanation

In this film, Australia's oldest bank, Westpac, captures the country's spirit of mateship by illustrating real-life moments of help from the past. We see people helping each other throughout two hundred years of Australian history - be it in moments big or small. Our journey through the past shows us that the spirit of mateship and the Australian character to help out has been there for a long time. One scene takes place during the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, as a worker pulls his mate out of the way of a falling beam. And in another key scene a rescue helicopter, which is sponsored by Westpac bank, saves a young man from treacherous floodwaters. The film is scored with a cover of Bowie’s “Heroes”, as performed by Australian band, Gang of Youths.

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