Patrick Clair

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2015-05-30T00:36:00.000-07:00

Stuxnet: the first weapon made out of code

2011-07-16T16:25:00.000-07:00

Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

An infographic dissecting the nature and ramifications of Stuxnet, the first weapon made entirely out of code. This was produced for Australian TV program HungryBeast on Australia's ABC1

Direction and Motion Graphics: Patrick Clair patrickclair.com
Written and Voiced by: Scott Mitchell

Production Company: Zapruder's Other Films.

How we covered the assasination of Osama Bin Laden

2011-06-19T20:36:00.000-07:00

Osama Live Tweets from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

When the news broke we set about finding an unusual window into one of the more violent and controversial stories of May 2011. This isn't very sophisticated animation but its a good case study of how to smash a decent infographic together in a very short turnaround.

This video was produced for the documentary series HungryBeast on Australia's ABC1.

Written and Directed by : Patrick Clair

Production Company: Zapruder's Other Films

Glencore

2011-06-19T20:32:00.001-07:00

Glencore from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

Commodities speculation has a very human cost.

This video was produced for the documentary series HungryBeast on Australia's ABC1.

Directed and Designed by: Patrick Clair

Written by: Scott Mitchell

Production Company: Zapruder's Other Films

How Green is your Internet?

2011-06-16T16:25:00.001-07:00

How Green Is Your Internet? from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

When you use the internet have you thought just how much energy you're using? This story may give you some idea of just how much energy the wired world sucks down.

Written and voiced by Dan Ilic
Directed and designed by Patrick Clair

This was made for HungryBeast on ABC TV

Executive Producers: Andrew Denton and Anita Jacoby
Produced by: Zapruder's Other Films and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
ABC Executive Producer: Sophia Zachariou
Series Producer: Andy Nehl
Post Production Supervisor: Richard Fabb
Chief of Staff/Script Editor: Jon Casimir
Assistant Editor / Tracklay: Vaughan Smith
Audio Post: Evan Horton
Jikou Sugan

Osama 2.0_Profile of Terrorist Leader Anwar Al Awlaki

2011-06-16T16:24:00.003-07:00

Osama 2.0_Profile of Terrorist Leader Anwar Al Awlaki from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

Anwar Al Awlaki has harnessed the communication power of online media and Western pop culture to convert young westerners into terrorists. Shortly after Osama Bin Laden's assassination we took a look at this history and tactics. this video was produced for the documentary series HungryBeast on Australia's ABC1.

Motion Graphics: Patrick Clair

Written By: Kirsten Drysdale

Production Company: Zapruder's Other Films

Kinetic Typography_News Quotes_2011

2011-06-16T16:24:00.001-07:00

Kinetic Typography_News Quotes_2011 from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

In each episode of Hungry Beast Season 3 we used kinetic typography to share interesting quotes around the theme of each episode.

These were some my favourites.

(Amina's words here are presented as they were in the original broadcast of these on Australian television. Those of you who have followed the news recently may know that Amina turned out to be something of a disappointment.)

TEDxSydney 2011

2011-06-16T16:23:00.001-07:00

TEDxSydney 2011 Opener and Branding from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

Patrick Clair, in association with Will O'Rourke (including Glue Society and Revolver Film), designed this years identity for the TEDxSydney conference.

TED's mantra is based around "Ideas Worth Sharing" so, when pondering how to create a visual identity for the event, we asked the very literal and simple question...

"What does an idea look like?"

Our resulting animations are inspired by the imagery of brain scans and neural networks.

HungryBeast Title Sequence 2011

2011-06-16T16:22:00.001-07:00

HungryBeast Titles 2011 from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

We rebranded HungryBeast for the 2011 season. This new look focused on the core beats of HB stories while also integrating tags for topics covered in that weeks show.

This sequence features some great 3D work from Ben Wright. Music by the talented folks over at Zig Zag Lane.

VicRoads_Identity

2011-01-19T18:55:00.000-08:00

VicRoads commissioned this short video exploring the the connection between our vehicles and our identity.
Director: Patrick Clair
Interviewer: Kirk Docker
Cinematographer: Aaron Smith
Editor: Lex Lodge

Producer: Peter Slee
Production Company: Motion Picture Company
Client: VicRoads

The Trophy Room

2011-01-19T17:56:00.001-08:00

I directed this stop motion title sequence for ABC's new series The Trophy Room.

cinematography: Andrew McLeod
music: Zig Zag Lane

Produced by: ABC & Granada
Exec Prod: Jule Hannah and Sophia Zachariou

IdN Ident + Pick of the Month

2011-01-19T16:19:00.001-08:00

IdN Magazine (International Designer's Network) invited me to create this opener for their latest compendium of music videos and mag issue v7n16.

The Chaser's "YES WE CANberra!"

2010-07-29T23:49:00.000-07:00

I worked with 3D artist Mick Watson to create this new brand for The Chaser's 2010 election special.

The fantastic them music was produced by the team at Turning Studios (turningstudios.com)

“Yes We Canberra!” debuted on Australian TV screens this week, bringing back the notorious Chaser team to ABC1. Over the next five weeks the show will satirically cover the Australian 2010 Federal Election, under the guise of being a warm-up act for the flagship late night current affairs program Lateline.

Designer Patrick Clair and 3D Artist Mick Watson worked to create an entirely new look and feel for the project that could combine the Lateline world with a variation on the infamous Obama “Yes We Can” brand. Recent events have shown that our politicians are entirely obsessed with polling data, so it would make sense that their very own city would actually be built from the stuff.

“Yes We Canberra!” is produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Polar Productions.

Unbelievable

2010-06-19T20:33:00.000-07:00

Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

Title sequence for the show from ABC1

TEDxSydney Motion Graphics "Ideas Worth Sharing"

2010-05-30T23:28:00.000-07:00

TedxSydney Motion Graphics - Quotes_ from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

Audiovisuals Worth Sharing - Music Machine

TedxSydney Motion Graphics - Music Machine from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

Faces Worth Sharing

TedxSydney Motion Graphics - Faces from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
This animation was generated using images of people participating in the event.

Operation Titstorm

2010-05-30T00:21:00.000-07:00

When we found out that cyber activism group Anonymous were launching an attack on the Australian government the night that our second series went to air we just had to cover it. I worked with Marc Fennel to write and research the piece and then we pulled the graphics together on the day...

HungryBeast Title Sequence

2010-05-30T00:17:00.000-07:00

The Chaser's War on Everything

2010-05-30T00:15:00.000-07:00

The Chaser returned in 2009 with the final series of the "War on Everything". I worked with 3D maestro Mick Watson to make this history-busting title sequence.

Billabong TV Series

2010-05-30T00:13:00.000-07:00

Surf brand Billabong asked me to design a title sequence for their new series "Featured".

Big and Shiny Sports Graphics

2010-05-30T00:06:00.000-07:00

Creative Director Emile Rademeyer and his design team at FSM designed the look for this package for Fox Sport's AFL broadcast.

I worked with the 3D and design team their to bring some of these big shiny machines to life.

FSM rebrand animations

2010-05-30T00:02:00.000-07:00

Frame, Set and Match Rebrand from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
When Sydney post-production house FSM rebranded their business I put together these animations to bring their new logo to life.

The countdowns, logo builds and cutaways gave them a toolkit to spread their look and feel across their showreels and video deliverables.

Music Video VFX - Eskimo Joe

2010-05-29T23:50:00.000-07:00

Director Tony Davison (Cyclops Films) was working with FSM to realise an epic music video for Aussie band Eskimo Joe's single Foreign Land.

I came aboard to work with FSM's fantastic Design and 3D teams to help find a look and feel for sequences in the clip set in a surreal underwater world - featuring whirling dervishses, jellyfish and technicolour madness!

Infographic_ Google :: trying not to be evil

2010-05-27T00:37:00.000-07:00

Elmo Keep wrote this fantastic exploration of Google's many facets. I designed the visuals to play with their distinctive brand colours (with a bit of Star Wars iconography thrown in for good measure).

It's been getting a few hits online - now well over a million and still counting...

Infographic_Willingness to Fight Wars

2010-05-26T20:02:00.000-07:00

I produced this infographic segment for ABC program HungryBeast.

Infographic Quotes_Stuff Said This Week

2010-05-26T19:46:00.000-07:00

Every episode of ABC program HungryBeast featured a segment called "Stuff Said This Week". My graphics team would bring to life 3 quotes from the weeks news cycle as graphic collages.

This a selection of some of my favourite that I worked on during seasons 1 & 2.

Infographic News Blips_The Other News

2010-05-26T19:42:00.000-07:00

Every episode of ABC program HungryBeast featured a segment called "The Other News". My graphics team would bring to life 3 bits of obscure news in each episode as bright, technicolor motion graphics bursts.

This a selection of some of my favourite that I worked on during seasons 1 & 2.

Infographic_Child Mortality verse Arms Sales Revenue Worldwide

2010-05-26T19:36:00.000-07:00

ABC Australia program HungryBeast asked me to develop a format for a short segment that could turn maps and other infographic charts into animated interstitials.

This was the prototype we made for DataPlus.

It combines maps with datasets for:
-Child Mortality worldwide
-Arms Sales Revenue_Top 20 Nations
-Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles, estimated warheads by nation.

Infographic_DNA Test Results

2010-05-26T19:22:00.000-07:00

Kirk Docker produced a story for HungryBeast about the experience of getting a genetic test of his future health problems.

We needed a clear, concise way to display his results within the segment.

Mini-Documentary_Serco: The Biggest Company You've Never Heard Of...

2010-05-26T19:17:00.000-07:00

Immigration is a frequent topic of political debate in Australia. What most people don't know is that our immigration system is largely managed by private contractors - one in particular.

This segment for Hungry Beast revealed the scope of multinational logistics and defence contractor Serco.

Credits: Design, Segment Producer (with Scott Mitchell)

AudioVisuals_Music Breakers for ABC Television

2010-05-26T19:02:00.000-07:00

One thing I love doing is turning music into visuals. This is a selection of breakers we made for TV series HungryBeast to give the audience a little rest between segments.

Infographic_Wikileaks Profile

2010-05-26T18:51:00.000-07:00

In the wake of the CollateralMurder.com scandal, when video emerged of US Apache pilots firing on Reuters journalists in downtown Baghdad, the HungryBeast team rushed to compile a profile on the group responsible. I put together the graphics for them with just a few hours to spare before broadcast.

Robot Wars_15min Documentary

2010-03-15T22:02:00.000-07:00

pat reel apr2010 003-HB RobotWars-Untitledpat5-Untitled6 from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

Robot Wars was originally aired across 3 weeks on HungryBeast. The series of segments looks at the current (as of Sept. 2009) state of remote warfare technology and the ethical implications of its use.

The story features Leading analyst Peter W. Singer, from the Brookings Institute in Washington.

I wrote, cut and produced the story with lots of support from Sarah Douglas, Andrew Denton and the rest of the HungryBeast crew.

Hungry Beast Season 1 Images

2010-02-20T18:41:00.000-08:00

HUNGRY BEAST.

Credits: Senior Designer

A different kind of current affairs show.

Infographics_Mental Health

2010-02-20T17:35:00.001-08:00

A collection of static infographics around the theme of "Mental Health"

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Hungry Beast Season 1 Graphics Highlights

2010-02-20T17:27:00.000-08:00

Hungry Beast Graphics Season 1 from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

TV Spot_Smirnoff

2008-02-21T21:06:00.000-08:00

Smirnoff TVC from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

I directed this TV commercial for Smirnoff to promote a series of events they were holding in Australia. It ran with supporting web content and direct marketing handled by MTV Networks Australia. Big props to VFX wizard Matthew Mackareth who collaborated on the piece.

MTV AUSTRALIA AWARDS 2008

2008-02-20T21:10:00.000-08:00

I designed the graphics for this and produced the campaign from the MTV end. The very talented crew at Collider were responsible for the very cool live action component featuring the MTV helmet men.

This is the montage I cut to open the show.

MTV SNOW JAM 2008

2008-02-20T21:07:00.000-08:00

I produced and designed the promo series and graphics for MTV's 2008 Snow Jam concert. Matt Mackareth lent his skills to the VFX and Studio Ripple composed the excellent hip hop score.

TEDx Faces and Objects

2007-09-14T16:34:00.000-07:00

When the innovation conference TEDx came to Sydney, they asked me to create some visualizations around the theme "Ideas Worth Sharing"

3D Objects Worth Sharing

TedxSydney Motion Graphics - Virtual Objects from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

Faces Worth Sharing

TedxSydney Motion Graphics - Faces from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
This animation was generated using images of people participating in the event.

MTV Networks promo

2007-05-29T23:57:00.000-07:00

While working at MTV Networks Australia, I produced this promo for a clip show of chill-out tracks on their youth network TMF.

3D artist Matt Mackereth helped me plunder classic chill-out imagery like the Eames chair and B&o stereo.

The music mix was put together by the very talented Emma Fox.

STARCROSS'D Short Film Trailer

2007-02-20T20:57:00.000-08:00

My graduate production for my MA from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS).
A Tron meets Romeo and Juliet electro drag racing dance romp.

SBS Football Documentary_Around The World

2006-02-20T21:04:00.000-08:00

A documentary I made for SBS television in Australia to promote their coverage of the 2006 world cup.
It was a runner-up for the Inside Film Best Short Documentary at the 2007 IF Awards.

PHONECALL Short Film Trailer

2002-02-20T21:00:00.000-08:00

The trailer for a live-action short film that I wrote and directed.

2001-05-30T00:35:00.000-07:00