Digital Seagull

10/02/2015

Have finally updated my website! Please check it out :)

The latest puppetry and digital media projects from Digital Seagull (based in Sydney, Australia).

10/10/2013

Super excited to share a new music video by Aussie band Ginger and the Ghost! Had a blast working with them on this clip incorporating puppetry and movement, not to mention playing a willow tree, multiple plant critters, colour-bombing flowers and glitter hands!

The first thing you need to know about Ginger And The Ghost is that they don't do things by halves. The Sydney duo is one of the most theatrical pairings in Australian music at the moment. Case in point: when I saw them live the other week they had a puppeteer/mime artist called Tuxedo on stage with...

05/03/2013

Check out our 'Sam' the Koala puppet who features in Tourism Australia's newest 'Best Jobs in the World' campaign! You can see him and Ben Southall at Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island, South Australia - with lots of sleepy seals in the background :)
http://www.digitalseagull.com/1/post/2013/03/koala-puppet-goes-global-teaming-up-with-tourism-australia.html

Tourism Australia has just launched their fantastic new campaign that is sure to draw young people from around the world. The commercial for “The Best Jobs in the World” competition also stars a...

28/11/2012

Want to check out Heidi, Hector and Michael 'in the fleece' from 'Dating the H*Bomb'? Come along to this mouth puppet exhibition at the Loutky Teahouse in Sydney - opening night is this Friday! See this link for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/526765527335969/

04/11/2012

Thanks to everyone who watched the film tonight! Hope you enjoyed it! The doco is now available on ABC iview for the next 2 weeks (I think for Aussie viewers only?). So if you missed the show (or would like to see it again!) here is the link http://www.abc.net.au/iview/ #/view/28077

iview is catch-up and more from ABC TV

31/10/2012

It's official! 'Dating The H*Bomb' will be screening THIS SUNDAY AT 9:30PM on ABC2! Tell your friends and tune in on Sunday evening to see this unconventional documentary for adults - with puppets!

Welcome, budding (and not so budding) filmmakers, step inside your very own space for docs for you and by you. That's right, Opening Shot is here!You’ll find everything you need to know about the five Opening Shot films made by filmmakers - like you - keen to tell the world their stories, as well as...

25/10/2012

Great to see "Dating the H*Bomb" director Jay Court and screenwriter Wendy Hanna being interviewed after the screening by MC Joe Hildebrand. For those who missed out tonight, tune in to ABC2 on Sunday 4th November at 9.30pm to see the film on telly as part of the Opening Shot series. http://openingshot.abc.net.au/

25/10/2012

Attended the world premiere of "Dating the H*Bomb" tonight at the Cockatoo Island Film Festival (Sydney) with screenwriter Wendy Hanna and director Jay Court. It was very exciting to see Digital Seagull puppets make their screen debut!

23/10/2012

If you're in Sydney this week, why not check out 'Dating the H*Bomb' at the Cockatoo Island Film Festival on Thursday night? You can get your tickets here :)

Opening Shot is a collection of television half-hour documentaries by young and emerging Australians, commissioned by ABC2 and Screen Australia. The Cockatoo Island Film Festival hosts the world premieres of the entire collection, hosted by Joe Hildebrand in a special event produced in partnership.....

23/10/2012

Dating The H*Bomb will be airing next month on ABC2! Very excited! Check out the trailer and tune in (not long now till our puppets will be debuting on the small screen)!

http://www.facebook.com/ABC2 | Five filmmaking teams, all with a director under 35 years, have been given the opportunity to create a prime time half hour fi...

04/04/2012

Been having a fantastic time working on the set of "Dating the H-Bomb" tv documentary film project, due to air on the ABC later in the year. It's been a busy couple of months, designing and making 3 lip sync puppets and now performing them in front of a camera. Last day of filming tomorrow (with green screen!) For more info on the project check out https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dating-The-H-Bomb/110649492400596

Sharing your most intimate secrets isn’t easy, but what happens when you have to drop the ‘H-Bomb’ – confessing to your hot date that you have ge***al herpes?