CSIRO Hydrogen
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Hydrogen… what does it make you think of?
It’s one of the most common elements on the planet. It helps make up water… which means you’ve got a whole lot of hydrogen floating around inside you too.
you found the secret code i use
It’s always magic working with the CSIRO, not only do we get to make a sick video but we get to learn about something we might otherwise just pretend to know about at parties to impress hot people.
In this case, it was better understanding the place of hydrogen in our energy future and how we can utilise this enormous renewable energy source to make a cleaner, brighter future… sounds pretty schmick right?
you’re the only one to make me fly
So once we’d got our crash course in uni-level hydrogen science (DISCLAIMER: not an actual university degree) it was time for us to make it not suck and bore people to tears. So we sat Marcus Rizzo our resident 3D wizard down and started to talk about what might be possible.
We wanted this video to stand out. To feel unique and impressive. We wanted it to be light and fun. So often power can feel a little weighted down.
i need to come along
Marcus got excited and when Marcus is excited, good luck slowing that train down. We all just got swept along in it’s wake. CSIRO loved what they saw and a green light was given. It was time to push ahead.
We began building assets, we built people, windmills, entire energy stations. An entire world was constructed, the wheels were put in motion and it started to come to life.
i’m gonna like the way you fight
As luck would have it, all of this excitement, enthusiasm, and energy (pardon the pun) coalesced into a project that wasn’t just good… it was great. The client loved it. We were thrilled with it and couldn’t wait to share it with you.
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Hydrogen… what does it make you think of? For us... it's balloons.
But, it’s one of the most common elements on the planet. It helps make up water, which means you’ve got a whole lot of hydrogen floating around inside you too. But what about its role in our energy future? That’s where CSIRO comes in.
As Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO is constantly exploring innovative ways to create a cleaner, more sustainable world. This time, they needed a way to share the exciting potential of hydrogen energy with a broad audience. That’s where we came in.
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It’s always magic working with CSIRO - not only do we get to make a sick video, but we also get to learn about something we might otherwise just pretend to know about at parties to impress hot people. In this case, we took a deep dive into the science behind hydrogen and how it could revolutionise the way we think about renewable energy. We needed to translate this complex subject into something engaging, digestible, and visually stunning.
Once we’d wrapped our heads around the science (DISCLAIMER: not an actual university degree), we got to work on making it, well… not boring. We knew that if we wanted people to truly engage, we had to make hydrogen exciting, vibrant, and a little bit unexpected. Enter Marcus Rizzo, our resident 3D wizard. The moment he got involved, ideas started flying, and suddenly, we had a vision: a dynamic, stylised animation that would stand out from the usual science explainer videos.
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Marcus got excited. And when Marcus is excited, good luck slowing that train down. His energy (pardon the pun) pushed us to build an entire world—people, windmills, energy stations, and everything in between. We didn’t just want this to be informative; we wanted it to be immersive. CSIRO loved what they saw, and with a green light from them, we set our wheels in motion.
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As the animation came to life, we fine tuned every element to ensure the message was clear, the visuals were striking, and the flow was seamless. Every frame was polished to reflect the optimism and excitement of the hydrogen revolution. We balanced scientific accuracy with creative storytelling to make sure the audience would stay engaged from start to finish.
All that excitement, enthusiasm, and energy coalesced into a project that wasn’t just good… it was great. The client loved it. We were thrilled with it. And now, we’re stoked to share it with the world. CSIRO’s hydrogen video is a shining example of how great storytelling and top-tier animation can make even the most complex topics accessible, engaging, and downright exciting.
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