Dropbear - Vicinity Melb. - Photoplay

Dropbear - NPLH Project - Direct

Gen Kaiser - Xero - Pixel. Melbourne

Gen Kaiser - Google - Entropico

Peter Nizic - Big W - Hogarth

Peter Nizic - Makers - The Funktion

Peter Nizic - Cobram Estate - Pixel.Melbourne *AEAF Award Winner

Ben Hobbs - Inventory Plus - Xero

Ben Hobbs - Project Plus - Xero

Simon Rippingdale - Lego - Heckler

Simon Rippingdale - Quilton - Heckler

Simon Rippingdale - NRMA - Heckler

Natasha Foster - CommBank - Entropico

Simon Robson - Edith Cowan Uni Perth - McFly Films

Simon Robson - Precinct - Rasic + partners

Simon Robson - Swinburne RMIT - Sedona

Simon Robson - RACV - Sedona

Dropbear - NSW Govt DCS - Photoplay

Dropbear - Big W Toymania - Photoplay

Gen Kaiser - Flybuys - Pixel.Melbourne

Gen Kaiser - Koala - Jack Nimble

Gen Kaiser - Amex - Jack Nimble

Gen Kaiser - Bunnings - Jack Nimble

Darren Price - Self Wealth - Mighty Nice

Darren Price - Samsung - Mighty Nice

Josh Logue - Riverina - Papermoose

Peter Nizic - Archie Rose Gin - Direct

Peter Nizic - Felix - Papermoose

Peter Nizic - Noosa - Papermoose

Dropbear - Lipton - Playtime

Dropbear - Ikea - Playtime

Dropbear - British Paints - Playtime

Dropbear - Woolies - Playtime

Dropbear - NRMA - Playtime

Dropbear - British Paints - Playtime

Dropbear - Openshop - Playtime

Norman Yeend - Atomic Monster (US) - Bewilderbeast *AEAF Award Winner

Darren Price - Ethical Nutrients - Mighty Nice

Darren Price - Toilet Duck - Mighty Nice

Darren Price - Crown - Mighty Nice

Darren Price - K-Mart - Mighty Nice

Darren Price - Handy Wipes - Mighty Nice

Alex Kery - Fox Movies - Foxtel Creative

Jeremy Hudson - NSW Floods - Limehouse Creative

Simon Robson - CoEx - Ogilvy X

Josh Edwards - Emirates - Buck

Josh Edwards - Sunbites - Buck

Gareth O'Brien - Google - Buck

Gareth O'Brien - KFC - Ogilvy X

Simon Robson - CoEx - Ogilvy X

Kyra Bartley - Lego - Sixty 40

Kyra Bartley - XERO - Sixty 40 x 3 Campaigns

Boca Ceravolo - McDonalds - Sixty 40

Boca Ceravolo - Air NZ - Sixty 40

Simon Robson - K-Mart - Mighty Nice

Simon Robson - Coke Summer Classic - Emotive

Simon Robson - Chartered Accountants - Sixty 40/ Heckler

Simon Robson - Taubman's - Sixty 40/ Heckler

Simon Robson - NRL 2016 - Sixty 40/ Heckler

Simon Robson - St Vincent de Paul TVC - Sixty 40/ Kite Productions

Simon Robson - emma software - Goodstuff

Simon Robson - Bondi Hipsters Iconic - Mighty Nice

Dean Friske - Woolworths Jamie's Table TVCS + Content - Spring

Dean Friske - Jeans4Genes - Ideas of Dean

Dean Friske - Yahoo - Ideas of Dean

Dean Friske - Westpac - Ideas of Dean

Dean Friske - Nissan - Thinkbone

Sinead McDevitt - YBell Fitness - Finch

Chris Nelius - Mountain Dew Pick Ups - Finch

Chris Nelius - Hungry Jack's - Heckler

Nick Reynolds - NRMA - Curious

Nick Reynolds - Mentos - Plaza

Phil Meatchem - Kirin - Film Graphics

Phil Meatchem - AGL - Film Graphics

Drama & Documentary

Junky’s Christmas 17 mins. 16mm short

Written & Narrated By William S.Burroughs. Directed By Nick Donkin

A Francis Ford Coppola Presents / VH-1 / Palomar Pictures Production

Winner Jury Award Aspen Film Festival 1995

Winner Lumiere Award New Orlens Film Festival 1995

Nominated Best Animation Australian Film Institute Awards 1995

Charlotte Grey (VFX Unit) 35mm - Miniature Title Elements - Animal Logic

Director Belinda Bennetts

Willfull (VFX Unit) 35mm - Pyrotechnic Title Elements - Animal Logic

Director Belinda Bennetts

Fight Science (35mm Tech Tests for series development teaser) - Animal Logic

Director John Brenkus - Discovery Channel - Base Productions USA

Monkey Puzzle" (2nd Unit) Feature S16mm Director: Mark Forstmann

Dop: Justine Kerrigan - Totem Films

Walking On Water" (2nd Unit) Feature 35mm Director: Tony Ayres, Producer: Liz Watts Dop: Bob Humphreys Porchlight Films

Slava’s Snowshow Doco 60 mins digital Shared DOP credit with Justine Kerrigan Producer: Andrew Higgie FranceChannel 2/ BackRow/SFX Paris

Are You Racist? Documentary (VFX Unit)

Director Paul Scott, Mindful Media. SBS Australia

Kangaroo Documentary Feature (Additional days)

Director Kate Cleary-McIntyre, Hopping Pictures

_{Broadcast Design & Promos, Station IDs for}

Animal Logic, Tilt Design, Foxtel Area 51, Foxtel Graphics, Foxtel Movie Network,

Channel Ten Promos, Network Seven Promos, SBS, Ambience,
TCN Nine, Discovery Channel, Tactic, National Geographic,

MTV, ZSpace, Engine, English & Pockett (UK), Astra (MALAYSIA),

Bloomberg (UK), Knapman Wylde, Digital Pictures.

Music Video (selected)

Alice In Chains (USA), The VORS, Han, Josh Pyke ,

You Am I (2), Primary, Max 22, Leah Heyward,

Amateur Lovers (USA),

One Nation Blue, Wicked Beats, Crash Palace, Leonardo’s Bride (3),

Rumanastone, Christian Alexanda, The Whitlams (2), Bluebottle Kiss.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) City Art Institute, Sydney 1989 (COFA).

Master of Arts (Drama) AFTRS 1997

Awards

2007 National ACS Awards - Award of Distinction

2006 NSW ACS Awards - Gold
2003 NSW ACS Awards - Silver

1997 ARIA Accredited Recognition Award - Music Video

Relevant Skills

Miniatures, scale models, VFX, stop motion & Dragonframe specialist.

Founder of Showreelfinder.com online video portal for the screen production industry, established in 2005.

Equipment

Zeiss Classic Lens Extended Kit, Canon EOS bodies x 3, inc 8k video body.

15 and 24mm Macro Probe Specialized Lens Kit, 24mm Periprobe, 25 mm 5x Macro lens, Dragon loaded laptop. Grip and lighting for tabletop.

Trickatech tabletop motion control rig. 6 axis. Stop motion and tabletop testing studio.

Simon Higgins - Director of Photography

live action : stop motion : trickatech

Simon Higgins - Director of Photography

live action : stop motion : trickatech

Simon Higgins - Director of Photography

live action : stop motion : trickatech

Top Techs +61 2 9958 1611

crew@toptechsmanagement.com.au

_{Simon Higgins - Director of Photography}

_{Simon Higgins - Director of Photography}

_{Simon Higgins - Director of Photography}