Killjoy - Podcast Animations
“How far would you go to get to the truth even if everyone else has already found it? This is about the true in the making of true crime.”
Killjoy is a true crime satire podcast, funded by Radio New Zealand and NZ on Air. It was written and directed by Patrick Hunn and Laura Robinson with original music, sound design and studio mix by Oliver Devlin. The series was produced by Rosie Howells and Lisa Scott.
Check out the podcast here.
I came on board to animate a series of promo videos for the podcast. This consisted of two 15 second ads and three 30 second ads, for use across Instagram and Facebook. My main task was to add subtle motion, effects and voice/music visualisations and text, using provided illustrations.
We also made sure the layout of the animations worked across different screen formats (horizontal, vertical and square) so that they could be used easily across different social media platforms.
Credits
Funding: Radio New Zealand / NZ On AirProducer: Rosie Howells, Lisa Scott
Director/Writer: Laura Robinson, Patrick Hunn
Illustration: Ashleigh Jan, Mata Freshwater
Animation: Chris Callus
Sound: Oliver Devlin
Software
After Effects / Photoshop
15 Second Ads
30 Second Ads
Example layout variations for social media
All the ads were created so that they would be flexible across different social media platforms and could be quickly rendered in square, vertical or horizontal format.
Satire Adverts
We also created three short animations based on fake adverts from within the podcast. These were illustrated by Mata Freshwater and animated by myself. They were designed as simple looping animations to complement the existing voice overs.