We are a media production and training company that specialise in creating animated videos, digital stories and E-Learning tools that communicate important social messages to culturally and linguistically diverse audiences.
Our animated videos can be divided into three categories:
1. EXPLAINER VIDEOS
Information is explained through a presentation of ideas, supported by a simple animation
2. DIGITAL STORIES
Messages and information are communicated through story and illustrations and watched as a video.
3. ANIMATED STORIES
Same thing as digital stories with the addition of moving images.
4. SONG and ANIMATED VIDEO
We create a song and animation that communicates your message.
All our videos are freely available to watch from this website italk Library, and italk Studios YouTube channel.
italk Studios are based in Darwin and Alice Springs, Northern Territory. We work both in the Territory and interstate. Our staff frequently travel to meet the needs of our clients around Australia – and we can work virtually.
While a face to face meeting is always beneficial in the beginning stages of a project it is also possible to work together virtually by conducting meetings over Skype and phone.
Contact
italk Studios Director:
Christopher Brocklebank
christopher@italkstudio.com.au
Phone: 0408 899 121
or
italk Studio Manager:
Michael Roseth
michael@italkstudios.com.au
Phone: 0404 152 404
We usually accept payments in three installments at the beginning, middle and completion of productions.
We can provide a service agreement at your request.
italk Studios have worked with budgets ranging from $12k up to $120k
There are three main factors that contribute to determining the cost of a video production.
1. The content – How much information is to be communicated, who will be involved in writing the script, how much consultation will be involved in deciding on the content and developing the script.
2. The media – How detailed will the imagery, animation and sound be.
3. The languages – How many language versions will the video be produced in.
The length of time it takes to create a video depends on the same factors that determine the costs of production. We generally complete larger productions within a few months, and shorter productions within a few weeks.
Yes – upon negotiation.
We generally recommend keeping the videos to around 5 minutes’ length. If an educational video runs for longer that 5 minutes there is a risk of losing the audiences’ attention. If there is more information than can be communicated within a 5 minute video we recommend looking at producing a series of videos.
italk Studios follow an seven steps production process: establishing the project team, content development, script writing, image design, audio recording, post-production, publication. More here
An animated video has a number of advantages over a live action video:
• The audience engages imaginatively with the story and characters
• The story can be more imaginative, funny and flexible – try filming a crocodile dancing!
• It is easier to organise as actors are not involved in the filming
• It is more flexible to make revisions and changes
• In Aboriginal culture, if a person who appears in a video passes on, the community may request the video to not be shown for a period of time
Animated and illustrated stories are similar. The main difference is that an animated video has more movement and action. Depending on the content and scope of information one wants to communicate, and animated video can be more engaging. It generally takes longer to produce. italk Studios often combine illustration and animation techniques to create the best outcome for our clients.
Potentially. Talk to us.
Yes. We love it!
We provide our clients a High Definition and web ready version of their video. HD formats are used for large projections. Web ready formats are used for streaming, downloading, social media etc. We can also produce formats for TV and radio.
Videos are available to watch for free from the italk Library and italk Studio YouTube channel.
There are two options:
1. italk Studios have the copyright and give our clients a non-exclusive license (they can do whatever they want with the video).
2. Our clients have copyright and italk Studios have the rights to publish the video on the italk Library and YouTube channel and social media.
If our clients agree, we like to make their videos available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA version 4 licence). This is to enable the production of other language versions of the video. More here
Give us a call. If you give us some dot points that covers the information that you want to communicate we can promptly provide you with a proposal and quote.
Yes, you can do this – and at no cost. But italk Studios acknowledgement is required.
Nothing at all. But italk Studios acknowledgement is required.
Yes, please acknowledge italk Studios.
Unless otherwise specified, italk Studios own the copyright and have provided a Creative Commons license to facilitate the production of language versions.
italk Library has become a community service as thousands of people access it to get information and learn stuff. Following is a list of organisations that we know have used the italk Library.
Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission
Royal Flying Doctors
headspace
Central Australian Women’s Legal Service
Western Australia Department of Corrections
Northern Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service
Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporation
Northern Territory Catholic Education
Northern Territory Department of Education
Northern Territory Department of Corrections
Western Australia Department of Corrections
Western Australia Department of Education
Western Australia Department of Health
Canberra Institute of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Alice Springs Hospital
Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi
Career Actions
Wide Bay TAFE
Wesley Mission
The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Traditional Credit Union
Poche Centre
Australian Securities and Investment Commission
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images and voices of people who have passed away.
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