Character and Creature Design Workshop

Watch the recording of ACMI, ACTF and Australian National Maritime Museum's virtual workshop.

Learn about character and creature design in the award-winning animated television series The Deep.

The Deep is an action/adventure/comedy television series that follows the adventures of the Nekton family - a brilliant team of underwater explorers who travel to the mysterious depths of the ocean.

Combining ocean science knowledge with imagination and creativity, this session unpacks the pre-production process of designing and developing the entertaining characters and fantastical creatures from The Deep. 

Students hear from designers Avrill and James to explore the process of developing and designing creatures in The Deep.

The accompanying resource includes tasks and activities centred around science and fiction, asking students to undertake an ocean science research task, design their own creature, create a habitat and write a creative story for an episode of The Deep.

This resource was co-developed by the ACTF, ACMI and Australian National Maritime Museum.