About3minutes Productions began life in New York, where its founder John Paul Tansey, lived, worked and played for over a decade. Four years working at The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (Public Television's flagship news show) followed by stints at MTV and a number of internet startups gave a unique window into America's complex political and cultural landscape.
These days, about3minutes is based in Melbourne, Australia, and collaborates with a team of video production professionals to create content for television, advertising and specialist markets.
Each project is tackled with the guiding principle that great ideas, stories and messages can be told in well-constructed, three minute packages. Of course, that doesn't mean all our work is short-form - we've produced a number of acclaimed longer documentaries for broadcast - but we firmly believe in the notion that there's an art in telling big stories in compact, eye-catching ways.
Ultimately, our aim is to create work that has heart, engages and that resonates. If your project requires dedicated attention and a hands-on approach then we’re confident we have the creativity and know-how to deliver outstanding results that stand out from the pack.
Come in! Take a look at some of our work...
We created a series of bespoke animations for a leading Australian Super Fund
A recent project for Museum Victoria, where a magical world comes to life for a little girl...
ABC commissioned us to produce and direct a documentary that looks back at 50 years of the Australian Ballet.
A half-hour documentary commissioned by the ABC to celebrate 50 years of the Australian Ballet.
A good trailer jolts even the loudest, slushie-slurping audience into another world, piques interest and leaves viewers intrigued and wanting more.
We recently created this trailer for the award-winning film "Hounds of Love"
We created this sequence combining stills and animations to highlight a trailer that can be hitched to your bike.
We buiit this animation to highlight a new, green bike trailer.
Take a look at our trailer for a groundbreaking Reality T.V. series…
We recently put together this trailer for an exciting reality t.v. series.
We created this viral to kickstart a community campaign that draws attention to global warming.
We created this viral for a campaign called “Spellitout100%”
Commissioned by City of Melbourne, we take an audience on a trip into the future of Fishermans Bend.
A glimpse into the future...
The Gift - a trailer for an important new documentary
Scenes from some of the art & culture projects we’ve filmed for City of Melbourne...
This animation was one of a series we built for a client to showcase their range of hearing products
A very small hearing device comes to life...
The science behind the art of one of the country's most important artists.