MANIFESTO-Y TYPE THING

We swear to you. We imbibe, we drink from your ideas. We receive. Then weave. Intertwine our creativity, through, to express your vision.We get shit done. We get shit done in a beautiful way. And we get it done, supersonic speedball. We take on the chaos. And whip it good. We take on your stress. We leave no mess. No bodies. Devotees of detail, we meld, we weld, the commercial to the creative, aided by our curated pride of artists, bringing value to business. With ease, we make what pleases, the eye. And the heart; making your advertising art, effortless. Then we hand you back art. Inspiring work that not only sells but looks bloody good doing it. We’re composed, wranglers, stranglers of crises. Creative. Problem. Solvers.

IN THE TRENCHES TOGETHER

We come from advertising agencies ourselves. So we know what it’s like. To be there. In the heat. In the glare. Like a magnifying glass sizzling an ant with the sun. We love commanding a creativity odyssey. We take control. It comes from experience, wisdom beyond time already served - no good behaviour reductions possible for us your honour. An unflappable, unruffleable attitude. It's about the fizz. We love to understand people. To listen. Relate. We have pride in our art, our artists, our partnerships; the collaborations. Our foundations. We love being challenged. Telling stories, the expressions of you. Your business. Your clients. Crafting the message. We can pull a single-origin, left handed, bi-curious unicorn in a tutu, with a death wish out of a hat. For you. Or a straight one. And sans death wish. Whatever dirties your martini. Impossible is just an (unnecessary) state of mind. With us you know it’s not going to be a problem. And we love what it means for you.

THE PHILOSOPHY

Fairness is everything. And more. The give and take. Nothing fake. Or opaque.
It’s the trust we lust for. The breed of folk we are, who we work with; honest, principled, candid. The kind of community we have. We create connections, bonds, strong, lasting long, with our clients, our people. Our work, our lives are about more than money - but the scratch does help to stock the bar fridge and keep the whole shebang going. We’re transparent, like water or air. Naturally.

OUR TEAM

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Joce

“I like freedom. I’m absolutely driven by freedom. I want the freedom to be able to succeed or fail, to decide who I work with, what I work on, and how I want to work. I am also very much about integrity. And fun. And joy. And beauty. And I am the luckiest person I know.”

Born with a creativity-resistant DNA, she cascaded into casting - after travel disillusioned diplomatic life - before tripping into production.

“Because production translated well to my determination to do interesting and curious things. I could make curious and interesting things happen,” she said.

“I love that I get to be surrounded by interesting, creative people which also works with my strength as a creative problem solver.”

 Which led to her working on Stars Wars, the Matrix and The Quiet American, and as a location scout for Australia’s Most Wanted (She looked for places that looked like famous murder sites, not just good places to commit murder.)

She has also worked in advertising agencies, and has worked as: a line producer, casting manager, location scout and manager, travel coordinator, art department and costume coordinator.

And through FLIPP has produced a community of staff and artists, and a glorious superabundance of TVC’s, international stills campaigns and social media content. 

“My brain is a business brain. The commercial world is my world of expertise. But the reason I do it, is so I can allow my artists to go do their own beautiful fine art. And then they can translate that, to take our commercial work to the next level.”

Born with a creativity-resistant DNA, she cascaded into casting - after travel disillusioned diplomatic life - before tripping into production.

“Because production translated well to my determination to do interesting and curious things. I could make curious and interesting things happen,” she said.

“I love that I get to be surrounded by interesting, creative people which also works with my strength as a creative problem solver.”

 Which led to her working on Stars Wars, the Matrix and The Quiet American, and as a location scout for Australia’s Most Wanted (She looked for places that looked like famous murder sites, not just good places to commit murder.)

She has also worked in advertising agencies, and has worked as: a line producer, casting manager, location scout and manager, travel coordinator, art department and costume coordinator.

And through FLIPP has produced a community of staff and artists, and a glorious superabundance of TVC’s, international stills campaigns and social media content. 

“My brain is a business brain. The commercial world is my world of expertise. But the reason I do it, is so I can allow my artists to go do their own beautiful fine art. And then they can translate that, to take our commercial work to the next level.”

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Dan

“I love my artists’ creativity. My job is understanding how every artist is different, understanding their process, how their mind works and being part of that. I love seeing artists push their own boundaries on a brief, and bring that creativity to life for a client.”

Dan wanted to be a dolphin trainer when he was a kid but now his parents don’t even know what he does for a living.

“I have flashbacks trying to explain to my parents what I do. They are still not sure.”

But we know what he does, and while his talents are a big loss for the odontocetes order of small cetaceans, you will be glad he turned his back on those long-nosed fish murderers.

Dan is an accomplished EP & Agent from the UK and is girt by international production and has strong industry contacts across APAC, EMEA and North America. 

He’s experienced in stills, live action, illustration, digital art and mixed media projects; from ideas to development and pitch, art buying, client, supplier and studio management, through to full integrated production. 

Dan works bloody hard: he’s a solutioner, driven and determined and serious but relaxed, with a commercial and collaborative approach. 

“I am a collaborator. I love that. I love that my days are never going to be the same and I wake up at stupid o’clock to map them out. Our world is definitely a roller coaster but we have to experience the bad to really appreciate the good times, that's for sure.”

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Anetta

“I like to ask questions. I'm curious, you know. I like to stick my nose into things that they shouldn't sometimes but that’s how I learn things. I can sense if someone is in trouble, or overworked or needs help. I can see it.”

Anetta, is the tough Polish chick, commander of a droll sense of humour, rouseabout type, with a mug on her desk that says “I’m always right”.

An all knowing, all seeing, all hearing, seer of seers, sometime human extension cord, and implementer, and executor of big ideas.

If our General Manager had a wrestling name it would be The Rock (Sorry Dwayne Johnson but you have nothing on Anetta - and The Glue sounds weird and more than a touch creepy/illegal).

She has a background in broadcast production, is a paragon of organisation, has a devotion to detail, and is smarter than you can poke a stick at.

Anetta told her mum she was going to Australia for six months but she fell into a long term relationship ... with FLIPP. 

Her role has grown, as we have grown.

She has a big heart.

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Ana

“I like to ask questions. I'm curious, you know. I like to stick my nose into things that they shouldn't sometimes but that’s how I learn things. I can sense if someone is in trouble, or overworked or needs help. I can see it.”

Anetta, is the tough Polish chick, commander of a droll sense of humour, rouseabout type, with a mug on her desk that says “I’m always right”.

An all knowing, all seeing, all hearing, seer of seers, sometime human extension cord, and implementer, and executor of big ideas.

If our General Manager had a wrestling name it would be The Rock (Sorry Dwayne Johnson but you have nothing on Anetta - and The Glue sounds weird and more than a touch creepy/illegal).

She has a background in broadcast production, is a paragon of organisation, has a devotion to detail, and is smarter than you can poke a stick at.

Anetta told her mum she was going to Australia for six months but she fell into a long term relationship ... with FLIPP. 

Her role has grown, as we have grown.

She has a big heart.

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Haydon

“I love country music and cowboy boots. That sums me. I love all of the imagery, my favourite photos and films in the world are western. I love the honesty of them, which you can apply to everything. Everything has a honest and very simple reason to be where it is and do what it does.”

Haydon moved to Sydney, with boots, from the Brahman infested Gulf Country, from the cows to the city sheeple, to study sound engineering. 

But through working on music videos he changed dance partners; it was the visual that seduced him.

“Through an accident I fell in love with visual imagery and video and photography, and how it shapes the identity of something, whether it be music, a person, a book, a product, it can be anything. 

“And now here I am. I’m doing something I love doing, I’m not going to get bored.”

Haydon, who’s as wise as a walrus, said every new brief raises the question, the demand, of how to make that happen. It’s the problem solving, sorting through solutions, and the creativity in that, that draws his water.

While he doesn’t go around treating everything as a western film, he is drawn to the idea of applying the simple, honest way of reasoning. 

That bucolic balance, understanding; the way he was raised. 

But he’s not bound by one way of doing things, and inoculates work with energy and enthusiasm.

“Everything has a solution, nothing is the end of the world. All you need is a good pair of boots. That’s all you need to get through life. There need to be more good things. Things that will last.”

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Audrey

“I love working with creative people, learning more about the world and creating something beautiful out of a blank canvas. I love giving my work a heartbeat and soul; if I'm not emotionally connected to it - then I haven't done my job.”

Some call her the Preditor: a producer, director and editor hybrid.

She is technologically advanced but not in the ‘corpse-skinning alien who stalks and hunts people down’ kind of way. Well, not yet

Our in-house editor and post-production producer, Audrey, whose nickname is Dre, is an introverted extrovert, and has no idea how it really works but it is who she is.

She loves the beat, and dancing, and says that kind of rhythmic prancing goes hand-in-hand with editing.

“Music is the heart of what I do. Dancing is about rhythm, and when I’m editing I’m usually listening to music. There is the beat. And videos have their own beat. They are both emotional. Showing people’s emotions through storytelling. Communicating a message visually.”

Audrey’s intuition, creativity and skills, and collaboration with our artists, raises our clients’ beats.

She’s an editing weapon; her attention to detail, care and flair translate in Premiere. Yeah it rhymes, get over it.

And has domestic and international experience in advertising and social media markets.

In complete food rapture, Audrey is also a shooter (capturing moments that would otherwise be lost forever), and emerging short documentary filmmaker.