Husky: Saint Joan

Sydney-based and former shots New Director Lucinda Schreiber has teamed up with Melbourne band Husky to create the visuals on this animated promo for single Saint Joan to celebrate the life and trial of Joan of Arc.

The brief set to Schreiber was to bring to life a visual response to Saint Joan’s melodies of love and loss, memory, time and redemption; all universal themes mankind longs to explore and the director responded with a lovingly hand-sketched piece created in Photoshop and looped together with connected animation.

Schreiber and the band collaborated remotely for the live action part of the film and production was carried out by Photoplay Films.

“Throughout the process the band was very supportive and trusting of my creative approach,” says Schreiber, who has previously worked on promos for Gotye and Midnight Juggernauts. “I sent them an initial concept that included a broad outline of narrative and imagery, and from there, I shared style frames and subsequent sections of animation to ensure I was staying faithful to their song.”