Lenovo x Intel Presents: Creator Odyssey

Global Artist Collaboration with Gawx Art, Vexx, and More

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to collaborate with Aussie Fixer and director Michael Gosden, for clients Lenovo and Intel on their Creator Odyssey campaign—a global project celebrating creativity and innovation through the lens of artists and creators around the world.

The series featured a number of international talents, from illustrators like Gawx Art and Vexx to designers, musicians, and filmmakers. Each country’s story highlighted how Lenovo’s technology helps creators push boundaries and bring their visions to life.

I was fortunate to work as cinematographer for the Australian chapter, which featured YouTuber and designer Elliot Ulm. Known for his sharp, playful take on design culture, Elliot brought a uniquely Australian sense of humour and style to the collaboration.

Cinematography Approach

For Elliot’s piece, my goal was to capture the energy and wit of his personality while keeping the visuals clean, bold, and engaging—mirroring his design aesthetic. We combined interviews with candid moments, walking the streets around Elliot’s home, to give the footage a sense of both intimacy and polish, balancing natural performance with a sharp visual style.

Filming Elliot in his creative space gave us the chance to show both the detail of his process and the broader environment that fuels his work.

A Global Collaboration

What made the Creator Odyssey campaign special was its global scope. Each segment—from Europe to Asia to Australia—had its own cultural flavour, but together they formed a larger story about creativity as a universal language. Being part of a project that celebrated creators across continents, all united through craft and technology, was incredibly rewarding.

Closing Thoughts

Working with Lenovo and Intel on this campaign was an inspiring experience, and a reminder of how powerful storytelling can be when it bridges art, technology, and community. Collaborating with Elliot Ulm brought a lot of energy and fun to the Australian segment, and I’m proud of the way our visuals contributed to the global story.

Wax Rat — A Nostalgic Surf Story

Wax Rat — Cinematography and Nostalgia

I recently completed work on Wax Rat, a short film that I both co-directed and shot as cinematographer. The film is a nostalgic yet dramatic look at childhood, memory, and the quiet resilience found in learning to stand on your own.

About the film

Wax Rat follows Carly, a young girl spending summer at the beach with her family. While the holiday seems idyllic on the surface, Carly faces a mother who criticises and ignores her, and a father who refuses to teach her to surf. Left on her own, Carly teaches herself to ride the waves — a moment of quiet determination that becomes her way of claiming independence.

Visually, the film evokes the glow of memory: sun, beach, and waves rendered in cinematic detail. What seems like a perfect family holiday is revealed to hold an undercurrent of tension.

My role as cinematographer

As Director of Photography, I set out to create a visual language that captured both the warmth of nostalgia and the realism of childhood experience.

  • Lenses: Wax Rat was filmed on set of vintage Nikon AIS prime lenses that perfectly captured the nostalgia of the beach. Featuring beautiful flares and a gritty analogue look full of aberration and character, these lenses were the perfect fit.

  • Camera style: I worked with a mixture of handheld observation and carefully composed static frames to echo the way memory drifts between immediacy and reflection.

  • Lighting and texture: Natural light, sun-flare, and water reflections shaped the film’s aesthetic, creating a tactile and immersive look that draws the audience into Carly’s world.

  • Surf sequences: The cinematography treated surfing not as spectacle but as a private act of discovery — intimate, real, and emotionally charged.

Reflections

For me, Wax Rat was an opportunity to explore how live action cinematography can shape the textures feeling of a narrative. It’s a small story about surfing, sunlight, and growing up, but also a universal one about resilience and self-discovery.


CAST:


CARLY
Bodhi Jay Moana
DAD
Matt Starling
MUM
Sarah Lincoln-Smith
NOAH
Ben Baxter

CREDITS:

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY
Nicholas Price & Kirsty Eagar

WRITTEN BY
Kirsty Eagar

CINEMATOGRAPHER / EDITOR
Nicholas Price

SOUND DESIGNER & MIXER
Peter “PJ” Johnson

MUSIC COMPOSER
Dylan Mitchell Frost

COLOURIST
Keiran Lee

TITLES DESIGNER
Gavin Tyrell

GRIP / FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Zeke Collins

SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA
Aysha Galloway

LOCATION SOUND RECORDIST
Nathan Codner

BOOM SWINGER
Dylan Mitchell Frost