BIOSEC
Using animation to help shed light on environmental crime
The BIOSEC project explores the illegal wildlife trade and how framing it as a crime shapes conservation practice. Their research draws attention to how the global dynamics of wealth and inequality drive and sustain the illegal trade in wildlife.
The team commissioned us to work with videographer Gemma Thorpe to produce six short films to summarise their work.
The films are a mix of interviews with animated sequences. We illustrated and animated the title sequences and feature screens.
Intro to film about European trades
Intro to film about wildlife tracking technologies
Creative approach
The films deal with challenging subject matters. But they take a positive tone on ways to make future conservation more equitable and sustainable.
Our illustration style was modern and colourful. It allowed us to reflect the seriousness of the issues but also bring a little lightness to the films.
“I want to extend thanks on behalf of all of us at BIOSEC for your work on the animations. They look fantastic and represent a great legacy for the project. We feel they really get across who we are and what we're about – something which we've struggled with in the past.”
Ruth Wilson, BIOSEC Project Manager