Animation

Queensland Reconstruction Authority

Extreme Weather

The Client

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) is the lead agency for disaster recovery and resilience policy in Queensland. Working closely with state agencies, local governments and community partners, QRA manages the Queensland Government’s infrastructure reconstruction and recovery program, oversees the administration of disaster recovery and resilience funding, and leads strategic initiatives such as Get Ready Queensland.

The Challenge

QRA set out to explore a new, more immersive way to communicate the experience and risks of natural disasters commonly faced in Queensland, specifically cyclones, floods and hailstorms. The goal was to create a visceral, film-like experience where viewers feel as though they are witnessing the disaster in real time, helping them better understand the scale, danger and potential damage these events can cause when they strike. Using cinematic storytelling, animation and visual effects, Ravel aimed to transform complex technical information into a high-impact screen experience that captured attention.

Ravel's Solution

The team determined that the most effective way to draw audiences into this experience was to replicate a disaster event from start to finish, using high-end 3D graphics, simulation and cinematic visual effects. Each event unfolded from a single locked camera perspective, often positioned at human eye level to create a grounded, first-person viewpoint.

Meteorologists from the Bureau of Meteorology were filmed on greenscreen and composited into the animated environments through VFX integration. These representatives of BoM guided viewers through the events as they unfolded in real time. The combination of layered sound design, simulated graphics and cinematic pacing created an immersive and often intense screen experience.