Surreal World is a content creation, digital visual effects

Visual effects

Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...

 and animation

Animation

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

 studio based in Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Australia. It was established in 1995 by Melbourne filmmaker, animator, artist and composer John Francis.
From beginnings creating award-winning animated shorts and music clips, the studio has invested extensively in a development slate of live action adventure and animated film and TV projects and is also exploring the cinematic possibilities of stereoscopic 3D. Many examples of the studio's work are featured on the Surreal World website.

Although mainly a computer graphics company, the studio's aesthetics are grounded by the traditional disciplines of illustration, sculpture and performing arts. Surreal World has created visual effects and animations for hundreds of TV commercials, music clips, print media and to date, three theatrically released Australian feature films, Let's Get Skase (2001), Take Away (2003), and You and Your Stupid Mate (2005).