AUSGP
PROJECT TYPE: Teaser / trailer
MY ROLE: 2.5D, mograph, video editing
SOFTWARE: After Effects
Round 1: Australia
Teaser for the 2026 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, combining footage across many years of racing at this circuit with iconic Australian visuals and symbols.
the setting: albert park
11 constructors on the grid in 2026.
Decades-old rivalries, new challengers… all coming to a head at the season opener in Australia.
Albert park component breakdown
Glowing track outlines with trim paths + colorama in the Australian national palette.
Adjustable planets with CC Sphere, simulating 3D in versatile nested layers before animating camera movement.
the history: webber & ricciardo in the outback
Concept: Australian presence in motorsport, folded into the landscape that marks this continent so unique.
Pictured here: Daniel Ricciardo’s 2014 AUS GP podium and Mark Webber’s 2022 AUS GP debut.
outback component breakdown
50+ layers of foliage and wildlife assets distributed across 3D space to construct a forest environment in After Effects, depth enhanced by lighting FX.
Animated car reveal with linear pixel wipes and stacked glows, using an imagined Australian version of the 2026 FIA base car.
a narrative in everything
For the Australian GP, it’s the hometown hero (Melbourne’s Oscar Piastri) versus McLaren teammate & 2025 World Champion Lando Norris.
Other subplots to watch out for in AUS: Wonderkid Kimi Antonelli, internal politics at Ferrari, and Max Verstappen haunting the narrative.