QUANTUM QUEST
2d Animation Educational Film
FORMAT: 2D Animation Educational Short Film
CLIENT: Trinity College Dublin × AMBER Centre
IN ASSOCIATION: The EU, Quantum Flagship, National Talent Academy for Animation, and Fighting Words
AGENCY: Conker Cuts (Cassette Vision LTD)
PRODUCTION: Conker Cuts (Cassette Vision LTD)
Making quantum science accessible through animation.
Quantum physics isn't exactly the easiest subject to explain to a young audience. Working with Trinity College Dublin and AMBER, Conker Cuts developed and produced Quantum Quest, an educational animated short designed to make complex scientific concepts more approachable through character, story and visual imagination.
The 2D animated film follows a young protagonist on a fantastical journey into the quantum world, using narrative storytelling to introduce ideas that can otherwise feel abstract or inaccessible. Rather than simply illustrating a scientific lecture, we built the animation around the idea that story can be a tool for learning. Characters, environments and visual metaphors allow difficult concepts to be experienced rather than simply explained.
From science to story
The project began with educational objectives and scientific material that needed to remain accurate while still working as an engaging piece of animation. Our team worked across development, production, animation and post-production to translate this material into a short-form narrative. The result was a bespoke 2D animated proof of concept.
The finished film was produced in English, Irish, Portuguese, Hindi and Gujarati, allowing the project to reach audiences across different linguistic and cultural contexts. For the Irish version, we worked with professional Irish translator Gary Moloney to develop terminology for quantum concepts that had not previously been translated into Irish.
What we delivered
Creative development and production
2D animation
Character and visual development
Educational storytelling
Script and editorial development
Multilingual adaptation
Voiceover and post-production
Final mastering and delivery
Alternative Languages:
CREDITS
Quantum Quest!
"Hide & Seek"
Directed by James Naughton and Niamh Asple
Written and Produced by Adam Rael
Production Company: Cassette Vision LTD
Irish & English Voice Cast
Alice – Charlotte O'Reilly
Bob – Amy Hughes
Cat – Cameron Brady
Portuguese Voice Cast
Alice – Julia Roquette
Bob – Saulo Moreira
Cat – Lara Rosello Peres
Gujarati & Hindi Cast
Khalak Mahadeviya
Sound Designer & Composer: Derek Byrne
Animation: James Naughton & Niamh Asple
Animation Trainee & Ink and Paint Artist: Lara Rosello Peres
Design & Layout: Niamh Asple
Compositor: James Naughton
VFX Artist: Jack Quinn
Production Manager: James Naughton
Sound Designer & Composer: Derek Byrne
Irish Translator: Gary Moloney
Irish Language Coach: Gary Moloney and Charlotte O'Reilly
Portuguese Translator: Robin Driver
Hindi & Gujarati Translator: Khalak Mahadeviya
Edit Assistant: Áindréas Fallon Verbruggen
Associate Producer: Jack Quinn
Consultants: Mairead Holden and Alwynne Morton
Special thanks to Mina Mousavi, Gabrielle Deeny, Andrew McKeown, Chloë Cass, Fighting Words and Research Ireland
Based upon characters by Brigid Sweeney, Khalak Mahadeviya, Mark Mitchison, and Saulo Moreira
Inspired by the “Quantum Quest” storybook developed by Mark Mitchison, Saulo Moreira, Khalak Mahadeviya and Brigid Sweeney through a Fighting Words partnership
Co-funded by the European Union
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
