The Thin Black Line

The Thin Black Line is a Melbourne-based, boutique creative agency, focussed on branded video content.

Blending striking visuals with a rich understanding of business strategy and marketing, we direct and produce sophisticated, creative videos.

That's it: create, shoot, edit, repeat.

We love working with The Thin Black Line.
— Natalie Lane, Managing Director at Pilot Athletic

What we do: Thinking Made Visual

Specialising in:

  • branded video content;

  • micro-documentaries;

  • concept development;

  • narrative structure;

  • video production and direction;

  • videography;

  • video editing;

  • FCPX;

  • colour correction; and

  • storyboarding.

Key market sectors include:

  • documentary;

  • branded-videos;

  • commercial;

  • start-ups;

  • fashion; and

  • beauty.

The Thin Black Line, Director's Reel.

Nick Chadderton, Creative Director

Nick Chadderton, Creative Director

Passionate about filmmaking and applied visual art, my distinctive visual style is grounded in Scandinavian modernism and minimalism.  I focus on cinematic micro-documentaries and branded content, combining heightened visual aesthetics with unique commercial experience in venture capital, marketing and business strategy.

I create concepts with a literary imagination, refine them with an aesthetic sensibility, then structure the story with dynamic editing. 

With everyman now a photographer—iPhone in hand, ideas have emerged as the real currencies of the future: thinking made visual.  The medium might be the message, but all messages are not created equal.

Clients:

The professionalism and quality of Nick’s work is second to none. Nick has a deep understanding of what is required to make impactful and beautiful content.
— John Kelly, National On Premise Group Business Manager at Asahi Premium Beverages
Creative Director, Nick Chadderton has a unique ability to take a complicated subject, structure a narrative, and make it visual.
— Robert Radcliffe-Smith, Managing Partner at Advent Partners
Nick is a passionate and creative individual who continuously seeks improvement in his work—his ability to extract an intimate, relevant, and human narrative is impressive.
— Mark Saba, CEO at Anecsys