Based in Melbourne, Australia. Lucas' films have been in competition at Cannes, BAFTA, Sundance and many other film festivals throughout the world. With his production company, 3D Films, he has animated dozens of TV commercials, children's television and a national TV station identity series for SBS television. Lucas has developed a unique style of animation he affectionately calls the 'Shadowlands' - "a silhouette world of gothic horror, of spindly figures dwarfed by bleak landscapes and Jules Verne machines." The silhouette style of animation was first seen in his abstract student film, THE SHADOWLANDS (1988). The station identities for SBS Television in 2000, with their Edgar Alan Poe/Jules Verne twist, brought the style to the attention of Australian audiences. HOLDING YOUR BREATH (2001), an intimate tale of a young girl's sexual awakening, was an official short film selection at Cannes 2002. THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO (2005) is the first episode of a proposed 'Shadowlands' trilogy chronicling the life of Jasper Morello, Aeronaut of the Third Royal Cartographers.  Nominated for Achievement in Animated Short Films 2005: THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO 1 nomination