Christchurch / London
A narrative design and creative technology studio building stories, systems and experiences across film, interactive media and immersive learning.
Our foundation
Visually Sonic was founded by Lisa and Steve McPartland to bring narrative, design and technology together within one independent creative studio.
Studio: Focused, Connected, Creative Technology.
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Two complementary perspectives shape the studio: creative direction and connected experience on one side, audience, positioning and commercial purpose on the other.
Steve’s background spans film production, themed entertainment, CGI, digital design and interactive experiences.
His work brings cinematic storytelling and large scale narrative environments together with conversational systems, immersive learning and connected digital platforms.
Lisa brings more than a decade of experience across content marketing, brand partnerships, audience engagement and digital communication. Her work has included collaborations with established international brands across travel and retail, including MSC Cruises, Princess Cruises and Mamas & Papas.
At Visually Sonic, Lisa leads the commercial and marketing direction of the business, helping shape the studio’s positioning, customer journeys and business development strategy. Her perspective ensures that the work connects creative ambition with clear audience needs and meaningful commercial goals.
Film, brand worlds and intelligent experiences begin in different places. The common thread is a clear narrative, considered design and an audience with something meaningful to do.
Cinematic world building developed through concept, visual direction, editing, music and sound.
Accessible conversation shaped through information architecture, visitor questions and experience design.
Film, audio, interaction, intelligence and spatial thinking are not treated as separate outputs. They are combined around the audience and the outcome the project needs to create.
The technology serves the narrative, the audience and the purpose. It is never the starting point.
Film, audio, interaction, intelligence and spatial experience are considered as one connected system.
The work must help someone understand, decide, navigate, learn or act with greater confidence.
Visually Sonic is led by Lisa and Steve and supported by a network of specialist collaborators assembled around each brief.
The studio remains focused and flexible, bringing together the people a project genuinely needs without forcing every challenge through the same fixed team or production model.
Recognition across creative technology, original film, research and connected audience experience.
Creative direction, design and production from the South Coast, with a London base for client meetings and national project conversations.
Creative Studio
Creative direction, narrative design, product development and production from the South Coast.
Client Meetings / Registered Office
Story / System / Experience
Bring us the challenge, audience and intended outcome. We will help identify the most useful place to begin.
Visually Sonic / Narrative Design + Creative Technology
Christchurch / London
