The main title design for National Geographic channel’s Explorer unified hundreds of hours of archival footage around a single theme: now. Each clip created a sense of urgent immediacy through intentional glitches and transmission irregularities whether they featured nature, science, conflict, or exploration. The result is an incredibly visceral show opening.
After our frenetic edit was locked, Punk Animation Wizard Patrick Coleman and I rapidly iterated through a wealth of design and animation mechanics in search of the "language of now". We utilized a variety of "glitch" techniques on footage and graphic elements, nodding to footage uploads from such remote areas and the compression errors that may occur.
Creative Director
Ryan Summers
Associate Creative Director
Cody Tilson
Senior Editor
Mike Radtke
Animators
Patrick Coleman
Jason Esser
Designers
Cody Tilson
Patrick Coleman
Yairon Martinez
Head of Production
Blake Nickle
Executive Creative Director
Camm Rowland
Score
Sonos Sanctus
(Wesley Slover & Brendon Williams)
Client
National Geographic
Agency
Digital Kitchen
Year
2015