Archives for Docs & Current affairs
The Dark Side – Secrets of the Sports Dopers – An AlJazeera Investigation
In a new investigation by the Al Jazeera Investigates team, Liam Collins, a retired Great British Athlete, spent six months undercover investigating the murky world of performance-enhancing drugs – what athletes refer to as “the dark side”. The motion graphics formed an integral part of the production enabling the team to feature sports action which was painted by hand and also ‘sporting trading cards’ were created to highlight the alleged athletes named in the film. The full film can be viewed on YouTube here Al Jazeera Investigates – The Dark Side .
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30 Greatest Disaster Movies
An ITN production for Channel 5. We created a CGI Cold War-like tunnel setting which the camera travelled down onward to the bunker’s large air-tight doors where the title was framed. Countdown clocks and various multi-faceted backgrounds were created to encompass all disasters from Shipwrecks, astroids to plane crashes and alien invasion. Available for a while on 5 on Demand.
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Europe in Crisis – A Shattered Haven
A documentary from Last Boat which puts the attacks across Europe into a context of growing intolerance by both Jihadists and Right Wing Extremists. We provided graphics allowing the programme makers to see a Europe wide map and to zoom into street level and see the attack unfold.
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How to stop nuisance call: Dispatches
Dispatches goes undercover to find out how the cold calling trade works. Available for a while on C4 on Demand.
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Britain’s Nightmare New Homes: Dispatches
Seyi Rhodes tells us the story of what kind of new houses will be built by the government. Nicely illustrated quirky sequences like a blueprint with hand-drawn animation. Available for a while on C4 on Demand.
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Simon Schama’s Face of Britain
An Oxford Film & Television production for BBC 2. Simon Schama explores the history of British portraiture, revealing the stories behind the most compelling images in British art. The series is also accompanied by complementary exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery in London. Our title sequence emphasis the paintwork, the photographic moment and the power of the human gaze. Each programme focuses on the themes of Power, Love, Fame, Self and People. Available for a while on the BBC’s site.
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School Swap – The Class Divide
Dispatches – Pensions & the Price of Growing Old
The Last days of…
History is peppered with men and women who changed the world, only to become more controversial in death than they were in life. ʻThe Last Days of…ʼ examines six giants of history who suffered bloody and brutal deaths, retelling their stories, which are packed with unexpected twists and turns. TDD designed the titlecards for each episode compositing footage from the drama with textures, ink-splashes and colour, emphasising the dramatic events of their death. Each episode features a panel of writers, thinkers and historians who set about exploring the downfall and legacy of these characters. This is history as it should
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