Lions Tour Titles 2021

ClientSky Sports
DateJune 28, 2021
StudioCoffee & TV
RoleCG Lead

Titles for Sky Sports' coverage of the 2021 Lions Tour; Where I was responsible for leading the CG of this project, developing a strategy and workflow for generative locations and simulated characters within data-driven environments.

Main title sequence - Lions Tour 2021

3D models of the iconic Springbok and Lion were converted to a tessellated, procedural style, fitted with metallic gold, crystalline glass and an architectural frame that detatches in motion. The individual shapes and shards moves with atmospheric demands, and utilise separate 'trail simulation' passes to exaggerate the delay and hover in how they react to the underlying model.

South Africa and the United Kingdom's environments use GIS data before being tessellated, where a hierarchy of other tessellated props populate the world around the characters.

A heroic faceoff with a stylised South African environment as a backdrop.
Tessellated lion character development
Environment designs for the UK and South Africa
The tessellated Springbok in motion
Wide shot and finale
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