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Last night, a new 3 parter started on BBC 4 for which I did the title sequence. It’s a tunnel of disembodied electric items roughly in order of when they came about or at least became popular.  I put this together in a 3d composite in After Effects, made out of many many photographs, timed roughly to the music (Human League. Who could predict that?)  Three versions of the sequence exist. Each is the same bar the ending which is themed for the 70s, 80s, and 90s respectively.

The show itself was interesting stuff. A technology obsessed family has their house converted to a 70s theme with no central heating, one bathroom and nary a modern gadget in sight. As the week goes on they are allowed such luxuries as a freezer in the kitchen, a colour TV (which promptly breaks), and a teasmade (yes that’s spelt correctly). Next week is the 80s, then the 90s the following week.

In my opinion this show works best as a study in family social behaviour rather than a trip down memory lane. The target audience of BBC 4 is old enough to remember all of it. Living in the 90s wasn’t that different technologically speaking to now so I’m interested to see how the family sticks together as they get closer and closer to the current decade.

Check it out on iplayer if you fancy and be sure to have a nose around the supporting website, made by Illumina, the same company I put together the title sequence for.

[no longer on iplayer]

Official website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricdreams/

After much waiting, I can finally give you a look at these ruler designs mentioned in my previous post on the matter. In this video are some of the designs and an explanation of how they work. See if you can spot the deliberate lighting mistake at the end.

Yes I know what you’re thinking. What does that long word with an L mean? Well remember the swathe of birthday cards, movie posters etc in the 90s which changed as you walked past them? They used to be simple flips between one image and another. Something like Happy, then Birthday, depending on the angle you held your novelty card at.  Things have moved on and although those flips still exist, a couple of companies worldwide are now offering full motion. I’m currently coming to the end of the first batch of designs for promotional lenticular products, each with 25 frames of movement in. I have samples on my desk and am continually fascinated by how they work.

Anyhow, once things have gone to print and the products are out there, I’ll let you good people see a few.

Here’s a rather fascinating piece of bedtime reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_printing

12th April Update:

I have it on good authority that these things are printed and looking rather ace. I shall have a look at some samples in the coming week hopefully and see if I can get a video or two up here about them!