Working with Design Director Mike Williamson through Engine, I was asked to put together the title sequence for Firies, a reality series based on Australian firefighters. The juxtaposition of frantic SFX and graceful slow motion highlighted how calm our firefighters are in chaotic situations.
Taking raw, ungraded footage shot on RED, I colour balanced plates of the Firies (AU slang for Fire Fighters) and smoke/flame elements, reframing and layering to create more dramatic compositions. The Firies seem almost lost in the smoke, or emerge from walls of flame, as their movements are punctuated by staccato blasts of radio static accompanied by flickers of sparks and tongues of fire.
Credits:
Client: Endemol • Director: Mike Williamson • Production Company: Engine • VFX/Flame: Scott Geersen • Producer: Renee Cooper