CNNColorscope is a multi award-winning series exploring our perception of color across cultures one shade at a time.
CNN commissioned BUCK to create this piece focusing on the color Purple.
The last color on the spectrum, a marriage of opposites, a mixture between the hottest color and the coldest.
My role was to lead the first half of the spot, including design and animation.
I decided it was a great opportunity to test out animation techniques I had on the back burner for a while.
The result is a smooth blend of styles within the limits of a monotone color palette.
When life on Earth began, it was purple.
Directed by Buck
Executive Creative Director
Orion Tait
Executive Producer
Anne Skopas
Creative Director
Jon Gorman
Art Director
Federico Reano
Thomas Schmid
Head of Production
Kitty Dillard
Production Coordinator
Alexi Yeldezian
Storyboard
Federico Reano
Jon Gorman
Kyle Mowat
Thomas Schmid
Design
Federico Reano
Olivia Blanc
Ben Langsfeld
Kyle Mowat
Jon Gorman
Thomas Schmid
Arvid Volz
2D Animation
Rasmus Bak
Chad Colby
Jon Gorman
Jaedoo Lee
Alex Perry
Federico Reano
Cel Animation
Olivia Blanc
Gonzalo Menevichian
Kyle Mowat
William Trebutien
CG Supervisor
Bill Dorais
Modeling
Bill Dorais
Brice Linane
Arvid Volz
3D Animation
Chad Colby
Trentity DeWitt
Jon Gorman
Brice Linane
Federico Reano
Arvid Volz
Lighting & Compositing
Brice Linane
Federico Reano
Joao Rema
Arvid Volz
Rigging
Trentity DeWitt
Bill Dorais
Xiong Lin
Brice Linane
Ernesto Ruiz Velasco
Tao Ye
Ink & Liquid
Bill Dorais
Colorist
Jose Fuentes
Producer for CNN International
Sarah-Grace Mankarious
Writer and Narrator
Dr. James Fox
Music
Giacomo Smith
Sound Design
John Black
©2018