Stark and Minimal
Simple and clean--focusing on communication and information without distraction.
LFG
Documentary Film Design + Animation
Directed by The Fines, LFG follows the US Women’s Soccer team’s struggle for equal pay. We designed the film’s main title sequence and all other graphic and archival sequences. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 17, 2021.
Credits
Client:
HBO Max
Directors:
Andrea Nix Fine, Sean Fine
Editor:
Jeff Consiglio
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski, Tim Mearini
Main Title Sequence
Play the video
Infographics
Play the video reel
Archival
Play the video reel
More Stills
Stills frames detailing the main title sequence, infographic animations, and archival reproduction
Introducing Selma Blair
Documentary Film Design + Animation
Directed by Rachel Fleit, “Introducing Selma Blair” documents Selma Blair’s life with Multiple Sclerosis and treatment with stem cell therapy. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 16, 2021.
Credits
Client:
Discovery +
Director:
Rachel Fleit
Editor:
Sloane Klevin
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski, Junsik Na
Film Reel
Play the video - including the main title and film animations
Shawn Mendes, In Wonder
Documentary Exploratory
These frames below are from our first deck exploring different approaches to the Netflix Original film “Shawn Mendes: In Wonder.” This treatment helped us determine what everyone liked and hone in on the right creative for the job. Even though the final film ended up with a straightforward title design, several of these concepts made it very far along in the design process.
Credits
Client:
Netflix
Director:
Grant Singer
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski, Tim Mearini
More Stuff
More frames detailing the full exploratory
The Devil Next Door
Documentary Film Main Title Sequence
We designed and animated the main title sequence and map shots for the Netflix series “The Devil Next Door,” a documentary series exploring the trial of John Demjanjuk; a Ukrainian immigrant in Ohio accused of being an infamous Treblinka death camp guard called “Ivan the Terrible.”
Assembled primarily from archival sources, the main title sequence for “The Devil Next Door” is a non-linear story exploring the bizarre reality of a former Nazi hiding in Middle America. We touch on a few story-specific details, but for the most part, this sequence is backstory and atmosphere.
Credits
Client:
Netflix, Ark Media
Director:
Yossi Bloch, Daniel Sivan
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski, Aldo Gonzalez, Kamaur Bonfield
Main Title Sequence
Play the video
Maps
Play the video reel
More Stuff:
Main title sequence and maps detailed in still frames
Who Killed Malcolm X
Docuseries Final Renders
Following our initial exploratory, these shots made it into the final series. We wanted to show that the investigation portrayed in the show was a meticulous process of combing through vintage archival materials (newspapers, FBI reports, letters, etc.)
The main title sequence is a montage of iconic Malcolm X photos overlaid with newsprint visuals. Initially designed to feature live-action archival, this concept evolved in production.
Credits
Client:
Netflix, Fusion TV, Ark Media
Client:
Rachel Dretzin, Phil Bertelsen
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski, Jun Lee, Kamaur Bonfield, Sean Vickery
Main Title Sequence
Play the video
Highlights Reel
Play the video - various animations from the series
More Stuff:
A larger selection of images from the series
The GoGo's
Documentary Film Main Title Sequence
Created for Alisson Ellwood’s Showtime documentary “The Go Go’s,” this main title sequence relies heavily on circa-1980 VHS emulation. The titles began as hand-cut magazine letters, then traditional typography and distressed with VHS distortions. We kept the colors blunt, primary, and “pop” so that the look isn’t too “punk.”
Credits
Client:
Showtime
Director:
Alison Ellwood
Editor:
Brett Banks
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski
Main Title Sequence
Play the video
Cooked
Docuseries 2D/3D Design + Animation
Credits
Client:
Netflix, Jigsaw Production
Editor:
Andrew Doga
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski, Kamaur Bonfield, Garret Walter, Adam Stockett
"Fire" Main Title Seqeuence
Play the video
Cheese Mold Animation
Play the video
Yeast Animation
Play the video
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Documentary Film Design + Animation
This main title sequence embraces the archival footage’s retro quality and composites credits on-screen with a low-fi touch. We used Apple’s classic Chicago font for the credits. We also designed and animated the film’s titles, transitions, and archival recreations.
Credits
Client:
CNN Films, Jigsaw Productions
Director:
Alex Gibney
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski, Jun Lee, Junsik Na
Main Title Sequence
Play the video
Salt Fat Acid Heat
Docuseries Main Title Design
Design & animation, for the Netflix series Salt Fat Acid Heat. Created at Union Editorial for Jigsaw Productions with Junsik Na and edited by Nadine Mueller. The Main Title sequence was nominated for a 2019 Emmy.
Credits
Client:
Netflix, Jigsaw Productions
Showrunner:
Caroline Suh
Editor:
Nadine Mueller
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski, Junsik Na
Main Title Sequence
Play the video
Everything is Copy
Documentary Film Design + Animation
Main titles, design, and animation for the HBO documentary film on the life of Norah Ephron. It was created at Union Editorial with Junsik Na and Jun Lee. The film was nominated for 2 Emmys in 2016.
Created for “Everything Is Copy,” a feature documentary directed by Jacob Bernstein about his mother, Norah Ephron, this main title took the film title literally and used only typographical elements in its design. In addition to the main title design, we animated many archival photographs for the film.
Credits
Client:
HBO Films
Directors:
Jacob Bernstein, Nick Hooker
Artists:
Chris Bialkowski, Jun Lee, Junsik Na
Film Reel
Play the video - including the main title and gfx highlights from the film
