Client: BBC

Mammals

Sir David Attenborough explores the world of the mammals.

From the grand Blue Whale to the miniscule Etruscan Shrew, mammals are some of the most diverse creatures on earth. But how did they come to occupy every corner of the globe, what unites, and what divides them? This is what Sir David Attenborough sets out to uncover in this fascinating new BBC series, Mammals.

We completed title sequences, graphics and VFX work for this six-part series. Visual effects crafted in Houdini and Nuke were used to create the pre-titles cosmic collision. This photo realistic recreation of the asteroid strike demonstrates what is thought to have been the cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs, and catalyst for the rise of mammals.

Audiences are further brought into the story through the use of content graphics that visualise elments that can’t always be captured on camera; from a bat’s echolocation to satellite views showing the diversion of water for harvesting, and the impact this has on mammals.

We also crafted an ice age simulation in Houdini to further illustrate the remarkable changes that the earth has gone through since the rise of mammals.




Lux Aeterna

2D Supervisor: Steve Burrell
Producer: Dan Elston
Production Coordinator: Tommy Reeday

Artists
Mick Connaire
Dan Blore
Alasdair Wynn
Tav Flett
Clive Llewellyn
Mikhail Gubkin
Paul Greer

BBC

Series Producer: Scott Alexander 
Executive producer: Robert Webb


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