Raised By Wolves: Main Titles - Series One (Ep102) from STUDIO AKA on Vimeo.

Raised By Wolves “A bloody exploration of artificial intelligence and religious belief”

The Emmy nominated Main Title sequence for ‘Raised by Wolves’, a science fiction drama series created by Aaron Guzikowski. Director – and executive producer – Ridley Scott commissioned AKA to create the main titles for this 10-episode series for HBO Max, which centres on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.

Working from the brief set by Ridley Scott, AKA director Steven Small designed intricately hand-rendered shots depicting the destruction of our planet and all remaining life departing to find refuge elsewhere in the solar system. Along with a team of animators, Small drew references from a wide array of source materials, using a combination of 3D, rotoscoping, and simple artwork to create these captivating sequences portraying chaos and destruction.

Dir Steve Small says of the project: “It’s not every day you are invited to work on a project in a genre with the person who created some of the most resonant and powerful examples of the genre itself. Collaborating with Ridley Scott on the title sequence of ‘Raised By Wolves’ offered a rare glimpse into his creative process. He draws, storyboards, thinks like a painter and has an unsettlingly good eye. Aaron Guzikowski’s darkly compelling story contains a powerful pioneering spirit that carries humanity’s flawed past into a fragile dream of the future. We wanted to create something that felt both broken but hopeful to reflect these contrasting themes.” Season Two Main Title Refresh For the second season, we were asked to extend the Main Title sequence to reflect the story development. Writer and creator Aaron Guzikowski summarised a few concepts to outline where the show was going, and with our minds suitably bent, we designed and created the additional imagery to accompany this next chapter. We again used Maya, Houdini, and After Effects to generate much of the reference for these new scenes and then set to work, digitally hand-painting and adding further animation frame by frame. Fittingly, the technology employed does not obscure the hand-rendered nature of the work we crafted. Voted one of ART OF THE TITLE’S Top 10 Title sequences of 2020 Nominated for Outstanding Main Title Design at the 2021 Emmys Client: Scott Free Films & HBO Max Executive Producers Scott Free Productions, Ridley Scott, Aaron Guzikowski, David W. Zucker. Jordan Sheehan, Adam Kolbrenner, and Mark Huffam Producer Teresa Kelly Episode directors Ridley Scott, Luke Scott, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Alex Gabassi and James Hawes Animation Production Studio AKA Main Titles Direction Steve Small Main Theme Composed by Ben Frost Performed by Mariam Wallentin

MTV Artist Ident from Linn Fritz on Vimeo.

An artist ident I had the pleasure of creating for MTV. Big thanks to the talented Wesley Slover / Sono Sanctus for the sound and music

- Maserati | Quattroporte | Landscape - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Maserati | Quattroporte | 9x16 - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

AWAKEN AKIRA from Ash Thorp on Vimeo.

Awaken Akira was created by two friends, Ash Thorp and Zaoeyo (XiaoLin Zeng), who wanted to collaborate on a tribute to the iconic anime, Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo. It’s creation took over a year, as we had to coordinate our time on it with other project commitments. We hope you find it was well worth the wait and truly enjoy our efforts.

We would like to thank Pilotpriest for the masterful score, as well as Raf Grassetti and The Joelsons for their help on the project. We would also like to give our most sincere thank you to Otomo-san and all the men and women who helped bring Akira to life. Akira has and will always be a timeless and continual muse for all of us.

For the complete experience, please visit awakenakira.com

Tribute by – ASH THORP & ZAOEYO Score by - PILOTPRIEST Character Modeler - RAF GRASSETTI Photography - THE JOELSONS Website by - OBLIO

ORION - FIRST BORN from Ash Thorp on Vimeo.

ORION is a project born from childhood curiosities. Of other worlds, figures of symbolism and the raw desire to bring forth something special and unique that attempts to evolve the zeitgeist of the medium.  - The Orion premier trailer is born from months of focused effort and hard work. Created and directed by Ash Thorp in combined partnership with Hydra Studios, with original score by Aeph & Pilotpriest. We set out to create a glimpse into the larger world of what Orion explores. A perpetual cycle of sacrifice and violence explored through the lens of fantasy and myth.  - A most sincere thank you to every member of our team and to our friends and families for their support in bringing this work to life.  -  Please experience Orion as loud and as big as possible. Enjoy. - - - Orion Created & Directed by - Ash Thorp
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A co-production ALT creative inc. - Hydra Studios - Producer – Amy Paterson
 Production Coordinator – Meghan Hamilton
 Executive Producer – Debbie Ross
 Executive Producer - Monica Thorp - Orion Score by - Aeph & Pilotpriest - Art Direction & Design by - Ash Thorp - CG Supervisor – Sergio Caires -
 Look Development Supervisor – John Barclay - Environment Artists 
Sergio Caires
 Rodrigo Henrique 
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Character assets - Ash Thorp 
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 Character Riggers
 Lucas Salamon
 François Puren

Animators
 Guilherme Gubert 
Joao Dias
 François Puren
 Ash Thorp
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 FX Artists 
François Puren 
Sergio Caires
 Rodrigo Henrique
 - Look Development Artists 
John Barclay
 Lukas Jankovcin
 Sergio Caires 
Ash Thorp - Title Animation
 Andrew Hawryluk - Pipeline Supervisor 
Mikas Sadauskas - Picture Post & Grade - Ash Thorp - Sponsored by - Axiom & Oracle

- Haier | Strings 02 - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | Strings 01 - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | Strings 03 - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | Map Clay - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | Milano 02 - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | Milano 01 - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | City Top - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | Particle Test - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | Cappa - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | Lights On - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.

- Haier | Voice - from Federico Donati on Vimeo.