Apple TV+ — Here We Are
Role: Concept Design
Studio: StudioAKA
Client: Apple TV+
'HERE WE ARE: Notes For Living On Planet Earth', is based on the No. 1 New York Times Bestseller and 2017's No. 1 TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers and follows Finn; a precocious child who, on Earth Day, learns about the wonders of the planet from his parents — and from a mysterious exhibit at the aptly titled Museum of Everything.
I joined the project early on, helping to translate Oliver Jeffers’ beautiful hand-drawn line-work into expanded environments and props, that would then be recreated in 3D.
Although the approach used a lot of traditional mark making techniques, like pencil lines and brush strokes, the 3D models would be lit realistically — so the concept design needed to really emphasise the lighting and sense of space.
The original book had plenty of source material to draw from, however many of the scenes in the film were completely new and required a great deal of research. Looking for aspects from New York streets, brownstone apartments and aging museums, to plan layouts and understand what the camera would see from each angle.
Many of the original drawings simply wouldn’t have been able to exist in a fully dimensional space, so the challenge was to incorporate the charming wonkiness of of the line-work with layouts that would work in-camera. The end result being a blend of warm human details, and a natural sense of space and light.
Credits
Based on the book by
OLIVER JEFFERS
Adapted & Directed By
PHILIP HUNT
Written By
PHILIP HUNT & LUKE MATHENY
Produced By
SUE GOFFE & ANGELA EDMONDS
Executive Producers
SUE GOFFE
PHILIP HUNT
OLIVER JEFFERS
Music Composed By
ALEX SOMERS
Sound Designer
ADRIAN RHODES
Editor
NIC GILL
Production Design Team
MANDDY WYCKENS
JOE DENNIS • DERMOT FLYNN • DOUG HINDSON • OLIVER JEFFERS
STEVE SMALL • MARIE TOULY • MANDDY WYCKENS
Animation Team
LAURENT ROSSI
MARCUS ARMITAGE
LAUREN ADASSOVSKY • ALINA BOPELE • MARTHE DELAPORTE • GUILLAUME GLACHANT
AZIZ KOCANAOGULLARI • ANNE MOTH • NATASHA NINNI • KAT SEALE
MATTHEW STEPHENSON • ANDREA SIMONTI • LUCAS VIGROUX
MATTHEW ARMITAGE • MATTHIAS CUCINIELLO
PETER DODD • JUSTINE WALDIE
CGI Team
JAMES GAILLARD • VINCENT HUSSET
ADAM O’SULLIVAN AVERY • ARTHUR RANSON • MANON SAILLY
JOSHUA CREW • JÉRÔME FERRA • DANIEL GARNERONE • JOACHIM LOESENER
KRISTIAN FJELLERUP OLESEN • KIKI PELA
JESSICA ROBINSON • ELISE TEWEDROS • AGATHE TREBOSC • JONATHAN VUILLEMIN
WILLIAM EAGAR • JÉRÔME FERRA • DANIEL GARNERONE
VALÉRIE GUICHARD • CHARA SOTTOU • AGATHE TREBOSC
CLARISSE VALEIX • ROB CHAPMAN • DENIZ CINAR
Original Book ‘HERE WE ARE’ Published By HARPER COLLINS
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