THE MANY LIVES OF Martha Stewart
DESIGN / ANIMATION / ART DIRECTION
Brief
The Many Lives of Martha Stewart traces Stewart’s explosive rise to success, her staggering fall from grace, and her momentous comeback to the limelight, establishing herself as one of the country’s most fabled figures.
I was given the opportunity by CNN to design and animate the title sequence and many of the show graphics for a comprehensive documentary covering several decades across four one-hour episodes.
Contact sheets
We obtained an extraordinary amount of archival photographs of Martha throughout her life. I designed a contact sheet graphic that took inspiration from vintage film reels to help us look back at different stages of her life.
The animation was inspired by the real-life movements of using a microfiche or view master. Some test versions of this graphic involved various levels of parallax, using Photoshop and depth maps.
NEWSPAPER
I designed and animated newspaper graphics that took animation inspiration from the printing press and microfiche.
Explainer
In order to explain a complex storyline to the audience, I built a system of explainer graphics that visually guide the viewer through a series of dates and people surrounding Martha’s prison conviction.
cutting room floor
Here are some styleframes that never made it!
