07Meridian Pictures · Anthology film + 3 teasers
BlackoutNorthgate Group
The brief
Northgate wanted its infrastructure arm understood emotionally rather than explained. The brief was one line: show what it feels like when the grid stops.
- Runtime
- 4m 02s + 3 teasers
- Format
- 2.39 : 1 · 4K · 24fps
- Schedule
- 9 weeks
- Deliverables
- 1 master, 3 teasers, 12 stills
Specification
Board versus delivered
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DIRECTION PLATEDELIVERED FRAMEApproach
- 01The whole film was designed as a single run: one figure, one direction of travel, no cut that reverses the geography.
- 02A street map was built first so every generated block sat in the same city with the same rain and the same failed lighting.
- 03Emergency light was the only motivated source; everything else was allowed to fall to black.
- 04Sound was built from a real substation recording, then the picture was cut to it rather than the other way round.
Craft notes
- /Continuous geography across 210 generated frames
- /Single motivated light source, no fill
- /Rain density locked to one model for the full run
- /Cut to a location sound recording, not to a temp track
- Direction
- Atelier Meridian
- Generation lead
- H. Kessler
- Sound
- Field & Anvil
- Grade
- Meridian Pictures
Credits
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