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Picnic Studio asked me to design a custom typeface for the title sequence of the British horror comedy Tales from the lodge. Exploring vintage horror type design, I finally came up with this rough style, like it was carved in a tree trunk.
Early sketches
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Final credits
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You can see below gifs of the compositing and animation process. Illustrations done by Picnic's illustration maestro Thanh Tran.
Final shots
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Animation and compositing tests
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