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Mutual Friends (2008)

Mutual Friends
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From Craig Purkis of Liquid TV:

A group of old friends whose lives are thrown into chaos when one of their group commits suicide.

Representing the characters of this BBC drama, playful orange and white dots dance about a stark black background interacting with each other and giving us a clue as to how these two spar their way through each others lives.

Despite it's 2D appearance the sequence was animated in Maya not only to give the animator greater control of the characters and environment, but also to add fluidity and personality to the spheres. As the turn around time for the sequence was just a little longer than it takes to make a cup of tea, an added benefit of animating in Maya was that we could quickly render in HD.

  • Credits

Creative Director: Asra Alikhan
Head of Design: Tim Varlow
Art Director: Victor Martinez
Head of Animation: Gabriel Edwards
Head of Marketing: Craig Purkis
Production Company: Liquid TV

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Title sequence

  • Category

    TV
  • Styles

    2000s, 2D, animation, graphic, main title
  • Creators

    Anil Gupta
    Richard Pinto
  • Release Date

    October 26, 2008
  • Aspect Ratio

    1.78:1
  • Network

    BBC
  • Country

    UK
  • Language

    English
  • IMDb has full details

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