Film, Maps & Experiential
The Next Step: Seven Summits
- Role
- Creative direction, art direction, 3D, animation and GIS cartography
- Format
- Documentary graphics package
- Team
- Nifty Studio · Hylke Knot · Jur Rademakers
Overview
I led the graphics package across maps, timelines and title design, using terrain and geography to keep a complex global journey easy to follow.
The hard problem
Give a fast-moving story clear geography, scale and sequence.
Key decisions & constraints
- Use real terrain and GIS data as the visual foundation
- Keep route information legible over cinematic imagery
- Build one system that could carry maps, timelines and titles
Outputs
- Animated maps
- Timeline graphics
- Title design
- Documentary graphics package
Credits
- Brian Long: creative direction, art direction, 3D, animation and GIS cartography
- Client: Hylke Knot and Jur Rademakers