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BTS: Lux Aeterna for Making Life on Earth - Televisual
- BBC Studios produced Lux Aeterna for Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure to shape its motion graphics language.
- The team built 62 sequences using over 500 archival items to tell the original story more vividly.
- The project used real scans and lightbox photography to evoke 1970s production aesthetics with a contemporary feel.
- A bespoke title card nods to the original Life on Earth opening while keeping a clean, textured look.
- The production balanced period visuals with a fresh presentation to suit modern audiences.
- The collaboration included director Victoria Bobin, Creative Director Steve Burrell, and Senior Designer Laurie Gibbs.
- The project used archival materials and transcripts to animate the documentary’s early production era.
- The visual toolkit aimed to reflect Attenborough’s early BBC era while avoiding nostalgia.
- Lux Aeterna was developed to support the documentary’s narrative and production history.
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