Main Title Sequence

Working with show-runners Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, we developed a foundation for the main title built around the younger version of the Yellowjackets - what would it feel like if they had camcorders and filmed their experiences? Adding in flashes from the tormented present day characters, and snippets of the story to come, we had all of the components necessary. Using some old DV camcorders and experimental analogue glitch processing, we combined a mix of live-action footage shot by DK, b-roll captured on set, and VFX animation and compositing to craft the grungy-pop, dirty look of the title sequence.

Viewers have been captivated by the title sequence and it's multiple, sometimes tenuous meanings. The 1990’s nostalgia mixed with doses of the present day has lead to countless hours of debate and discussion across the many fan communities born from the show. It was enjoyable to read the many theories and predictions fans shared online as they pored over and analyzed frame-by-frame the title sequence to discover clues and hints of the horrors to come.

I co-art directed and animated.

Creative Technologist’s setup (Will Robertson)

Alt Concept

Pitch frames from an unused illustrative concept for the Yellowjackets title sequence that leaned heavily into the folk horror aspects of the show.

The return to a primeval wilderness erodes away the thin veneer of civilization as this title sequence chronicles the Yellowjackets' descent and rebirth into something new, yet primal and familiar. Inspired by folk horror, we manifest a contemporary gothic fairy tale that presents the forest as an ever growing and encroaching presence that takes over as the sequence builds.