Queen Charlotte / title sequence
Director & Art Director
Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton story
Title sequence
Toward the end of 2022, I was commissioned, through Studio AKA, to create the title sequence for Queen Charlotte: a Bridgerton Story, the prequel to the wildly successful Netflix series Bridgerton.
This prequel tells the story of young Queen Charlotte's rise to prominence and her love story with King George.
The original idea was to create a sequence that retraces the steps of Queen Charlotte in a similar fashion to the show, which has been done by weaving vignettes in such a way that we glimpse at the story and blur the lines between the Queen from the past and the one in the present.
We tried keeping it subtle, with a sharp illustrative style that stays elusive and blurs the lines: some things will stay in the shadows, indiscernible, and some things will boldly take their place in the light - all the while keeping a single-point of focus on the Queen.
This is served by plenty of contrast and negative space to let the titles shine. And yet, every little detail bears symbols, references, or clues about the show.
Ultimately, it was a joy to create such finely crafted visuals and direct these titles, special thanks to director Tom Verica’s trust in us and for the opportunity to work on a Shonda Rhimes project
CREDITS
Art Director
Manddy Wyckens
Storyboard Artist
Marcus Armitage
Coordinator
Justine Waldie
Designers
Joe Dennis, Manddy Wyckens
2D Animators & Assistants
Janina Putzker
Matthias Cuciniello
Matthew Armitage
Aylen Solander
Compositors
Will Eager
Ignatz Higham-Johnson
Produced By
Studio AKA
Client
Shondaland
Director
Manddy Wyckens
Executive Producer
Nikki Kefford-White
Producer
Lara Salam
Editor
Nic Gill
Production Coordinator
Ren Pesci
Production Assistant
Sarah McDonald