{"id":341660,"date":"2025-12-13T07:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T07:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animation\/prologue-destroys-the-narrative-in-the-gorge-end-credits-motion-design\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T07:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T07:56:46","slug":"prologue-destroys-the-narrative-in-the-gorge-end-credits-motion-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=341660","title":{"rendered":"Prologue Destroys the Narrative in “The Gorge” End Credits – Motion design"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Carefully crafted in full-CG by Kyle Cooper and the team at Prologue Films, the end credits for Scott Derrickson\u2019s genre-bending feature The Gorge<\/em>, are a clear demonstration of design\u2019s power to create emotion even after a film is over. <\/p>\n

Kyle Cooper: \u201cSet immediately after the film\u2019s climactic explosion, the sequence examines this moment of destruction at an extreme macro level. Each shot features iconic elements from the film combusting, burning, shattering, imploding, or crumbling; turning the sequence into a visual deconstruction of the narrative itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the primary creative challenges was determining how each object should behave as it vaporized, cracked apart, or dissolved. With a limited budget, our VFX team needed to devise a practical yet cinematic approach.
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\u201cEach shot features iconic elements from the film combusting, burning, shattering, imploding, or crumbling; turning the sequence into a visual deconstruction of the narrative itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cWe achieved this by combining animated Octane texture sequences with custom particle systems. The animated textures drove patterns of erosion and dissolution across each surface, while particles added drifting debris and vapor, enhancing the sense of real explosive decay. <\/p>\n

\u201cLayering fire and smoke simulations created a dense, atmospheric environment, and a shallow depth of field helped collapse the surrounding space, making each macro shot feel intimate, tactile, and physically grounded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sequence was executed using a hybrid workflow across Cinema 4D, Octane, and Redshift. For typography, we used Input Mono for the credits and Stratum for the end crawl, balancing a modern technical aesthetic with the film\u2019s emotional tone.\u201d
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Client: Apple Films<\/p>\n

Production: Prologue Films<\/a>
CD: Kyle Cooper
Lead Designer\/Director: Bart Lommelen
3D Designer\/3D Animator: Ricardo Bardal
EP: Kimberly Cooper
Producer: Emily Sefcik
Graphic Designer: Christian Antolin
Editor: Cameron Niemeyer
Compositor: Gary Mau
Systems\/Technology Supervisor: Farhad Akhmetov<\/p>\n

Music: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross<\/p>\n

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Stephen Price<\/h2>\n
Stephen is the editor and CD of Stash Media Inc. He lives in the Hudson Valley but still feels very Canadian.
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