To fit within the family of Gruen Transfer and Gruen Nation, we wanted the title sequence of Gruen Planet to have a tactile and in-camera feel. We used stop motion to bring the sequence to life and create the energy evoked by the Gruen soundtrack.

The titles were filmed in Hackett Films studio over 3 days using a 1.2 m foam ball rig, paper construction buildings and cars and a cut out animated Wil Anderson. Scale was a challenge as it was very important that the messages were read as they moved through frame, as was the physical challenges of attaching all the props to a spinning ball.

MUSIC BY Itch-E & Scratch-E / Hooray for Everything!!! Track: Imperial Rockets

AWARD: Congrats to DOP Dan Freene ACS who won an Australian Cinematography Awards NSW Silver Award for the Gruen Planet Title Sequence.