Mathematic Launches New Animation Arm: Illusion of Motion
March 16, 2026
Digital Kitchen sets a tense and foreboding tone for season two of the Amazon crime thriller series Cross, orchestrating a layered collision between the psyche of detective Alex Cross and his city, Washington, D.C.
Andrew Julien, CD at Digital Kitchen: “For season two of Cross, the titles needed to do more than introduce the series; they needed to establish its psychological stakes. We treated the sequence as an act of orientation, using light and rhythm to draw viewers into Alex Cross’s interior world and the moral complexity surrounding him.
“We treated the sequence as an act of orientation, using light and rhythm to draw viewers into Alex Cross’s interior world and the moral complexity surrounding him.”
“The work is built around the idea of proximity, of being inside Cross’ mind rather than observing him. Washington, D.C. became a living presence in that space, shaping tone and tension through atmosphere, texture, and emotional suggestion.
“Produced over four months, the primary creative challenge was crafting cohesion out of the complexity by unifying 3D environments, character elements, and filmed footage into a seamless visual language that felt restrained, intentional, and psychologically grounded.”
Client: Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount Television Studios, Skydance Television
Production: Digital Kitchen
ECD: Mason Nicoll
CD: Andrew Julien
Motion Artists/Animators: John Van Unen, Francisco Sanchez De Canete, Manuel Martin, Christian Arnsparger, Victor Abramovskiy
Editor: Justin West
Senior Producer: Matthew Lynch
Managing Director: Ally Malloy
Music: Danielle Ponder “Some Of Us Are Brave”
