“A Wilderness of Error” Broadcast Package by Impactist for FX Networks

Directors Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing reflect on the compounded mistakes inherent in a murder investigation to generate amorphous and atmospheric visuals for the five-part FX docu-series A Wilderness of Error.

A Wilderness of Error plays like a meta retelling of multiple accounts of the same story through multiple lenses. The initial account of a gruesome crime is questioned. That questioning is questioned. And, yes, that questioning is itself questioned.

“Tasked with developing a creative take for an episodic package, we focused on this repeated digestion of the story and errors entailed within.

“We took a literal approach and exploited actual ‘errors’ in a technique wherein each frame is informed by the preceding image. Visual errors get amplified, much like the investigators, writers, and filmmakers have amplified over the years.”
 
"A Wilderness of Error" Broadcast Package by Impactist for FX Networks | STASH MAGAZINE

"A Wilderness of Error" Broadcast Package by Impactist for FX Networks | STASH MAGAZINE

"A Wilderness of Error" Broadcast Package by Impactist for FX Networks | STASH MAGAZINE

"A Wilderness of Error" Broadcast Package by Impactist for FX Networks | STASH MAGAZINE

"A Wilderness of Error" Broadcast Package by Impactist for FX Networks | STASH MAGAZINE

"A Wilderness of Error" Broadcast Package by Impactist for FX Networks | STASH MAGAZINE


Client: FX Networks
President, Strategy, Creative & Digital Multi-Platform Marketing
: 
Stephanie Gibbons
SVP Motion & Digital Design: Steve Viola
VP Motion & Digital Design
: 
Amie Nguyen
Creative Director Motion & Digital Design
: Synderela Peng
VP Production Motion & Digital Design: Dara Barton

Production: Impactist
Director: Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing.

Audio: Impactist